In July we bring back CTM Festival and DISK Agency's Fam Jam party, with a celebration of the first release from Takkak Takkak, the duo of Berlin-based Japanese screwball producer Shigeru Ishihara (aka Dj Scotch Egg, waqwaq kingdom, scotch rolex) and the Vilnius-based Indonesian junk multi-instrumentalist J. Mo’ong Santoso Pribadi (one half of Raja Kirik). Navigating a cross-continental palette with skill and humor, their release on Nyege Nyege tapes pulls equally from their experimental and humorous streaks. Pribadi and Ishihara are having a blast, and they don't care who knows. They are joined by Gabber Modus Operandi, who through explosive live performances and collaborations with Björk and Tianzhuo Chen have captured listeners worldwide with track after track becoming international dancefloor staples. The night is bound together via selections from DJ popon.

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Following a performance at CTM 2024 Kali Malone returns to present a full live concert version of her album All Life Long for pipe organ, choir, and brass quintet. Sounding the massive organ in Berlin’s iconic Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche with additional organ accompaniment by Stephen O’Malley, Malone will be joined by Macadam Ensemble vocal quartet, and a five-piece microtonal brass ensemble consisting of Elena Kakaliagou, Johannes Lauer, Magnus Schriefl, Rike Huy, and Weston Olencki. Malone will appear in Berlin for two consecutive concerts on 5 and 6 November respectively.

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We are currently looking for several interns to support us in the realisation of our 26th festival edition, running 24 January – 2 February 2025. This call is aimed at students that must complete an internship as part of their degree requirements. While the internship information is provided in English and German, please note that due to the fact that the internship requires a strong command of the German language, applications should be sent in German, and interviews will take place in German.

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The SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and audiovisual art has announced an open call specifically for interns from Ukraine, who will be invited to help with the preparation of a member festival of their choice, including CTM. Each of the 15 festivals that are currently part of the platform will welcome interns and involve them in the preparation process of their events. Application deadline is 21 June 2024.

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Each year, the European Union funded SHAPE+ platform produces an international showcase to highlight a selection of the current supported artist roster. For the 2023–24 roster, the platform will join forces with two independent initiatives outside the European Union to foster and increase exchange with new scenes. SHAPE+ supported artists including Amina Hocine, Iztok Koren, and Sabiwa will perform from 28–30 June 2024 at Polja festival in the Serbian countryside, while Juba, Petra Hermanova, Sara Perisco and more will appear at the brand-new şien Festival in Almaty from 4–7 July 2024.

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Accompanying the tekhnē network's residencies, performances, conference events and more, the newly-launched online journal will provide a dive into a different theme with each issue. The first issue of the tekhnē online journal outlines the field of DIY with its practices, cultures and politics. Featured writers and artists VNS Matrix, Melinda Rackham, Sholto Dobie, Julia Eckhardt, Giuliano Obici, Indra Menus, Celeste Betancur, Gloria González Fuster, Eleni Ikoniadou, and Verena Kuni discuss topics such as cyberfeminism, the historicity of technology in relation to instrument building, Brazilian Gambioluthiery, DIY cultures in an Indonesian village, the artistic use of programming languages, data protection in Europe, a science fiction governmental report about social media, and a glossary in progress based on the tekhnē website.

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Two new magazine articles, selected from the 2024 Sustain open call have been published.

Sound systems are not only an inherent part of the club and music culture, amplifying and liberating the dance floors and festivals across the globe, but they can also become a device mediating propaganda and intolerance. In his article »The Anatomy and Political Currency of Indian Sound Systems« the researcher and music producer Anandit Sachdev explores the political mis/use of sound systems in India to spread rightwing nationalist ideology and how Jamaican sound system subculture offers an alternative to counter reactionary political discourse.

The sound artist and ethnomusicologist Masha Kashyna explores the massive wave of emigration from Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, and with it a growing rift between those who left and those who stayed behind, willingly or unwillingly. In »De-Linking, Re-Linking: Ukraine's Diasporic Gap« Kashyna talks to several Ukrainian artists about their views on leaving vs staying, as well as the present context and future hopes for Ukrainian art and culture amid an ongoing process of decolonisation.

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