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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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Opposite editorial | Memory Biwa and Robert Machiri

Moving from one place to another also means leaving behind one context and having to situate and orientate yourself in a new one. Having only recently arrived in Berlin, we so far have only attended a limited amount of events, none of which have been dedicated to music and sound. This made...

Label portrait | Black Truffle

The name says it all: Oren Ambarchi is constantly on the lookout for hidden treasures, which is why he operates Black Truffle from everywhere. Or rather: operated. Because with the pandemic, the Australian stranded in Berlin, even if he still states Melbourne as the label headquarters. Bec...

Opposite editorial | Duo LABOUR

The Austrian artist Bernhard Leitner once said something like, ‚acoustic space approaches one externally, yet remains primarily an internal space.‘ In these times of reduced social opportunites and the increased necessity (or temptation) of exchange via telecommunications, the possibility ...

Konzert Akademie der Künste, Kontakte Festival

Review | Review Month of Contemporary Music #4

Es brauchte nicht lange, um herauszufinden, dass ein überproportionaler Anteil der Musik, die mir am interessantesten schien, entweder in Berlin komponiert oder aufgeführt wurde. Schon bald war der nächste Schritt klar: nach Berlin ziehen und in die zeitgenössische Musikszene der Stadt ein...