{"id":1689,"date":"2021-04-14T06:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/july-2013-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T07:01:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:01:28","slug":"july-2013-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/july-2013-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2013 &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-31T07:37:55+0000\">July 31, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/interview-erik-from-horse-the-band\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Exclusive interview: Erik from HORSE the Band\u2019s epic rant about American idiots, Berlin and why he\u2019s moving back here<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">\n<div style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Horse the Band by Adam Frame licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0\" alt=\"Horse the Band by Adam Frame licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3216\/2893144445_7645421a13_o.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horse the Band by Adam Frame licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asssnake.com\/horsetheband\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.asssnake.com\/horsetheband\/', 'HORSE the Band');\" title=\"HORSE the band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HORSE the Band<\/a><\/strong> have been accurately described as&nbsp;\u201cThe gratest unsuccessful band ever\u201d, by an enthusiastic YouTube commenter with bad spelling. The Californian band welded metalcore to crunchy 8-bit electronics, inadvertently inventing the \u201cNintendocore\u201d genre \u2013 a label they\u2019ve spent over a decade trying to outrun. For their Earth Tour, they took a self-financed trip across 45 countries in four continents in just 90 days, and turned the epic endeavour into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsethebandearthtour.com\/about\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.horsethebandearthtour.com\/about', '10 hour documentary');\" title=\"HORSE the Band Earth Tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 hour documentary<\/a>, probably the greatest rock n\u2019 roll film ever made. We caught up with keyboard player, and ex-Berliner, Erik just before the band\u2019s return to the city \u2013 read below for a fascinating and funny rant about the state of the States, what\u2019s to love\/hate about Berlin, and why he\u2019s moving back here\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This tour flyer is insane! Who created this beautiful piece of artwork and whose innermost fantasies does it represent: yours, singer Nathan\u2019s (depicted as a Niacin pussy ghost) or the hot lady bear\u2019s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We found some fan art in our Facebook messages, which we check by reading the top three messages every two years or so, so it was quite serendipitous. We tried to contact the person who made it, but Facebook wanted us to pay a dollar. Then we remembered everyone steals our intellectual property and uses and distributes it, so we decided to do the same thing to our fans.<\/p>\n<p>Another nice man \u201ccleaned it up\u201d in Photoshop and then I art directed it to the genius piece it is now. Our booking agent added the tour dates in Comic Sans, \u2019cause he thought it would be funny to \u201cadd to the joke\u201d. Seems like a common theme, like everyone feels like they are inside the 10-year joke we have been crafting throughout our \u201ccareer\u201d, except, we never knew we were being funny.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asssnake.com\/horsetheband\/HTB-SUMMER-2013.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>For everyone who hasn\u2019t yet had the pleasure\/pain of experiencing a HORSE the Band show, what should they expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Probably something not as good as before. A let down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/am-B71jww9o\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>And do you have any soothing words for anyone getting in the mood by watching the 10 hour <em>Earth Tour<\/em> documentary in one sitting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know. I recently had surgery and decided to watch an entire season of some TV show while recovering. So I thought, if you are going to do that sort of thing, you may as well watch \u201cthe best TV show ever\u201d in the true American spirit. So I did some research and decided I should watch <em>The Wire<\/em>. And it was really good. But it has a slow start. And it reminded me of <em>Earth Tour<\/em>, except, I think <em>Earth Tour<\/em> might be better. The characters are more real. Also, it is really weird that no one ever wants to watch a \u201c10 hour movie\u201d but will readily consume seasons of TV shows without seeing the contradiction there.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlI0AI66Ibk\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is (<em>Earth Tour<\/em> director)&nbsp;Gary Lachance bringing a Decentralised Dance Party to Berlin any time soon? Or would Berliners not notice that anything different was happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe it is slated for the Global Party Pandemic of 2014. Which he plans to fund by releasing another movie called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/theddp\/the-rise-of-the-ddp-and-the-global-party-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Another Night, Another Dream<\/em><\/a>, which he pre-funded on Kickstarter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGuhailQK9c\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does it feel to be coming back to Berlin after a couple of years away? Have you missed our pale imitation of \u201csummer\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It feels really confusing. When I moved to Oakland, back to California, I felt like I had regressed big time, like\u2026 moving back into your parents house or something, except you couldn\u2019t live in your cool room anymore (LA) and had to move into the crappy room (the Bay Area). I really hated everyone and everything and I completely hated what I was doing and that I had left \u201cidyllic\u201d Berlin to do it.