The first part of CTM 2021 is a wrap!

It’s been an incredibly enriching experience and we are grateful to have had the means to experiment with and present such varied online/hybrid formats and artistic projects and sounds. Thanks to the incredible input and contributions from all artists, speakers, partners, and collaborators, as well as the tremendous support of venue partners and production teams that coordinated both across great distances and within covid-safe proximity.

Our 22nd edition represented a whole other kind of challenge and demanded very different energy at every level, from the artists transmitting their works remotely, all the way through to you, the viewers, tuning in from your homes and projecting a feeling of togetherness through cute chats and emoji sequences. Thank you to everyone who joined us from all corners of the globe and at all hours of the day.

We're happy to announce more activities coming up, as well as a slew of archived resources and new commissioned articles for you to peruse in the coming months.

Virtual Multiplayer Environment and Exhibition

Open until 14 March

With works by: Peaches and Pussykrew, Mouse on Mars and Louis Chude-Sokei, Byrke Lou, Alba G. Corral, Florence To, Marcin Pietruszewski with Alex Freiheit, Robert Lippok and Lucas Gutierrez, Sote and Tarik Barri, S4NTP, Omsk Social Club x Portals Cashmere Radio x Alexander Iezzi, SFX, IOR50 Studio, Khyam Allami x Counterpoint, Gabber Modus Operandi x Rimbawan Gerilya x Siko Setyanto

Now open, CTM Cyberia is presented in a configuration that is slightly different than originally planned. Despite our team working around the clock, currently not all artworks are seamlessly integrated within the virtual environment. Artworks can thus be viewed in two ways. All artworks are embedded in the CTM website and can be accessed via standalone pages. In parallel, visitors can also access CTM Cyberia via web browser and explore the full scope of the space as well as many (but not all) of the artworks. We’re all very excited to finally share these captivating artworks with you and hope that you enjoy diving deep into Cyberia!

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Select Performances and Talks Online

A first selection of CTM 2021 talks and performances, including high-res versions of the »CTM 360°« programme with Mentrix, Cuntroaches and SPANDAU20, can be viewed on our YouTube channel or via our website, while sets from Club Matryoshka x CTM and the CQ5 virtual club night are available on our Soundcloud page. More recordings will become available on both platforms in the coming days and weeks, so keep checking back!

Explore the Alpha Lebbeus World until 28 February

Created for our second collaboration with Club Matryoshka, the Alpha Lebbeus Minecraft world remains open until end of February 2021. Minecraft ravers and builders can revisit and further explore the missions and storyline of this expansive planet. New visitors can also register for access. The Club Matryoshka provides a looping soundtrack to accompany your explorations. Access to Alpha Lebbeus is free, with donations being gathered for the Philippines-based charity and youth group »KidsForKids.»

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Essays and Interviews on Transformation

Commissioned for CTM 2021, a first series of articles explore the theme of #transformation from a range of perspectives.

Kyle Devine asks if the rise of the streaming era really reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to the live gig economy; CTM co-curator and editor Ollie Zhang speaks to cultural anthropologist Anand Pandian about degrowth and the potencies of narrative; Manila-based music writer Dominic Zinampan speaks with Club Matryoshka co-founder Jorge Juan B. Wienecke V on what it means to play with online formats and events; in an interview with transmediale and CTM, artists Frances Scott and Tom Richards speak about their ongoing work exploring the legacies of Wendy Carlos and Daphne Oram; and Christina Wheeler details the process of inquiry and deep meditations on intimacy, surrender, and solitude that feed her evolving work on The Totality of Blackness Trilogy.

Another batch of articles from our past print editions have also been published and more will continue to be made available in the coming months.

CTM Magazine landing page

Application deadline: 1 March 2021

In cooperation with CTM Festival and Nyege Nyege, Musicboard Berlin will award a Berlin-based pop musician with a hybrid music residency abroad in Kampala, Uganda. The residency is planned in a hybrid format, with a digital exchange that precedes a stay in Kampala lasting up to two months between July and September 2021. If travel is not possible due to  Covid-19, the residency will take place fully digitally.

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Radio Features, Mixes, and Articles by and about Music in SEA

Since 2018 Nusasonic has been collaboratively curating festivals and concerts, artistic labs and residencies focused on exchange within Southeast Asia and between SEA and Europe. During the pandemic, a series of magazine articles as well as mixes by Nusasonic curators plus radio features by invited guests KLEX Festival (Malaysia), Neighbours Collective (Thailand), and Chinabot – each showcasing experimental musicians of their home regions – have been steadily released. Be sure to stay tuned as a second edition of the capacity-building series »Gather Share Evolve,« which offers specialised music workshops and talks, is announced for late spring.

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Funded by

Senate Department of Culture and Europe | Initiative Musik | German Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media | NEUSTART KULTUR programme | Goethe-Institut | German Federal Foreign Office | Creative Europe Programme of the European Union | Fonds Podium Kunsten | Performing Arts Fund NL | GEMA

»CTM Cyberia«, »Streamback«, and »CTM Drop App« are developed as part of »dive in. Programme for Digital Interactions« of the German Federal Cultural Foundation with funding by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media through the NEUSTART KULTUR programme.

Media Partners

The Wire | FACT | Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Resident Advisor | Ask Helmut