Closer Music - Day 1
Friday 25 Jan 2019 from 6pm to 9:30pm
Céline Gillain
© Martin Argyroglo
Easter + Robert Görl (D.A.F) + Céline Gillain
7pm: Céline Gillain
Mutant pop for a parallel dimension is how Paris label Antinote describes the debut album from Belgian musician, video and performance artist, Céline Gillain. Excess and absurdity run throughout her synthesised story-telling, which has the same destructured glamour as Laurie Anderson or Leslie Winer.
8.25pm: Robert Görl
Robert Görl is an icon of synth-pop whose influence is still felt today. As one half of DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft), he marked out a style of subversive pop, backed by a slick and provocative aesthetic. The duo earned a cult following. After DAF split, Görl went on to produce supremely elegant electro pop. His solo album, "The Paris Tapes", which he recorded in 1984 in Paris while lying low to avoid German military service, was released early 2018 to global acclaim. Görl's very few live appearances are not to be missed.
9.30pm: Easter
A star of Berlin's underground scene, Easter is an artist/musician duo whose work is a mix of hypnotic electro-pop, queer melancholy and political activism. Their appearances — more ultra-minimalist performance than concert — are purposefully rare, fuelling the frustrations of their international fans.
Mutant pop for a parallel dimension is how Paris label Antinote describes the debut album from Belgian musician, video and performance artist, Céline Gillain. Excess and absurdity run throughout her synthesised story-telling, which has the same destructured glamour as Laurie Anderson or Leslie Winer.
8.25pm: Robert Görl
Robert Görl is an icon of synth-pop whose influence is still felt today. As one half of DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft), he marked out a style of subversive pop, backed by a slick and provocative aesthetic. The duo earned a cult following. After DAF split, Görl went on to produce supremely elegant electro pop. His solo album, "The Paris Tapes", which he recorded in 1984 in Paris while lying low to avoid German military service, was released early 2018 to global acclaim. Görl's very few live appearances are not to be missed.
9.30pm: Easter
A star of Berlin's underground scene, Easter is an artist/musician duo whose work is a mix of hypnotic electro-pop, queer melancholy and political activism. Their appearances — more ultra-minimalist performance than concert — are purposefully rare, fuelling the frustrations of their international fans.
Robert Görl
© Martin Argyroglo
Easter
© Martin Argyroglo
Musicienne, performeuse et vidéaste d'origine belge, Céline Gillain s'intéresse à la pop music électronique.
Son travail se trouve à la croisée de la musique et des arts visuels. En 2017, Céline Gillain sort son premier EP « What Happens If I Open My Mouth? », suivi de son premier album Bad Woman en 2018.
Musicien d'origine allemande, Robert Görl est surtout connu en tant que membre du groupe DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) fondé en 1978.
Après avoir suivi des cours de jazz et de musique classique, Robert Görl interrompt ses études et découvre le punk rock à Londres en 1978. Cette même année il rencontre Gabriel Delgado-López à Düsseldorf et avec qui il forme le groupe DAF. En 1984, il enregistre son premier album solo Night Full of Tension, travaillant avec Annie Lennox du groupe Eurythmics.
Star de la scène underground artistique berlinoise, Easter est un duo d'artistes, musiciens et plasticiens.
Leur univers est un mix de pop électronique lo-fi, de mélancolie queer et d'activisme politique. Leurs prestations tiennent plus de la performance ultra minimale que du concert.