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote these notes in my phone about how loud people talked on BART [Bay Area public transport], how fucking PTSD out-of-touch mentally ill and entitled everyone was, how fat and\/or dumpy they were, how people seemed to have no coping mechanisms for the most trivial things, just public freakouts and breakdowns that only people living in such comfort\/ease\/pointlessness could ever justify\u2026 everything from people\u2019s tone of voice that is totally American, like how they talk super reassuredly when they have no idea about what they are talking about (which is pretty much always \u2013 good luck trying to pluck an American off the street who is actually informed about anything, factually and from multiple perspectives, and hasn\u2019t just read one web article written by a 26 year old about it) to how shock and surprise are kinda like the fallback interaction in any conversation. Disbelief that something is a certain way or someone did a certain thing\u2026 \u201cI seriously can\u2019t believe\u2026\u201d \u201cIsn\u2019t that crazy?\u201d etc. Really just talking according to a script and switching roles \u2013 almost like acting out your entire life according to the TV dialogues you learned when you were a kid. Or thinking your shit is totally groundbreaking \u2013 beer, coffee, sustainability, paleo, locavore, whatever.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a self-affirming circle jerk fuelled by mutual social fear, a total lack of self awareness, and craving for money\/status. It all boils down to fear. Like the whole society is just scared of everything, or themselves I guess, but mainly abstracted things: perception of self, failure\/success, others\u2019 perception of their own awareness, knowing stuff, \u201cauthenticity\u201d. It was horrible. Maybe in Germany it\u2019s just that I can\u2019t passively understand what people are talking about all the time without lots of concentration, and it\u2019s all the same shit\u2026 but I really don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTq1AcjKpCc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But then after like 10 or so months I didn\u2019t notice it as much anymore, and I started seeing things I really liked. Little aesthetics\/ideas here and there that really are interesting\u2026 mainly in the depressed places. Stuff that takes a long time to find or \u201cget\u201d. Stuff that is a direct reaction to the overwhelming shittiness here, and that is awesome. Whether individual people or restaurants or regional parks. Anyway, I kinda understand now why everyone always hates LA when they visit. It\u2019s still my favorite city in the world, but it takes years to crack. Most of what you love are these gems that stand in contrast to the rest.<\/p>\n<p>And it might be that way with the US at large too. Once you fall in a European mindset, where things are way, way better on a macro level, you come to the States and you are just fucking horrified. Maybe you like the SF Bay Bridge because at least it\u2019s something to look at, but the country as a whole is full of undereducated, entitled people ignoring the people who are worse off than them, no matter how far up or down the ladder you go. And yet they\u2019re only concerned with outwardly taking the moral high ground. But, then there\u2019s a reaction to that. Ideas\u2026 humor\u2026 places\u2026 Things that you find that are more satisfying somehow cause \u201cat least someone gets it\u201d and you can get behind that, which is more fulfilling than the monotony of \u201ceverything is so awesome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So, long story short,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I am looking forward to coming back to Berlin because I can take the train anywhere as late as I want and everything is free and there\u2019s a cool bar on every corner and people are skinnier and girls are hotter and I can fly to another country every weekend and the food isn\u2019t genetically modified and even if German guys are impossible to have fun with at least they \u201cknow things\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But\u2026 I feel like it\u2019s another \u2026 ill-timed move. Oakland is really interesting right at this very second. And I\u2019m exhausted from moving so much and I wanted to be here a little longer. And there is something just entitled\/weird about being an expat in general. I remember in the end I was getting happy I was leaving\u2026 just on the walk from work to my apartment the parade of party\/fashion tourists whose quality was tangibly lowering by the day for the past year was making me sad. I am scared of Redwood Bar and its ilk. I haven\u2019t been yet though. But it seems sad.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YTRcZwPbhUc\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was it like living in Berlin versus living in SoCal? Pick a favourite. (Yes, really.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In LA you\u2019re like an autonomous agent making your way through a mass that, once you have explored enough to grasp the size of the city, puts things into this perspective that makes your life seem enchanting and charming by virtue of its nothingness. Also, there is this drone (like a real noise) that is always there in the background. In comparison to what is going on at any time, whatever you\u2019re doing seems so \u201cbird\u2019s eye\u201d rather than \u201cfirst person shooter\u201d. Like no one cares what you\u2019re doing, so that makes it more secret and ultimately feel more \u201cauthentic\u201d or whatever it is everyone wants now. Your memories aren\u2019t shared by any other people except the people you were there with at that time. If you meet someone else from LA, you don\u2019t have that shared list of usual suspects. That \u201cDo you go to ___? I love that place.\u201d conversation.