TITEL-Autorinnen und Autoren stellen sich vor Mit Jorge Luis Borges teilt ANDREA WANNER die Vorstellung, »dass das Paradies eine Art Bibliothek sein werde« und hat sich vorsorglich – wer weiß, was kommt – ihr Paradies auf Erden eingerichtet: mit ihrer Familie, Freunden und Büchern. ANDREA WANNER ist Ressortleiterin für den Bereich Kinder- und Jugendbuch bei TITEL kulturmagazin. | Alle Beiträge von ANDEREA WANNER im TITEL kulturmagazin BARBARA WEGMANN, Kölnerin, Jahrgang 1954, verbrachte die Schulzeit in einem kleinen Dorf bei Hannover, zum Studium nach Göttingen, aber was? Mal dies, mal das, die Qual der Wahl groß, nach 3 Jahren das Aus.
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I told myself I was over this, that I had retired from the world of music reviews. I had moved onto bigger and better things (mostly staring at the wall and wondering why nobody calls me anymore). Yet here I am, a mere few months after burning my bridges, giving up on new music and making a world of enemies, back in the game. Did I miss the constant abuse, the being paid in soiled pennies and the lack of recognition which writing this unremembered column entailed? Funnily enough, I did! It was listening to the post punk genius of the new Dry Cleaning record that did it. I thought to myself ‘someone has to take it upon themselves to tell the world just how good this album is’. After a moment of quiet reflection where I drank a glass of lukewarm Ribena to calm the nerves, I decided that that person may as well be me. By JOHN BITTLES
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I was listening to Hot Chip’s excellent Late Night Tales set the other day when it struck me that I haven’t heard a decent DJ mix in ages. Apart from Jupiter Jax’s sublime Dee-Life Mix for 100% Silk earlier this year, there seems to have been a dearth of great sets recently. With clubs closed and most commercial DJ mix series having given up the fight, it almost seems as though the art of crafting a journey through other people’s records has died as an art form. By JOHN BITTLES
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With clubbing and live music in serious jeopardy it is more important than ever to support the artists, mavericks, and all those twisted individuals who make it their lives work to bring us strange yet bewitching sounds. The entire world economy is still struggling to recover from Covid-19, and many involved in the arts are fighting to survive. While new records by The Killers, Ronan Keating and Biffy Clyro might make you want to give up on music entirely and leave it to its well-deserved fate, there are more than enough fresh, vital and funky new records to save the day. By JOHN BITTLES
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Finding myself furloughed from work these last couple of months I have been using the extra time at my disposal to immerse myself in reading, writing and music. As well as rediscovering the joys of playing cup-and-ball (hours of fun) it was the following records which kept me sane while confined to my petite living space. By JOHN BITTLES
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Late last year I found myself entranced by Mati Diop’s wonderful Atlantics, a tale of forbidden passion, the perils of emigration and the fate of those who are left behind. Long, poetic shots of the sea merged perfectly with Fatima Al Qadiri’s intoxicating soundtrack to produce a stunning collage of meaning and evocations. Leaving the cinema that night I was struck at just how powerful a medium the soundtrack can be. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world
Late last year I found myself entranced by Mati Diop’s wonderful Atlantics, a tale of forbidden passion, the perils of emigration and the fate of those who are left behind. Long, poetic shots of the sea merged perfectly with Fatima Al Qadiri’s intoxicating soundtrack to produce a stunning collage of meaning and evocations. Leaving the cinema that night I was struck at just how powerful a medium the soundtrack can be. It led me to consider my favourite films, dissecting their accompanying scores and moods. This week I bring you a selection of some of my favourite movie soundtracks. As always, the list is highly personal. I do not doubt there are some glaring omissions here, but these are the scores I have fallen in love with and listened to repeatedly, both with the accompanying visuals and alone. By JOHN BITTLES
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With much of the world in lockdown, news headlines seemingly taken from a bad sci-fi flick, and many of us experiencing some form of anxiety, right now we need a sense of calm more than ever. Ambient music can get a bad press but, when done right, it can transport the listener to a far better place. By JOHN BITTLES .
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world
Get Physical Music, the highly respected dance music label, first came to most people’s attention back in the mid noughties with the twin assault of Mandarin Girl by Booka Shade and the ubiquitous Body Language by M.AN.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade. Both songs injected some much-needed warmth into the minimal template to give house music a new lease of life. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world
Aller Anfang ist schwer. Das wäre das altkluge Sprichwort passend zum Anlass. Aber wenn überhaupt, dann ist »Aller Anfang schwierig« und selbst das ist nicht wahr. Außerdem habe ich es eigentlich nicht so mit Sprichworten. Und doch ist es gar nicht so einfach, sich nicht abgedroschen vorzustellen und ich grüble darüber, wie ich das elegant lösen kann. Dabei verliere ich mich allerdings nur in Gedanken und ende bei der Frage, wer ich eigentlich bin. Aber immerhin hat John mir das Bittles' Magazine für den März überlassen und vielleicht muss ich gar nicht weiter ausholen und wir lernen uns über Musik kennen. Das hat schon häufig als gute Grundlage zum Kennenlernen gedient. Heute gibt es LOUISE RINGELs aktuell liebste weiblichen DJs. Warum weiblich?