GIRL MONSTER!
GIRL MONSTER! curated and presented by Alex Murray-Leslie (Chicks on Speed) celebrates the real herstory and digital musical futures of feminist women/trans/queer/indigenous/cyborgs, to pioneer and blurr the boundaries between art music/research, and pop music around the world!
GIRL MONSTER!
Episode 11 - The apocalypse edition
Hosted by Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir
In this adventurously precarious and thrilling episode 11 of Girl monster we zoom in with Afro/Vietnamese/Cambodian artist, DJ, producer & lecturer Chooc Ly Tan – aka DJ Chooc Ly. We discuss the connections between sci- fi aesthetics, conceptual club nights, cultural heritage, alternate galaxies, musical exploration and the process of de-colonialization. We also share tips on how to get rid of zombies in these end times and we listened to Chooc Ly´s remix of Kepler 183f by musician Richard Colvaens and her hit mashup “Colonized x Heard Em Say”. This apocalyptic episode is hosted by Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir aka. Apex Anima, who will be playing the tracks "Quan Yin" and "I want to lick the eyeballs of free market capitalism" which she will now release before its too late!
GIRL MONSTER!
Episode 10 - The corona virus edition
Hosted by Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir
In this 10th edition of Girl Monster radio (corona special), guest host Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir makes a zoom call from Norway to Berlin, where she has a lengthy and in-depth conversation with Icelandic musician Salka Valsdóttir. Salka is a rapper, producer and sound engineer that began her career in an all female rap group named Reykjavíkurdætur (daughters of Reykjavík). The band was a big success in Iceland, but we look into some of the darker sides and challenges that come with being a female voice in an otherwise male saturated hip hop scene. We also discuss her work as a music producer and how her search for artistic autonomy and being in control of sound can open up possibilities, both creative and personal. We play some tracks from Reykjavíkurdætur and new material from musical duo Cyber, comprised of Salka and Jóhanna Rakel Jónasdóttir. Track lists: 1. Hæpið - Reykjavíkurdætur, 2. Sweets - Reykjavíkurdætur, 3. Starry night - CYBER, 4. Hold - CYBER. Photo: Kristine Wathne of Unnur
Secret Place Berlin
This is Secret Place Berlin, where we explore the sometimes hidden and not so well known histories about Berlin, Germany. This podcast is a project of artist and designer Lacy Barry. For each episode Lacy creates a custom made art work which can be viewed on her website lacybarry.com. Music and sound by Unnur Andrea aka Apex Anima.
Episode 4 – Steam Engines of Berlin
Climb aboard an old steam train and allow yourself to be transported back to the era of the Weimar Republic… when Marlene Dietrich dominated the silver screen, Mimi Thoma sang soothing ballads at late night cabarets, and Kurt Widmann & his Orchestra performed regular radio scores to the tune of a bustling booming Berlin up to the early eruptions of WW2. Berlin macht Dampf takes us there, as our host Lacy Barry recounts experiencing one of their vintage steam engines unexpectedly, in a real life account, for the very first time.
Episode 3 – Computerspielemuseum
Let’s revisit the not so distant past when the fall of the Berlin wall was not even a decade old and computer gaming was witnessing it’s first and second generation of devoted players. Come with Secret Place Berlin as we put our gaming faces on and step into a digital cyberspace at the Computerspielemuseum …or Computer Games Museum auf English. From Joysticks to Avatars, we play tennis without leaving the couch, battle 8-bit villains and drive like maniacs over unchartered CGI landscapes.
Episode 2 - Späth’sche Baumschulen
In this episode we discover the history of a plant nursery that has survived multitudes of wars and seen Berlin go from Kaiser ruled Prussia to the capital of Federal Republic of Germany. Let us dive into the story of Späth’sche Baumschulen; the 300 year old plant nursery and eventual Tree School that uprooted thrice in 7 generations.
Episode 1 - The Futuro House
An intergalactic journey through Berlin's future dreams of the past in the first ever podcast release under Secret Place Berlin. We explore a 1960’s pre-fabricated home intended for use on vacations, and its gradual decline then transformation into a worldwide phenomenon and cult design classic. Fewer than 100 Futuro’s were build and shipped around the world, Berlin received Futuro House #13. For this episode we explore Berlin’s Futuro #13; its arrival, complacence in GDR’s Spreepark, dystopian decline and where it is today... this is the story about the Futuro House.