<\/p>\n<p>In Berlin it seems more straightforward. You are in a fun city with many known centers where things happen and you can party a lot \u2013 but, generally, people don\u2019t have awesome backyards. And it is hard to stay outside for a long time for half the year. And you don\u2019t generally go somewhere only once and expect to possibly never see it again the rest of the time you live in the city, which happens a lot in LA. Also,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>everyone in Berlin loves to talk about <a href=\"\/category\/expat-life\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/category\/expat-life\/', 'how they live in Berlin and what it\u2019s like');\" title=\"Expat Life on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how they live in Berlin and what it\u2019s like<\/a>, and everyone agrees about that. It seems like a unjustifiably large portion of their identity. And people in LA generally don\u2019t seem that into that identification as much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Apart from beer cheaper than water, and endless parties, what do you miss most about Berlin?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the U-Bahn and bringing your dog everywhere. And the big sidewalks. And these certain kinds of makeshift bars that just don\u2019t exist out here. Actually, I think I miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BohnenGold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bohnengold<\/a> the most. And schwarma, good schwarma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did Berlin influence your music? What does minimal nintendocore (sorry!) sound like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know cause we haven\u2019t written any since I lived there. I definitely \u201cgot\u201d minimal electronic music for the first time at some point when I was there. But I think it needs context to be really compelling. Here I am way more interested in Baltimore Club or the American version of super repetitive, DIY music, but\u2026 that\u2019s cause I live in Oakland and it somehow makes more sense right now because it\u2019s immediate. It fills that gap. Something about the glory of the American decline, the same reason all the 80s inner city movies were amazing (<em>Terminator, Flashdance, Robocop<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>There, in Berlin, it will become interesting again, because it kind of represents the spirit of what\u2019s interesting about the place. But it would be interesting to see what would find its way into anything new by us, I guess. I don\u2019t think I would incorporate electronic stuff because too much of it is about sound design and beats, which I have no patience for\u2026 I like writing melody more than beats or picking sounds and tweaking them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ax2xcEPooVw\" height=\"488\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you ever think about busking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was actually my plan when I moved there. I was gonna do Game Boy drums and lug my keyboard into the tunnel at Stadtmitte and play our songs and dance all crazy. Haha. But then I got <a href=\"\/ask-uberlin-how-do-i-find-a-job-in-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any closing words of wisdom for our readers, from someone who\u2019s lived in Berlin and survived to tell the tale?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No ????<\/p>\n<p><em>HORSE the Band and <a href=\"\/tag\/rolo-tomassi\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/rolo-tomassi\/', 'Rolo Tomassi');\" title=\"Rolo Tomassi on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolo Tomassi<\/a>&nbsp;kick the tushie out of Magnet on Sunday 11th August. Buy tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.songkick.com\/concerts\/17006809-horse-the-band-at-magnet-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9162 defualt\" post_id=\"9162\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/interview-erik-from-horse-the-band\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/interview-erik-from-horse-the-band\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/horse-the-band\/\" rel=\"tag\">HORSE the Band<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Interview<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/metal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Metal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/rolo-tomassi\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rolo Tomassi<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/interview-erik-from-horse-the-band\/#comments\">1 comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-29T08:24:14+0000\">July 29, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-beam-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Beam Up<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">Fuck, it\u2019s been hot here. Here\u2019s some dub to make Berlin feel even more like the Caribbean:&nbsp;<strong>Beam Up<\/strong> featuring Terrence Bowry. Over the top of a vintage roots reggae riddim, Bowry recounts the experience of living in Shanghai when the 2011 tsunami hit, enhanced by the exotic sounds of Japanese fireworks, insects and kodo drumming. Produced in the Berlin-36 studio, this is heavy stuff, but the perfect soundtrack to a blazing summer\u2019s day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZEIzwCp-YSw\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9147 defualt\" post_id=\"9147\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-beam-up\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-beam-up\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/beam-up\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beam Up<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-beam-up\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-22T09:00:06+0000\">July 22, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-rui-da-silva\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Rui da Silva<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">We\u2019re in Portugal! Sending some sexy sunshine vibes back to you guys in Berlin \u2600<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3DG_lbcMKI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9041 