POOLcast

POOLcast 047 - Tomash GHz The first autumn POOLcast of the year comes from our good friend Tomash GHz, who has been with us for several years. As a technician, DJ and modular enthusiast he has no choice but to run into us or maybe it was the other way around. Nevertheless, the question arises why he is only now appearing on POOLcast. For his pieces Tomash used field recordings, contact microphones...

POOLcast 046 – Sven Laux After having presented mostly new faces in the last issues, it's time again to use POOLcast as a platform for our local community of musicians. We love to accompany the development of artists and their visions. That's why we've invited Sven Laux again for the September issue of POOLcast. He has undergone a remarkable transformation in his work in recent years. As an artist...

POOLcast 045 - Larbjo August brings us to our 45th episode of POOLcast, where Lars Björk aka Larbjo present his work to you. When we heard his combination of fearless minimalism, open, unpredictable arrangements and dense intimate atmospheres we just had to invite him. Lars collects sounds using condenser and contact mics as well as radio transmissions and bits & pieces picked up in the continuous...

POOLcast 044 - ormr Our approach with POOLcast is to provide a platform for us, our friends and fellow musician, but we also crawl the web for people which connects with us through their work. The POOLcast of July is another one of these discoveries. This time we invited Gareth Ormerod from London with this solo project ormr. Gareth was involved with Skam records for a number of years from the lat...

POOLcast 043 - Collab Special - Infinite Monkey Theorem ( ANN + Waldboot ) We end the first half of 2019 with another Collaboration Special. The Infinite Monkey Theorem is a very special one for us as it represents the longest overdue musical collaboration between Marcus Block and Sebastian Mehl, the driving forces behind POOLcast production. The musical identities of Marcus and Sebastian have now...

POOLcast 042 - dRealms For the 42th installment of POOLcast we found another gem in our surrounding music cosm. Flavia alias dRealms has put an exciting musical story together for us. Her set is dedicated to the oldest and purest of all art forms, telling stories. The art of storytelling is as old as mankind itself. Everyone has the tools for the elemental essence of artistic expression. The cruci...

POOLcast 041 - Meow the Seventh Spring is around the corner, time for a new face. For our 41th POOLcast we invited Meow the Seventh. She provides us with a selfcrafted live project that perfectly bridges the last cold days. The time of the year to finally banish scarves and gloves to the depths of the wardrobes, when the trees fill their old veins with life again, the first brave sprouts push thei...

POOLcast 040 - Video Special - Demiurge & Licht Pfad Forty, time for a new special series. After our collaboration special series we venture into new territory. For our fortieth edition we have a video special for you. 'Audiovisual Control' is an audio-visual performance by Demiurge and Licht Pfad and was filmed at Greenhouse Berlin in January 2018 as part of the CTM festival prelude. The project...

POOLcast 039 - ANN This time we dare a reflexive look back at the time before ANN uploaded the first POOLcast and The POOL Berlin was formed. Remember the moment that led you to art. The pictures that amazed you, the stories that inspired you and the music that gave you sleepless nights. Nobody became an artist by accident or pure destiny. Passion and persistence are necessary. But even after year...

POOLcast 038 - Hainbach Happy new year to everybody. The POOL Berlin wishes every single one of you health, safety, joy and love. No matter where the journey will take you, you have the power to make the most of it. Like Theodore Roosevelt once said: "Believe you can and you're halfway there." The next chapter in our journey takes us deep into the realm of analog noises and magnetic fields. We inv...

POOLcast 037 - Collab Special - Second Dream ( Benjamin Fehr & Sloxxx ) The last POOLcast in 2018 brings us a new special episode. With the collaboration between Benjamin Fehr & Sloxxx we say goodbye to 2018 and look forward to the coming year. There are still plenty of ideas for our POOLcast, some are straight on the way and many more are in our minds. But this is future, now it is the time of th...

POOLcast 036 - PLO We starting off season four of POOLcast. A good moment to bring an all time favorite back, PLO. Recorded at a session with Demas, ANN, Dr. Nojoke, GNILYF and the artist formerly known as from karaoke to stardom. For the third appearance of PLO in our POOLcast serie, they need no further introducing - a unspecified number of artists playing an full improvised set with computers,...

POOLcast 035 - GNILYF We are closing our third season of POOLcast with a mixtape by GNILYF. What we use to send a lovey message out to all our fans, listers and of cause the POOLcast artist for their incredible art starting from POOLcast 001 to 035 and beyond. Keep up to a vision for almost three years now is most unlikely nowadays. When arts, if it’s pictures, videos or music, are goods everybody...

