i find drum patterns pretty much overrated

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Podcast series of 7001 - a 3-day Techno and Ambient festival that is taking place at an abandoned bunker plant north of Berlin, Germany.

Date: 17 - 19 August 2018

for booking request please contact:
booking@lackrec.com

Simple body soul music since 2010
ITALOJOHNSON is comprised of three people. They make music that is intended to be played in nightclubs so that people may dance. The music is not complicated. It is direct and simple. In this simplicity, memories, influences and emotions are affectionately invested. It is hoped that these are then transmitted. It is hoped that these are then felt and carried further. Simple body soul music. That's all.

FUN TIME is a research project. FUN TIME explores the subcultures and music scenes of the 80s and 90s. FUN TIME examines youth movements and their ways of thinking. FUN TIME is searching for oddities, rarities and lost and forgotten visuals. FUN TIME is made in Europa © 1996

While the term „binär“ (engl.: binary) always had a clear meaning in itself, there are nuances depending on how it is applied.

In short, it stands for duality. Anything that’s binär can be broken down into two parts. One element is followed by the other. Our digital world is founded on Binärcodes, the predecessors to our computers, smartphones et cetera ran on 0s and 1s.

Applied to music, most of electronic music is binär. It builds up slowly, one element is followed by the next, a hi-hat comes, a synth is replaced with quietness, which is followed by bass.

And while this formula works for most of the spectrum, it’s not limited to one genre in particular. The label called BINÄR is founded on this idea of terminology.

Yet, in society, it stands for the idea of binary genders - male and female - this might be the most popular definition of the word binär. We believe there’s more to it, and as the Binärsystem works, it could also emphasise the cultural shift we’re currently in - ideas of society get updated by something new, something broader, something more welcoming, open, non-binär.

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