defualt\" post_id=\"9041\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-rui-da-silva\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-rui-da-silva\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/portugal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Portugal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/rui-da-silva\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rui da Silva<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-rui-da-silva\/#comments\">1 comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-18T06:00:43+0000\">July 18, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/lucy-and-brons-big-berlin-festival-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Lucy and Bron\u2019s Big Berlin Festival Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em>Want to go to a Berlin festival, but don\u2019t know which one? Never fear, because Lucy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyvstheglobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucy vs. the Globe<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"\/tag\/sexpat-and-the-city\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/sexpat-and-the-city\/', 'Sexpat and the City');\" title=\"sexpat on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexpat and the City<\/a>&nbsp;fame has teamed up with her partner in crime, fellow Aussie \u201cripper\u201d Bron, to explain which of the festivals in and around Berlin will meet your particular party requirements. Fill a colostomy bag with vodka, pack some toilet rolls, and get your head around Lucy and Bron\u2019s Big Berlin Festival Guide!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Lucy and Bron do Berlin festivals\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2866\/9299953945_18ccf23bc6_o.png\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>MELT! (SOLD OUT)<\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u2013 out of Berlin but not that far.<br \/>\n19 \u2013 21 July<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We pretty much classify <a href=\"\/tag\/melt-festival\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/melt-festival\/', 'Melt!');\" title=\"Melt! on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melt!<\/a> as a Berlin festival, even though it is out&nbsp;in Gr\u00e4fenhainichen, about an hour from the city. The line-up this year is MASSIVE. I don\u2019t care if you do or don\u2019t vibe camping and seeing music \u2013 this is a big one. Frankly, &nbsp;I\u2019m most looking forward to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OQ7AF8IG7Eg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Kimbie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/capturedtracks\/diiv-doused-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIIV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lucyvstheglobe.com\/tag\/mo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M\u00d8<\/a>, James Blake, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/pamparecords\/dj-koze-feat-caribou-track-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Koze<\/a> and like a 1000 others. Seriously, the list is like band after band after band that I want to see. Bron and I will be there \u2013 come find us, say hi \u2013 we can drink cheap vodka and get around terrible festival food! Shit\u2019s JUST sold out, so if you get the feelings for a good bit of camping and disco hit up Craigslist\/ebay Kleinanzeigen\u2026<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meltfestival.de\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BERLIN ATONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>25 \u2013 31 July<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This one has special moments written all over it, as the legendary <a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-atonal\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/berlin-atonal\/', 'Berlin Atonal');\" title=\"Berlin Atonal on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin Atonal<\/a>&nbsp;festival returns after a 23 year shut-eye. First kicking off in 1982 in then West Berlin, organised by Dimitri Hegemann (Herr. Tresor), this pioneering event will now take place in the suitably dramatic setting of an abandoned power plant, Kraftwerk Berlin. Living up to its legacy of unique performances the 2013 edition will feature the likes of (deep breath)\u2026. techno godfather Juan Atkins alongside Basic Channel\u2019s Moritz von Oswald, John Hassel, Brandt Brauer Frick, Francesco Tristano, Voices from the Lake (Donato Dozzy and Neel), Vladislav Delay, Kanding Ray, Raime, Kassem Mosse, Actress, Vatican Shadow and even more. In short \u2013 see something special in a killer setting.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin-atonal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img title=\"Kraftwerk Berlin\" alt=\"Kraftwerk Berlin\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2862\/9149303753_c88474db04_b.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>GREENVILLE <\/strong><em>\u2013 out of Berlin but not that far<br \/>\n26 \u2013 28 July<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A musical mixed bag with a target audience I can\u2019t quite figure out, Greenville is your least dancey of all these flavours. From Wu-Tang Clan to the Bloodhound Gang (?!), this is one that will keep you guessing for its full three day run. The big draw card for us? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jQUaWY_klgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds <\/a>\u2013 we just wanna see the great man sing \u201cInto My Arms\u201d and hold a stranger really fucking tightly \u2019til we cut off their blood circulation. It all happens out at Brandenburg \u2013 to be honest, it\u2019s not really our thing\u2026 but maybe it\u2019s yours?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenvillefestival.com\/en\/festival-line-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOCKVILLE <\/strong><em>\u2013 out of Berlin but not that far.<\/em><br \/>\n16-18 August<\/p>\n<p>I find it slightly difficult to understand all the nuances of this month-long (?) festival in Hamburg, as their info is mostly in Deutsch, which I don\u2019t speak. BUT the black and white is that they are bringing art to an open forum, for artists to come together and contribute to an open air gallery to the masses.