The Sound of Cologne

by Kristina Schippling, Nicole Wegner
  • 2020 TELEVISOR TROIKA GMBH
  • 2020 TELEVISOR TROIKA GMBH
  • 2020 TELEVISOR TROIKA GMBH

    Synopsis

    Timetravel into the heartland of electronic music: A journey through the history of electronic music from Cologne – from the 50ies until today. The film follows the roots of inventing new music from the WDR's Electronic Studio, Stockhausen, CAN, via Kompakt, A-Musik until the vivid and very diverse club scene of today. With artists such as Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay of CAN, Mouse on Mars, Marcus Schmickler, Niobe, Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer, Lena Willikens, Barnt, Fr. Reichert – a mesmerizing portrait of a city where each and everyone is somehow interconnected.Eine filmische Hommage an die Kölner elektronische Musikszene, die Köln zu einer Musikstadt voller Pioniere machte und, ganz außerhalb des Fokus, schlichtweg die Welt der Musik veränderte.

    Festivals

    2022
    Filmfestival Cologne