17.04.2025 – Noise at Vorwerkstift

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Organising a show for a change: Galerie 21/Vorwerkstift will host concerts by Jena Jang and Sisto Rossi this Thursday.

Jena Jang is a South Korean audiovisual artist exploring vocal improvisation, experimental music, harsh noise, DIY instruments, and performance art. Currently based in Prague, Czechia, they navigate diverse sonic and cultural landscapes on a global scale. Using high-pitched frequencies crafted with hand-built synthesizers, extended vocal improvisation, and power electronics, their work transforms trauma and liberates the mind from anguish.

Sisto Rossi became the keystone of the post industrial experimental/noise scene of the Ruhr Area. Originally from Tampa, Florida he appeared in western Germany around 2001, with plenty of energetic and creative live performances under several aliases. His main focus these days, is the exploration of texture and atmosphere, within minimalistic sound. He now resides in Hamburg.

Admission: donation. Funded by Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg.

Crudeltá Necessaria – reviews

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Here’s some reviews that the Crudeltá Necessaria tape on Karlrecords has garnered during the past few weeks:

Paul Casey/Musique Machine:

„Eschewing the genre tendency to lean on longer pieces and drawn out phrases, Crudeltá Necessaria moves forward quickly and with determination to bring David Wallraf’s commentary to light. Using noise, samples, field recordings, and a sense of disquiet, the message of the album is undeniably brought to the surface. Whether one is familiar with Pier Paolo Pasolini or not, this album certainly speaks to cruetly and violence, even if tangentially, through its sonic shouts. Never getting overly oppressive, Crudeltá Necessaria is a fantastic piece of smart, rough electronics.“

https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=10928

Westzeit:

„Die um das Werk von Pasolini kreisende (und auch KlangSchnipsel aus dessen Filmen verarbeitende) Musik ist einmal mehr ganz und gar wundervoll, nur eben nichts für Menschen mit schwachen Nerven.“

https://www.westzeit.de/rezensionen/?id=24271

Vasco Viviani/Sodapop:

„Stralci dei film, substrati rumoristici, il tutto prodotto con una grande attenzione alla plasticità ed alla fruibilità dell’opera, che si fa ascoltare in maniera veramente liscia, riuscendo ad essere inclusiva nella sua complessità. Il lavoro dietro a quest’opera è stato abbastanza lungo, tantopiù che nella stesura sono stati inclusi canti registrati nel 2019 e suon del 2022, a testimonianza di David Wallraf come artigiano certosino. Un artista che ha raccolto ed assemblato un magnifico viaggio dentro una crudeltà che viviamo ogni giorno e rispetto alla quale è utile cercare di farsi delle domande, o per lo meno di ascoltare attentamente.“

https://www.sodapop.it/phnx/david-wallraff-crudelta-necessaria-karl-2025/

David Wallraf – Crudeltá Necessaria
David Wallraf

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