&nbsp;Dockville comes to a head on the weekend of 16-18 August with live music, drinks and probably a lot of mud \u2013 as shit\u2019s held in a slightly underdeveloped area of Hamburg, which, God only knows, isn\u2019t exactly blessed with the best weather.&nbsp;There are actually HEAPS of really cool acts going to Dockville, like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/41088220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MS MR<\/a>, T.E.E.D., <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/64733308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Fighters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/when-saints-go-machine\/iodine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Saints Go Machine<\/a>,&nbsp;and like really \u2013 HEAPS MORE. It\u2019s worth the train ride, and a night in a hotel. I mean \u2013 who doesn\u2019t like a cheeky weekender?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.msdockville.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION OF GONDWANA <\/strong><em>\u2013 out of Berlin but not that far.<br \/>\n20 \u2013 21 July<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A non-stop house and techno See-side love-in with a strong waft of escapism in the air, this Gr\u00fcnefeld outlier is best suited to those with a bucketload of stamina. Having run since the late 2000s, this part-time paradise has built up quite a following with a slew of regulars returning year after year. The festivities really kick off Saturday afternoon, with headliners usually taking to the main stage around midday Sunday. This smaller scale, mostly Deutsch affair is appealing, with this year\u2019s line-up including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/beda-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beda<\/a>, Gerd Janson. <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tonjaeger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Der Dritte Raum<\/a> (live), Joel Mull, Cari Lekebusch, Alex.Do, Monika Kruse, Dominik Eulberg, Mano Le Tough, Sven Dohse, a lake, swimming, camping, market stalls and 40 hours of a fucking good time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pyonen.de\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Nation of Gondwana\" src=\"http:\/\/pyonen.de\/images\/NoG2012-04-Spiritzone-at-Flickr.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>AEROPHILIA <\/strong><em>\u2013 out of Berlin but not that far.<br \/>\n2 \u2013 5 August<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With its former mining site vastness and sweet beats around a lake vibe, it\u2019s hard to avoid a few Melt! comparisons here. Hell, Aerophilia even has a big old conveyor bridge (11,000 Tonnen Stahl yo!). But what it lacks in Melt!-esque musical variety, Aerophilia promises to make up for in a smaller-scale carefully-selected (mostly) house affair. Berlin label Kallius are inviting a solid list of names to their debut event, with draws including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.residentadvisor.net\/dj\/mcde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motor City Drum Ensemble<\/a>, Amine Edge, Mano le Tough, Move D, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/artist\/dapayk-solo\/14289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dapayk Solo<\/a>&nbsp;(live) and&nbsp;Kink (live, and also my favourite Bulgarian!). It\u2019s all very manageable, with a local flavour \u2013 and if it really kicks off, you\u2019ve got debut-year bragging rights. Huzzah.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerophilia.de\/festival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TORSTRASSEN FESTIVAL<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>31 August<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OK \u2013 so the cool thing about Torstrassen, is that it\u2019s so local it\u2019s almost sickening. It\u2019s right around the corner, the tickets are cheap as chips, and you have access to some really cool acts like <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/iberiamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iberia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/awesometapesfromafrica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awesome Tapes From Africa<\/a>, <a href=\"www.millenniummillennium.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Millennium Millennium<\/a> and more popping up all over Mitte.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torstrassenfestival.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BERLIN MUSIC WEEK<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>4 \u2013 8 September<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Berlin Music Week is the week in Berlin when it\u2019s like 100% music, and nothing much else. It\u2019s kind of like when <a href=\"\/tag\/fashion-week\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/fashion-week\/', 'Fashion Week');\" title=\"Berlin Fashion Week on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fashion Week<\/a> happens, and everyone is all of a sudden interested in fashion. This year it seems that the official Music Week activities have pretty much been curated by Melt! which I can\u2019t figure out if I love or hate. But what is cool is that you have all sorts of little loosely-affiliated showcases popping up all over the city, that are running with the Music Week theme, beating to the sound of their own drum. There is literally tonnes going on here \u2013 so just pencil it and watch the Internet around this time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin-music-week.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5529\/9301656284_5b5cdede06_c.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>OUR \/ BERLIN MUSIC WEEK<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>4 \u2013 6 September<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OK \u2013 so this is literally for everyone because it\u2019s sporting a few things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>3 days of Scandinavian ONLY music<\/li>\n<li>3 days of beautiful (Nordic) people<\/li>\n<li>Good vodka.