Sound Base Berlin: What Does the City Sound Like Today?

Wie klingt Berlin heute. Pamela Owusu-Brenyah kuratiert eine Auseinandersetzung mit musikalischen Praktiken, die direkt aus der Perspektive der Akteure stammen. Das Haus der Kulturen der Welt bietet den Rahmen für diese musikethnologische Betrachtung. Es geht um die Frage, welche Töne die Stadt prägen und wie sich diese in der aktuellen Szene manifestieren. Die Veranstaltung lädt dazu ein, über den Status quo der Berliner Musiklandschaft nachzudenken. Ein reflektierter Blick auf das, was in den Studios und auf den Bühnen der Stadt passiert.

For decades, Berlin has been regarded as a musical sound laboratory. The city offers space for artistic experimentation, subcultural practices, and aesthetic boundary shifts. Beyond the dominant narratives—especially those surrounding electronic music and techno—there exists a multitude of less visible communities and scenes in Berlin, often shaped by queer, migrant, and diasporic perspectives. \n\nThis is where Sound Base Berlin: What Does the City Sound Like Today? comes in. The event series, curated by Pamela Owusu-Brenyah, highlights musical practices from the perspective of the artists themselves. They take centre stage on each evening, combining live performances with conversations and DJ sets. The music makes audible the aesthetic decisions, influences, and ideas shaping the current Berlin music scene. The conversations that follow the performances offer a glimpse behind the scenes of this process and provide a space to talk about the development, working methods, and perspectives of the musicians involved.