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field notes is the magazine for contemporary music in Berlin. As a print and online resource, it reports on current developments and events in the fields of new music, Echtzeitmusik and improvisation, music theater and opera, electronic and electro-acoustic music as well as sound art. All previous issues can also be read in digital form under »Editions«.

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field notes Magazine #35: January/February 2024

Unsere 35. Ausgabe enthält u.a. ein Interview mit Jan Rohlf vom CTM Festival, ein Portrait der Komponistin Elnaz Seyedi und eines des Labels Archaic Vaults.

Jemand hält eine Schalplatte von CC Hennix in die Kamera, im Hintergrund verschneite Berliner Stadtlandschaft.

Releases of the Month | November/December 2023

Kristoffer Cornils dug up a plethora of new releases from the months of November and December. Aside from remembering the late Catherine Christer Hennix, he recommends new albums by Ale Hop, Limpe Fuchs, Jules Reidy, Manfred Miersch, Sam Dunscombe, Stefan Roigk and more.

News | Ultraschall Berlin celebrates its 25th anniversary

The 25th anniversary of Ultraschall Berlin will encourage you to look both backwards and forwards.

Ein Schrank mit Schallplatten, darin eine Schallplatte von Phill Niblock.

Releases of the Month | October 2023

In October, we first of all (and a little belatedly) congratulate Phill Niblock on his 90th birthday. We also celebrate Polwechsel, who are not only celebrating their 30th anniversary with a festival at the exploratorium later this year, but are also prefacing it with a comprehensive retro...

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Feature | Towards a More Sustainable Curatorial Practice #34

Researcher and curator Rim Irscheid takes a community radio as an example to explore artist-led, sustainable curatorial practices.

Die Mitglieder des Kollektiv Unruhes im Halbdunkel. Foto von Norbert Frank

Interview | Kollektiv Unruhe on »NOT FOUND« #34

Kollektiv Unruhe's Lara Alarcón and Olivia Palmer-Baker discuss the necessity of safety, inflexible structures and, of course, their new collective composition for the Klangwerkstatt.