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This one is proudly brought to you by Our \/ Berlin Vodka and the turtle doves over at Nordic by Nature. Running in conjunction with Berlin Music Week, this will be a nice off-the-beaten-path retreat. No acts are confirmed yet \u2013 but what I know? Five acts a day, for three days straight. PURE BLISS.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/217322751748505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BERLIN FESTIVAL<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>6 \u2013 7 &nbsp;September<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-festival\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/berlin-festival\/', 'Berlin Festival');\" title=\"Berlin Festival on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin Festival<\/a>&nbsp;is the pillar of Music Week, wrapping everything up over the weekend with all sorts of varied acts. To be honest, looking through the list, it\u2019s a kind of weird, but lovely, group. From <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sohnmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOHN<\/a> to Hoodie Allen to My Bloody Valentine to <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/panthaduprince\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pantha du Prince <\/a>\u2013 the acts somehow all make sense, but absolutely don\u2019t, all at the same time. It\u2019s going down at&nbsp;<a href=\"\/tag\/tempelhof\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/tempelhof\/', 'Templehof');\" title=\"tempelhof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Templehof<\/a>, so&nbsp;if the weather is banging summer vibes, there won\u2019t be a better place to be. I mean \u2013 who actually doesn\u2019t love to consume music at an old abandoned airport?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlinfestival.de\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Berlin Festival\" src=\"http:\/\/www.berlinfestival.de\/uploads\/media\/120908_sf_8285.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>BERLIN MUSIC DAYS<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>6 \u2013 10 November<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is kind of a long way off, but what you are going to find at BerMuda is four days of alles electronic music with workshop and industry shiz by day, and club takeovers by night. The week culminates in a heavy hitting bash at <a href=\"\/tag\/tempelhof\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/tempelhof\/', 'Flughafen Templehof');\" title=\"tempelhof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flughafen Templehof<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flybermuda-festival.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fly Bermuda<\/a>, with a number of local faves returning year after year to annihilate those airport hangers. This year\u2019s program for both the week and Fly Bermuda are still TBA\u2026. but what you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can<\/span> expect\u2026? Lots of homegrown electronic flavour.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bermuda-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more frequent updates from Lucy?<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/mammMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Like Lucy vs. the Globe on Facebook<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/N5fn37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow Lucy vs. the Globe on Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9115 defualt\" post_id=\"9115\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/lucy-and-brons-big-berlin-festival-guide\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/lucy-and-brons-big-berlin-festival-guide\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-atonal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Berlin Atonal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-festival\/\" rel=\"tag\">Berlin Festival<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/festivals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Festivals<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/melt-festival\/\" rel=\"tag\">MELT! Festival<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/lucy-and-brons-big-berlin-festival-guide\/#comments\">2 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-16T07:04:14+0000\">July 16, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/uberstyle-daniel-werner-of-14-oz\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00dcberstyle: Daniel Werner of 14 oz.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Zo\u00eb Noble<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Daniel Werner of 14. oz Full Length\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3722\/9280836475_cd4941654c_o.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p>To see more photos of Daniel, visit Zo\u00eb\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/zoenobleblog.tumblr.com\/post\/55601852244\/berlin-daniel-werner-i-was-recently-commissioned\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/zoenobleblog.tumblr.com\/post\/55601852244\/berlin-daniel-werner-i-was-recently-commissioned', 'blog');\" title=\"Zo\u00eb Noble Photography Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9103 defualt\" post_id=\"9103\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/uberstyle-daniel-werner-of-14-oz\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/uberstyle-daniel-werner-of-14-oz\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/people\/\" rel=\"category tag\">People<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/14-oz\/\" rel=\"tag\">14 oz.