POOLcast 034 - FØNØ In this year's September issue of our monthly POOLcast series we present you a work by the Spanish artist FØNØ. We are happy to see that the goals we set ourselves with POOLcast are bearing fruit. Be it for artists who looking for a platform for experimental music or as inspiration for musicians who want to explore the versatility of art beyond their usual routines. This is als...

POOLcast 033 - Schloss Mirabell It's still summer here in Berlin. But that doesn't stop us from offering a platform for our vision of unconditional creativity. For POOLcast 033 we have invited Schloss Mirabell to share their work with you. Florina's creative career began at an early age with training on the cello. Followed by her curiosity for contemporary music, and since contemporary art today o...

POOLcast 032 - Ditch Summer POOLcast number two. For 032 we have invited Ditch from Japan, who currently lives in Berlin. Ditch is a long time member of the electronic music scene, with release on label as minibar, microcosm, kalimari to mention a few. His music currently employs modular experiments and jazz progressions embedded in minimalist ambiences. For POOLcast Ditch provided us a recording...

POOLcast 031 - Jamie Woods Its 15th of june, time for the new POOLcast. The Summer has landed and many of maybe already in summer vacation or short before to leave. No matter if you are the beach type or prefer to go to the mountains. No matter if city or countryside, chilling or partying, have fun and a good rest. Who know a place where you can do both is Jamie Woods, creator of this month’s POOL...

POOLcast 030 - Collab Special - Übü ( Thoreau + Khmgnff ) Thirty is a special number, for this reason we have a special for today's POOLcast. We asked Thoreau and KHMGNFF to give us a glimpse of their collaboration project ‘Übü’. KHMGNFF, as we know from our 3rd episode of POOLcast, is managing the Micromod / Microrama Label, is into jazz, minimal and ambient. Thoreau back in the days, the time sh...

POOLcast 029 - Dr. Nojoke This month’s issue of POOLcast was recorded by Dr. Nojoke. He was the one who gave our journey a name. By opening his kitchen for us and many others he provided a melting pot for inspiration, ideas, visions and friendships. The POOL Berlin, POOLcasts and PLO are all products of this. Almost a tradition at this kitchen parties are Dr. Nojoke’s rare Vinyl sets. So we are ve...

POOLcast 028 - L/N/A For episode 028 we invited L/N/A. She is a Berlin based artist who “loves to collect and assemble all kinds of experimental, psychedelic sounds, found ones and homemade instant compositions. Presenting them to people and inspiring spontaneous contemporary dance - sessions on the dancefloor gives her great pleasure”. Perfect conditions for a POOLcast submission. Challenging the...

POOLcast 027 - Nitz For this month's episode of the POOLcast we invited Nitz from Slovenia. He is part of the scene since ages. If is because of his performances in Europe or his work with labels like Bleepsequence or Pluie/Noir. For POOLcast 027 Nitz has compiled a set with tracks of himself, records of his backmost corner of his collection and recently snatched gems. The outcome is emotional. A...

POOLcast 026 - Collab Special - Demiurge + The Artist Formerly Known As From Karaoke To Stardom Happy New Year to everyone. For the first edition of 2018 we have something very special. One in a row of Collaboration Specials - two artist join forces to make a POOLcast. This time it’s Demiurge the new moniker of Klangscheiben’s Demas catching up with ‘The Artist Formerly Known As From Karaoke To St...

POOLcast 025 - Fake Electronics It's time for the POOLcast in December and thus the last POOLcast of the year. We had a short review of 2017 in our anniversary issue in November. The focus is now on the next year. The announced changes will be continued over the next few months and as it is only just over one week until Christmas, we have decided to give you a little present. From now on you can d...

POOLcast 024 - unaporte In november 2015 we publish the first POOLcast, two years with many different pieces by all kinds of artists. From young to old, with new and well-known faces as well as people from the city or far away. We have always tried to create POOLcast with the credo 'artistic work first' and no worry this will not chance. But we will see chances in the near future. The first and mo...

POOLcast 023 - Benjamin Fehr The final episode in the second year of our POOLcast series. Its the time of the year again, when the days become dark earlier and some of us already getting new vision for the next year. “Dark” and “Clear” is also a credo of Benjamin Fehr, creator of the POOLcast 023. Mr. Fehr is a well known part of the electronic music scene in Berlin since decades. With his product...