In Search Of Johns’ Kingdom: Electronic Music In Moscow And The “New East”

ACUD MACHT NEU Studio sessions present,
as part of Vorspiel / transmediale & CTM 2016:
 
IN SEARCH OF JOHNS’ KINGDOM — talk and screening on the electronic music scene in Moscow and the 'New East.'
 
w/ Buttechno, Chikiss and Timothy George Kelly
moderated by Henning Lahmann
 
Before and after
DJ-Set Chikiss
 
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BUTTECHNO is the moniker of Pavel Milyakov, a young music producer from Moscow and one of the keyfigures of the local underground scene. He is the founder of Johns’ Kingdom – a community, cassette label, strange sect and occasional party series – that began a new DIY culture of local parties circulating through Russia's and Ukraine's techno network. Buttechno is also featured twice at CTM 2016 and will show his audiovisual artwork at HAU2 (1.2.2016) as well as dj at Panoramabar (29.1.2016).
 
Homepage - Johns' Kingdom - CTM-Festival-Performances
 

 
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TIMOTHY GEORGE KELLY is a filmmaker and visual artist who has shown work across Europe, Asia and the North America. In 2008 he moved to Montreal where he completed a seven-part short documentary series "Big Small" and several music videos for artist such as Grimes and Miracle Fortress. In 2014 he completed his first feature-length documentary "A City is an Island," an exploration of the people and effects of a predominantly anglophone music scene in a francophone Montreal. The movie was screened at Torstraßen Festival 2015. He is currently working on a feature-length documentary about mental illness and automation under the new era of precarity. Tim is based in London, UK.
 
Homepage
 
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HENNING LAHMANN is the founder and editor of the website No Fear Of Pop. He has a biweekly radio show on Berlin Community Radio and works as a freelance journalist and political analyst at the think tank iRights.Lab
 
No Fear Of Pop
 
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CHIKISS is a singer, song-writer and composer from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. From 2015 based in Berlin. One of the most productive and versatile artists on nowadays Russian electronic scene, alone and in collaborations, she has recorded an impressive amount of simply amazing music. Played in a plenty of bands and acted on numerous festivals and in clubs all over the world.
 

 
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The event is part of transmediale + CTM Vorspiel 2016 and the start of the ACUD MACHT NEU studio sessions. Please find the full Vorspiel program here: transmediale // CTM
 
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IN SEARCH OF JOHNS’ KINGDOM
presented by acud macht neu
Sunday, 31st January 2016
Doors: 18H
Admission: 3€
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