<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/street-style\/\" rel=\"tag\">Streetstyle<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/uberstyle\/\" rel=\"tag\">uberstyle<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/uberstyle-daniel-werner-of-14-oz\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-15T06:23:51+0000\">July 15, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-phia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Phia (M.I.A cover)<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">The \u00fcbertalented <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/phia\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/phia\/', 'Phia');\" title=\"Phia on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>performing M.I.A\u2019s \u201cPaper Planes\u201d in her inimitable kalimba and loop pedals style:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fyJ-Ky5cNgA\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For tons of great live acoustic sessions, check out&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/berlinsessions.tv\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/berlinsessions.tv\/', 'Berlin');\" title=\"Berlin Sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/berlinsessions.tv\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/berlinsessions.tv\/', ' Sessions');\" title=\"Berlin Sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sessions<\/a><\/strong>, and to find out more about Phia, follow her around her Kiez for our very first <a href=\"\/berlin-portrait-phia\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/berlin-portrait-phia\/', 'Berlin Portrait');\" title=\"Berlin Portrait Phia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin Portrait<\/a>. Sch\u00f6n!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9062 defualt\" post_id=\"9062\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-phia\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-phia\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/berlin-sessions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Berlin Sessions<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/m-i-a\/\" rel=\"tag\">M.I.A<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/phia\/\" rel=\"tag\">PHIA<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-phia\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-07-11T06:46:27+0000\">July 11, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/old-pictures-of-berliners\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic collages of vintage Berlin photos<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Tripods at Mauerpark\" src=\"http:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/a9987c3b9734e30e99234c3269e9ea74\/tumblr_mp8elevGt11syomj3o1_r1_1280.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>Check out these stunning collages from our favourite new Tumblr,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oldpicturesofberliners.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old pictures of Berliners<\/a><\/strong>. Ana, a journalist originally from Madrid, started collecting old photos at <a href=\"\/tag\/flohmarkt-find\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin flea markets<\/a> when she moved to the city six months ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are plenty of them, everywhere, just stacked inside buckets or lying around in albums. I\u2019ve always liked old pictures, they are tiny windows to stories from the past, how people lived, the way they behaved and dressed, and how similar they sometimes look to us. Berlin seems like the perfect place to go picture hunting because it has gone through so many changes over the years, it\u2019s interesting to place a family pic of a Berliner on a timeline and let the imagination flow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Originally planning to share the photos, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u201cto bring them to light after being lost\u201d, Ana began creating collages that&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">introduced sci-fi imagery and other anachronisms \u2013 placing the scenes of old Berlin in new contexts:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The inspiration comes mostly from word games, or maybe songs, or just a story or image I made up while looking at a particular photo. Sometimes I just cycle around Berlin and catch a scene that would work well with a picture I bought and I take a quick snap that I incorporate later into a collage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We would love a giant print of&nbsp;<em>Tripods at Mauerpark<\/em> (above) \u2013 which of these images is your favourite?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Family meal\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/e01f04cc6ec9ab95c9f04b6e88d9b6da\/tumblr_mpb7hfrD5r1syomj3o1_1280.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"I went picture hunting today\" src=\"http:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/ad3a5d7e88db129a2ae71cfc4aa42a8e\/tumblr_mp7ze5lyov1syomj3o1_r1_1280.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\u00d6sterreich\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/cc18428f58d9d6188252a3a67d284852\/tumblr_mpgli62eA61syomj3o1_1280.jpg\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-9073 defualt\" post_id=\"9073\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/old-pictures-of-berliners\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/old-pictures-of-berliners\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/photos\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photos<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/old-pictures-of-berliners\/\" rel=\"tag\">Old pictures of Berliners<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/old-pictures-of-berliners\/#comments\">2 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><a href=\"\/2013\/07\/page\/2\/\">\u00ab<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 31, 2013 Exclusive interview: Erik from HORSE the Band\u2019s epic rant about American idiots, Berlin and why he\u2019s moving back here by James Glazebrook Horse the Band by Adam Frame licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 HORSE the Band have been accurately described as&nbsp;\u201cThe gratest unsuccessful band ever\u201d, by an enthusiastic YouTube commenter with bad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3250,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1689\/revisions\/3250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}