From Inside To Way Out – Perspectives From Contemporary Pakistan 2016

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Few countries were as strongly shaped by cultural clichés as Pakistan. The festival “From Inside to Way Out” sought to counter these common misrepresentations by showcasing a hybrid, at times queer, transcultural present of Pakistan. The three-day program over Pentecost weekend (May 13–15) brought together works by artists who uncovered surprising connections between Karachi and Berlin.
It was a program by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin in cooperation with Andi and Hannes Teichmann.

The first of three thematic panel discussions focused on the history and current state of Pakistani cinema. Legendary film director Salmaan Peerzada from Lahore spoke with Berlin-based author Peter Pannke, and Shireen Pasha, head of the film department at the National College of Arts, presented contemporary short films from Pakistan together with Fouzia Usufzay.
On the second evening, the discussion turned to the possibilities of civil resistance in contemporary Karachi, using the example of “The Second Floor” (T2F), a project initiated by human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud, who had been murdered in 2015. Her mother, Mahenaz Mahmud, joined artists Bani Abidi, Khaula Jamil, Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey, and Andi Teichmann to reflect on her legacy and impact.
The final evening featured documentary films by Till Passow and Sadaat Munir, exploring contemporary expressions of identity that transcended conventional boundaries while remaining connected to ancient traditions.
A photo exhibition by Khaula Jamil and Pablo Lauf accompanied the festival. In front of HAU2, artists Sonya Schönberger and Shahana Rajani presented an audiowalk, merging their long-term research with eyewitness accounts from the 1947 Partition of India and World War II in Europe.

A highlight of the weekend was the live concert featuring 12 musicians from Karachi and Berlin, celebrating the release of the electronic album “Karachi Files”, recorded during a Soundcamp organized by the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with the Gebrüder Teichmann and the Forever South collective.

The festival concluded with a revival of the popular Pakistani late-night talk show “Begum Tonight”, which had been taken off the air under government pressure. Host Ali Saleem, performing as his drag persona Begum Nawazish, welcomed a variety of illustrious guests on the stage of HAU1.

No 01 – Karachi Files

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Noland 01 is ready to hit planet Earth.
Please join our final listening session during Soundcamp Karachi and get a first impression of the forthcoming Album: Karachi Files.

MUSICIANS INVOLVED
Alien Panda Jury, Karachi
Arttu (AKA Lump), Berlin
Dynoman, Karachi
Gebrüder Teichmann, Berlin
Menimal, Maldives
Natasha Humera Ejaz, Karachi
Ramsha Shakeel, Toronto / Karachi
Rudoh, Karachi
rRoxymore, Montpellier / Berlin
Taprikk Sweezee, Hamburg
Tollcrane, Karachi

Title: Karachi Files
Artist: Karachi Files
Label: Noland
CAT No.: NO1
Release Date: 27 May 2016
Format: 2 x 12”, CD & Digital

In May 2015, an assortment of electronic musicians from Pakistan, the Maldives and Germany followed the footsteps of brothers Hannes and Andi Teichmann, otherwise known as Gebrüder Teichmann, the Forever South crew and the Goethe-Institut to meet in Karachi; Pakistan’s industrial capital, harbored on the Arabian Sea.
A house was remolded into a temporary recording studio. It would become a place to meet, inspire and be inspired, record, play, eat and sometimes sleep. Musicians, together with a photographer convened, and the outcome of two weeks would transpire into the Karachi Files.
Karachi Files, a textural collection of electronic fused works is a mélange of different cultural, immersed in a fixed space, of which predestined inspiration was taken from its surroundings. The corpulent body of work harmonizes a balance in the elements, delivering a variety of tracks, from electronic club music to electro acoustic experiments, particularly textured including a few more slowmo and raw.
Following the African European Ten Cities project and it´s album release on Soundway in 2014, Karachi Files will be the first release on the Teichmann brother’s new label Noland.

On the 14 of May 2016 the Karachi Files will perform live at Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, as part of the „From Inside To Way Out“ Festival, which is showing different perspectives from the contempary Pakistan:
www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/festi…ide-to-way-out

All music was recorded during Soundcamp Karachi in May 2015, a project hosted by Goethe-Institut in cooperation with Adaptr.org. Curated and directed by Andi & Hannes Teichmann, Haamid Rahim and Bilal Khan.
NOLAND 2016, marketed by Random Noize Musick GmBH. All photography by Pablo Lauf, cover design by Brenda Alamilla.
Cover-Photo: Mohamed Sadek, Security Guard from Soundcamp Karachi by Pablo Lauf

hello world!

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„Electronic musicians are citizens of the world, they don’t hide behind national identities, they are constantly moving, traveling, they absorb details about cultures that most people miss. All this is reflected in the music they produce.

