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MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO KREUZBERG’S CHAOTIC HUB — KOTTI ISLAND DISC RELEASE NIGHT AT TRESOR
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MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO KREUZBERG’S CHAOTIC HUB — KOTTI ISLAND DISC RELEASE NIGHT AT TRESOR

Kottbusser Tor may not be geographically in the middle of Kreuzberg, but it is its undisputed center. U-Bahn above, U-Bahn below, roundabout all around, pavements full of pigeon droppings. It is the unwashed navel of the city, a gateway to limbo and paradise at the same time. If Orpheus were to descend to the underworld in Berlin, he would do it at Kotti. There are plenty of songs the poet could sing about this place: from Ideal to Peter Fox, Kreuzberg’s hub of interchange has inspired countless musicians. Now an entire album is dedicated to it, and it is anything but a mere collection of samples: Kotti Island Disc from producer Cecilia Tosh will be released tomorrow (12.05.2023) as an online release on Tresor Records. The release follows the exhibition of the same name that Tosh brought to Kotti and its surroundings in January.

Field recordings and observations of Kotti are central to the work. The result is ten tracks – musical interpretations of the place in all its multifaceted fantasy. Ten very different artists take you on an auditory journey through Kottbusser Tor, a snapshot of an urban island whose change seems faster and more constant than anywhere else in the world. The result is music that almost seems like a photograph. It brings the city into your headphones, and your legs to the city: tonight (11.05.) at 23h is the release night at Globus (Tresor). Participating artists include: Zettka, Ray Kajioka, Cecilia Tosh, Philipp Gorbachev, Jon Hester, Sofie Superflyin Jackson, .VRIL, Kat Davids, Rocko Garoni and Solid Traveller.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Jaś Maciek Miszewski & Hannah Haasenritter / Design: Formal Settings

Kotti Island Disc – Album Release 12.05.2023

Tresor, Köpenicker Str.70, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map

Release Party 11.05.2023 from 23h

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DREAMS, TRAGEDY, PIGEON POO — AN AUDIOVISUAL EXPLORATION AROUND KOTTBUSSER TOR

DREAMS, TRAGEDY, PIGEON POO — AN AUDIOVISUAL EXPLORATION AROUND KOTTBUSSER TOR

There are many questions those living in Berlin may have about Kotti. Musician Cecilia Tosh is also asking questions. One of these is: What does the Kotti sound like? What began with field recordings and interviews, she later developed, with eight other musicians, into an album. A further collaboration with 21 visual artists saw this album grow into a site-specific exhibition at and about the Kottbusser Tor. Who actually lives here? What is it like to work here? What do the people of Charlottenburg think about the place? And the tourists? How is Kotti interpreted cinematically, in literature and music? Can social urban development take place here? And what exactly is that supposed to be? The audiovisual exploration tour of this non-place between transit and home, utopia and limbo, can be experienced in January (06-29.01.2023), and goes by the name “Kotti Island“. The artistic works can be found at nine different locations. For example, a performance by residents under the direction of choreographer Katharina Scheidtmann will take place in the aquarium, a space hosted by Südblock, or you can sample your very own Kottitrack of field recordings in the Paloma Bar. How does Kotti feel? This place of transition, this ecosystem, this slowly pulsating, all devouring animal… How does Kotti think? How does it live, move, breathe? And how do we experience it? Many questions are answered here, many are raised. When I think of Kotti, the first thing that comes to mind is the smell: warm strawberries and urine. Just so very Berlin. Even in winter.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Hannah Haasenritter & Lai Raw

Kotti Island

Launch-Event 06.01.2023 from 19h. The program for the project and more information can be found here.

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