April 18th - 21st // Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin (Mariannenplatz 2) // Free Entry

Stacks, tubes and conical apparatuses, for those engaged in the appreciation of sonic endeavours, are more than inanimate objects. Sound System Culture aims to shed light on the aspects of the sound system that extend beyond the PA system, to the group behind it that builds, operates, and creates the crucial interaction between social groups. These may be the crew, musicians, technicians, but also the local supporters of such scenes. When seen in such light, sound systems become an instrument to play music, a tool to create and change landscapes, to amplify statements, and eventually form cultures and communities.

Held in a festival format at the Kunstquartier Bethanien, the four day program invites you to get involved in the event through workshops, exhibitions, lectures, installations, performances and of course through moving to the sound.

We bring the academic discourse to the dance floor, the party to the lecture hall and the sound system as an art object to the gallery.

Performances & DJ Sets:
-- DJ Badshape
-- DJ Die Soon feat Infinite Livez
-- Ilia Gorovitz & Munsha
-- Chebedajah
-- .PK. & BEEATSZ
-- Prince Istari aka Istari Lasterfahrer
-- Psychic Defense
-- Rafush
-- Roots Daughters
-- Schoco Mune
-- Shannon Soundquist

Workshops:
--- Jeannette Petrik
--- Shannon Soundquist

Lectures, Talks, Panels:
--- 'Experimental Music in Eastern Europe' with SPFM Booking
--- 'Global Bass and Community Work' with Jackie Jackpot (Jenseits von Nelken und Pralinen) Richard Akingbehin (Refuge Worldwide) Sarah Farina (Transmission)
--- 'Nothing Essential Happens in the Absence of Noise...' with Praxis Records (discoursive film screening and listening)
--- 'Take back the streets: On sound bikes and feminist rides' with Conny Zenk

Exhibition:
---- Fabio Ney
---- Group exhibition - University of Art Linz

Powered by BUSS (Big & Ugly Soundsystem)

This year’s event was made in cooperation with the University of Art Linz thanks to Eliot & Moritz Pisk , funded and supported by the Musicboard Berlin and Stiftung DKLB.