Named Karl-Marx-Stadt in the times of the GDR, Chemnitz is a former centre of industry ("the Saxon Manchester"), which had a population of over 300.000 as early as 1913. Bombed to ruins during WWII, Chemnitz was largely rebuilt as a socialist 'model city' during the 1950s. While the importance of its heavy industry has waned in recent decades, Chemnitz remains one of the most important East German cities in economy, culture and science.
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Raster-Noton |
One of Germany's most renowned artists in the interdisciplinary field of media and audio art, Carsten Nikolai a.k.a. Alva Noto is part of an artist generation working intensively in the transitional area between art and science. As a visual artist Nicolai...
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Raster-Noton |
Chemnitz-based Olaf Bender originally started out with experimental film manipulation during his high school days that put him in touch with the East German underground band AG-Geige, of which he became a member in 1988. After the fall of the Berlin wall,...
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Smallville |
Benjamin Brunn is certainly one of the most promising names in electronic music. His productions alongside Move D or on the great Meakusma label were some of the most interesting to be heard in 2008.
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