Festival Editions
The Mantis Live II
Halle am Berghain I, Am Wriezener Bahnhof,, 10243 Berlin → MapTickets: 13 €
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FriThe latest work in sonic warfare researcher Nik Nowak's arsenal is The Mantis, a two-tonne monumental sound sculpture that, in a biomimetically hydraulic manoeuvre, rears up, preparing itself to do battle at a height of four metres.
Nowak will premiere his new sonic behemoth in a face-off against his earlier Panzer loudspeaker tank across a border fence, harkening back to the sonic wars that took place during the Cold War at the German/German border in the early 1960s. Live musical interventions by Nowak and sub bass addict Kode9 featuring MC Infinite Livez, as well as video projections by Moritz Stumm, will punctuate the installations weeklong showing within Halle am Berghain.
Infinite Livez[UK/DE]
London born and raised producer and rapper Infinite Livez has been making his way through the underground music scene with his brand of bizarre, twisted hip hop since 2004’s Bush Meat. His main influences range from free jazz and post-punk to surrealism and afrofuturist psychedelia, and his activities outside of music inspire his freeform approach to production.
Nik Nowak[DE]
Nik Nowak is a German artist, musician, and curator interested in sonic affect. His research examines the role that soundsystems occupy as cultural transmitters and acoustic weapons.
Moritz Stumm[DE]
Moritz Stumm is a German artist and label operator. His artistic activities range from video works, installations, objects, and ink drawings to audio-visual performances, the latter also in long-term collaboration with artists such as Martin Eder, Nik Nowak, and the music producer Henk Heuer.
Kode9[UK]
Steve Goodman, or Kode9, is perhaps best known as the boss of Hyperdub. After being part of South London’s vital dubstep scene in the naughts, he released two collaborative LPs with late MC The Spaceape, and more recently released his first solo LP, Nothing.