The real value of the modern electronic artist lies in his/her experience in the non-virtual world and not in social media stats, Spotify plays or Youtube views. This data has proven to be empty and useless and rarely reflects musical quality. We might look back to this development over the last years in the near future and we will understand that the so often praised technology was perhaps more a confused misstep by tech giants.

That’s another topic but while many musicians find themselves stuck somewhere in between the old structure and the ’new‘, feeling that it’s pointless to produce for it, Gebrüder Teichmann understood this early and started going into new terrains, went to places in the world most music fans were not even aware of. They lived this since years now.
It’s not about a traditional release of an album or a single anymore, it’s about constantly creating, translating what they experience in all those places into music. More and more people are waking up to this new way of experiencing music.

It happens outside of the traditional music industry structure. My advice: Watch what these guys are onto. Support those who explore and not those who stagnate. You will be rewarded in the end. Join them on their journey.“

Alec Empire (Atari Teenage Riot)

SOUNDCAMP – KARACHI 2015

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In May 2015, experimental electronic musicians from Germany, Pakistan, and the Maldives answered the call of Andi & Hannes Teichmann, the Forever South Crew, and the Goethe-Institut to come together in Karachi, Pakistan. A house was transformed into a temporary recording studio — a space to connect, inspire, record, perform, eat, and occasionally sleep.
The resulting recordings were compiled into the album Karachi Files, which became the first release on Teichmann’s new label and project imprint, NOLAND. The album was released in May 2016.

Participating artists:
rRoxymore (Germany/France),
Rudoh (Pakistan),
Dynoman (Pakistan),
Toll Crane (Pakistan),
Alien Panda Jury (Pakistan),
Natasha Humera Ejaz (Pakistan),
Menimal (Maldives),
Taprikk Sweeze (Germany),
Arttu (aka Lump) (Germany/Finland),
Ramsha Shakeel (Pakistan/Canada),
Gebrüder Teichmann (Germany),
and Berlin-based photographer Pablo Lauf.

SOUNDCAMP – MALINALCO 2014

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In February 2015, experimental musicians from Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Germany responded to an invitation from Andi & Hannes Teichmann, Can “Khan” Oral, and the Goethe-Institut to gather in the magical village of Malinalco, Mexico. There, they came together to form the band Mondmaschine.

In collaboration with the Mexican video art duo Viral Inc., they created a Jodorowsky-inspired music film exploring the cycle of life. It was shot in the local surroundings and premiered with a live soundtrack by Mondmaschine at the Nrmal Festival 2015 in Mexico City and Wassermusik Festival Berlin 2016

Participating musicians:
Andi Teichmann (Live Electronics, Germany),
Can “Khan” Oral (Vocoder/Ukulele, Germany),
Clau Fernández (Bass/Guitar, Mexico/USA),
Hannes Teichmann (Synths/Processing, Germany),
Ingmar Herrera (Electric Sax/Percussion, Panama),
Julian Bonequi (Extended Drums, Mexico),
Mabe Fratti (Cello/Vocals, Guatemala),
Ronald Bustamante (Electric Guitar/Laptop, Costa Rica),
Uli Teichmann (Flute/Clarinet, Germany),
Santi Rodríguez (Sound Engineer, Mexico),
Ali Mejía (Camera A / Live Timecode, Mexico),
Eric Erre (Realtime Videomix/Post, Mexico)

Guest musicians:
Gudrun Gut (Electronics, Germany),
Hans-Joachim Irmler (Synth/Organ, Germany)

Production:
Volkmar Liebig (Goethe-Institut Mexico),
Eloisa Suarez (Goethe-Institut Mexico)

TEN CITIES 2012 – 2014

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Ten cities, two continents, three disciplines — the project TEN CITIES brought together around 50 DJs, producers, and musicians from Berlin, Bristol, Johannesburg, Cairo, Kyiv, Lagos, Lisbon, Luanda, Nairobi, and Naples. The aim was to create collaborative music and facilitate an exchange of knowledge about the club scenes in each of these cities.

At the same time, a research component explored the concept of the public sphere through the lens of club culture. Twenty-three researchers contributed essays and studies that examined these often overlooked music scenes and their subcultures, while ten photographers captured artistic perspectives on the same themes.
The musical outcome has been released on the album TEN CITIES via Soundway Records.
Research and photography have been published in the book TEN CITIES via Spector Books

https://spectorbooks.com/book/ten-cities

TEN CITIES was organized by the Goethe-Institut Kenya, Adaptr.org, C/O Berlin, the Centre of Postcolonial Studies at the University of Naples (Italy), and a network of partners across all ten cities.