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https://africanpaper.com/2023/08/12/mona-mur-warsaw/ Über das Mona Mur Album WARSAW.
26/10/2025

https://africanpaper.com/2023/08/12/mona-mur-warsaw/ Über das Mona Mur Album WARSAW.

Obwohl es in der Karriere Mona Murs schon immer eine ganze Reihe an stilistischen (und auch personellen) Konstanten gab, erscheint sie einem doch manchmal wie eine Sängerin, die sich über die Jahre immer wieder neu erfunden hat - man mag dabei an eine Häutung denken und im nächsten Moment an die...

23/10/2025

Relatives of the victims of the Franco regime speak out. The moving documentary FRANCO ON TRIAL portrays the atrocities committed by Franco’s followers and t...

"The music of Neue Weltumfassende Resistance ('New Worldwide Resistance') combines Gabi Delgado's distinctive voice, whi...
20/10/2025

"The music of Neue Weltumfassende Resistance ('New Worldwide Resistance') combines Gabi Delgado's distinctive voice, which often shifts between spoken word, whispering, and incantation, with Marc Hurtado's electronic compositions—some darkly shimmering, others rhythmically dense structures that partly evoke the style and spirit of the 80s, yet simultaneously aim for the catchy, techno-driven dancefloor. Linguistically interwoven with German and Spanish, it creates an intense, shadowy tension between personal intimacy and a sense of militant upheaval."

📖 Read complete article (in German): https://africanpaper.com/2025/10/20/neue-weltumfassende-resistance-gemeinsames-album-von-gabi-delgado-und-marc-hurtado/

👉 Pre-order double album: https://www.playloud.org/archiveandstore/en/vinyl-12/871-gabi-delgado-marc-hurtado-nwr.html

19/10/2025

Lichtblick-Kino Berlin – Das Programmkino im Prenzlauer Berg. Kastanienallee 77, Tel. 030 - 44 05 81 79

New single by Gabi Delgado & Marc Hurtado out today:
17/10/2025

New single by Gabi Delgado & Marc Hurtado out today:

Get the double vinyl and/or CD at play loud! archive & store

Artist Ingeborg Fülepp after seeing the film "Mona Mur in Conversation" at  in Berlin:"I highly recommend this compellin...
15/10/2025

Artist Ingeborg Fülepp after seeing the film "Mona Mur in Conversation" at in Berlin:
"I highly recommend this compelling film about the extraordinary artist Mona Mur. It offers a rich insight into Berlin’s music scene from the 1980s to the present day, while also revealing the depth and originality of Mona Mur’s artistic journey. Director Dietmar Post employs a strikingly unconventional interview format: Mona Mur addresses a monitor displaying archival footage and photographs from her concerts. At key moments, these visuals take over the screen, accompanied by immersive sound, powerfully showcasing her voice, stage presence, and music. The film captures not only the avant-garde spirit of the era when she emerged in Berlin’s underground scene, but also highlights the breadth of her later work — including her remarkable compositions for film, video games, and media art. Skillfully directed, this documentary is more than a portrait of a singular artist; it’s also a cultural chronicle of Berlin through several of its most compelling artistic movements. It will resonate deeply with young artists, creatives, and anyone still driven by curiosity and the desire to push boundaries. Watching this film leaves you wanting to experience Mona Mur live — and fortunately, that’s entirely possible. After a period away from the spotlight, she has returned to touring internationally."fuelepp

09/10/2025

Eine neue Methode, die Eberhard Fechner und andere große Gesprächsfilmemacher*innen heute nutzen würden Ein Kommentar von Filmemacher C. Cay...

Hamburg movie goers talk about the Film Aesthetics and Sound Design in 'Mona Mur in Conversation'. Filmmaker C.Cay Wesni...
09/10/2025

Hamburg movie goers talk about the Film Aesthetics and Sound Design in 'Mona Mur in Conversation'. Filmmaker C.Cay Wesnigk states: So thank you for this technique. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. Using this kind of virtual jukebox as a memory device feels absolutely new. What used to be the family photo album is now the computer — not just storing photos, album covers, and newspaper clippings, but also moving images and other archival material, ready to be called up. I’m sure that Eberhard Fechner and other masters of the interview-driven documentary would gladly use this method today.

Eine neue Methode, die Eberhard Fechner und andere große Gesprächsfilmemacher*innen heute nutzen würden Ein Kommentar von Filmemacher C. Cay...

2LP/CD/DL out on November 28, 2025. 2LP and CD limited to 300 copies.
09/10/2025

2LP/CD/DL out on November 28, 2025. 2LP and CD limited to 300 copies.

Get the double vinyl or CD at play loud! archive&store. Limited to 300 copies each.

08/10/2025

Mona Mur ist Sängerin, Komponistin und Performerin. Seit den frühen Achtzigern bewegt sie sich zwischen Post-Punk, Avantgarde und Theatermusik. Der Filmemacher Dietmar Post hat ihr jetzt ein filmisches Porträt gewidmet. Der Dokumentarfilm "Mona Mur in Conversation" zeigt eine Künstlerin, die sic...

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play loud! productions (film & music)

play loud! productions is a film & music production & label, founded 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. Since 2002 the office is in Berlin. www.playloud.org

play loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. They are primarily known for their award winning documentaries covering music (Monks, Klangbad, Donna Summer) and politics (Franco’s Settlers, German Pop and Circumstance) in addition to fiction short films (Bowl of Oatmeal, Cloven Hooved). Their films capture multiple perspectives of their subjects with thorough interviews (conversations), allowing viewers to draw their own conclusions. Similar to many writers, labels and musicians, such as, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Can, Kraftwerk, Faust, ESP, Ton Steine Scherben, Dead Kennedys, EA 80, Einstürzende Neubauten, SST, Trikont, Frederick Wiseman, and others play loud! releases their films on their own film and music label. German critic Andreas Döhler has called Post and Palacios the German counterpart to the American Direct Cinema directors D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

In 2008 the filmmakers started working on a large archive project, the “play loud! (live) music series”, which is based on three precepts: Alan Lomax‘s work as an archivist and chronicler, John Peel‘s BBC radio sessions, and the work of Direct Cinema pioneers, such as the Maysles Brothers, Leacock, Wildenhahn and Pennebaker. “Filming live shows means not doing things TV-style, but in a very personal, intuitive and adventurous manner – nothing is staged for the shoot. You go along with things as they happen.” Some of the live performances are filmed with only one camera in one continuous shot and without any edits. Some critics have dubbed it “filmed paintings/painted films”.

play loud!’s music films have been called: “raw, rough, canny, straightforward, adventurous, witty, insightful, direct, non-tricksy, economic, minimal, unpretentious handheld camera work, unobtrusive, discreet and in depth”.