Contributing Artists
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Radio Show with weird 60s-90s German Underground Tracks Su. 12.10. 5 PM RadioHub Mimikri Yus (28): always making music—and always on the hunt for songs that almost no one knows.
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The project Face the Music or The King of Kassel and Local Nightlife’s Seminal Shift deals with subcultural movements in the Kassel area during the late 1970s and 1980s, specifically the phenomenon of GI discos. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US troops were stationed here until 1993 (and longer in other regions), with…
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Not that it’s particularly rousing or really invites you to dance. But still… it’s precisely these quiet, unobtrusive sounds that sometimes make me want to just move. Su. 12.10. 6 PM Radio Tape Release Mimikri NB Spiders (they/them)is a sound & electronics artist whos practice transgresses binary gender constructs and is informed by crip aesthetics.…
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Beamcircus The idea of robot has long been intertwined with human’s imagination of mimicking life, automating labor, and the spirit of machines. Its roots can be traced back to pre-digital era, and even further to the myths and mechanical dreams of ancient times.Beam Bot is a series of small robots developed by Mark Tilden in…
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Through sound experiments, the transformation of objects, and the use of recycled materials, he creates sensitive scenarios that oscillate between the organic and the artificial. His works offer immersive experiences in which light, sound, and space become living organisms, inviting the viewer to become an active participant in the work. Combining technical precision with poetic…
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SAND II (2024) Sand, steel, time The hourglass is running, and time is slipping through our fingers like sand. Can you hear the sand trickling? The installation “SAND II” is an interplay of time, movement, form, and the sound that results from it. Trickling sand runs through the funnel. A pile of sand forms, which…
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Object and sound Velour terry cloth, round steel, stool, sound (10 min, looped) Erinnerungskörper in blau is a multi-sensory spatial installation that deals with the inscription of tender touch into the somatic memory. Long, dark blue textile tubes made of velour terry cloth hang from a spiral-shaped metal structure made of round steel down to…
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The performance video shows the intimate feeling of insecurity, doubt, inner struggles, as well as a feeling of confinement, inner isolation, and psychological stress. It invites viewers to dive into emotional depths, aims to generate empathy, and raise awareness of the struggles that many people experience in secret. Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PMSu. 12.10.…
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one bar of soap a washroom a shower a memory pressed between yellowish tiles a towel on the wall, soaking wet a bar of soap lemon soap, 200g, RRP $0.53 fragments of thought in sound & words Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PMSu. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM Artist Talk Su. 12.10. 4.30 PM Waschraum…
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“Everyday Sound Makers” Can you hear the sounds of everyday life? The world is full of sounds, even in places where we would hardly expect them. A glass bumping against the edge of a table. The humming of electrical appliances. The creaking of an old door. For me, all of this is music: not composed,…
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frühe morgen – early mornings The audiovisual work transforms grief in time and space. The father’s slides are sent out into the sky through the windows. The form of the memories is no longer so important—their location is all the more so. Sounds from Karelia are projected inward onto the curved wall: from a kesämökki,…
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Drones to close the night, Lyra-8 goes brrrrrr Fr. 10.10. midnight Neue Nachrichtenmeistrei Su. 12.10. 8 PM Mimikri Artie S is a multi-media artist and architect based in Vienna and Kassel, with works ranging from photography and drawings to soundscapes.
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Ambient DJ Set Sunday 12.10. 2 PM Mimikri Yonagold alias DJ Joyboy Jona Yonagold aka DJ Joyboy JonaSometimes vinyl, sometimes digital. Sometimes lounge, sometimes disco, sometimes rave.Genre surfing my way trough electronic music.
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A Moroccan electronic experiment: Soukaina El Adak explores sound, identity, and movement through DJ Sets. Sunday 12.10. 7 PM Mimikri
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Performance and Installation In this collaboration we examine the relation between sound and movement through technological means. Our aim is to merge fragments from different artistic fields into a single expression. This unity may be unattainable, but it remains our horizon. The performance uses raw physical and technological elements: sensors, bodies, oscillations. A wooden box-frame,…
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Moritzturm (2023) – Installation / Performance In 2022, Samuel Nerl and Joshua Weitzel took an in-depth look at the role of Landgrave Moritz “the Scholar.” Although his forced conversion of the Kassel population to Calvinism was a violent act of domination, it also led to the influx of Huguenot refugees several centuries later. “Moritzturm” is…
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Noise dance battle as different form of a jam / get together. Maybe on Sunday as a closure. Always one sound person and one dancer gets a short time slot and performs spontaneously. The audience can vote for the best ones from each discipline and they do the last duet. They’ll get a flower or…
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Shape Lessons In this workshop, I introduce Casey Canglosi’s “Shape Lessons” system. Originally a practice concept for percussionists, I used the content to create live music. Participants play on different instruments according to geometric patterns. This playfully creates polymetric structures that form meditative soundscapes when played together. The musical forms are visualized and then brought…
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Introduction to acoustic ecology, bioacoustics, and field recording practice. Theory session followed by outdoor recording excursion in the Schillerviertel neighborhood. Saturday, 11.10. 2–6 pm Flipdot Hackspace Write to us here to register for the workshop via email: workshop@range-festival.de Clemens is an acoustician and field recordist from Dresden. In his work, he explores soundscapes through field…
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“eigenklang” is an interactive audiovisual experience that defies simple description. Born from ever-changing settings, diverse participants, and the research-driven spirit of Kollektiv eigenklang behind it, every encounter becomes a unique journey. It transforms into whatever the moment demands: a sonic playground, musical team building, intimate sound therapy, or collective audio trip. The technical foundation remains…
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<inner dansdansdans> Sometimes, when I’m doing something—or just sitting around lost in thought—I suddenly hear a meaningless sound coming from the white noise. And somehow I recognize a rhythm in it. Not that it’s particularly rousing or really invites you to dance. But still… it’s precisely these quiet, unobtrusive sounds that sometimes make me want…
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Dive into the world of binaural sound recording. Work in small groups to create 90-second audio pieces using artificial head microphones, voices, objects, and environmental sounds. No prior experience necessary. Sunday, 12.10. 2–6 pm Flipdot Hackspace Write to us here to register for the workshop via email: workshop@range-festival.de Tobias Böhm is a film sound engineer,…
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Really likes mixing David Guetta with gabber <3. Sometimes tries his hand at downtempo. Saturday 10.10 midnight Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei djfroggy69 cute and messy dubstepbro
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heden love for music fuses together base heavy, fearless, and unrestrained sounds. Saturday 11.10. 1 AM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei heden is a high energy magic, commands the space, gets you bouncing and feeling care free.
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Dance set: Legendary Dance Music Paladin Habian666 heroicly slays the decks yet again! Saturday 11.10/ Sun. 12.10 3.30 AM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei Habian666 is a DJ, musician, producer and Sound artist based in Kassel.
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a spoken word soundscape Friday 10.10. 9 PM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei We are a duo studying at Kunsthochschule Kassel, both with a passion for atmospheric sounds and poetry. Usually being active in different disciplines, we will come together for our first joint performance.
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A regular piece dissolves within its own symmetry; movement emerges along the edge of the metric. We are two with five bodies, secretly becoming seven impossible polyhedrons—have we listened to the underlying flower of life, or drawn a crack into the ground? A composition of sound and dance. Freitag 10.10. 11.30 PM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei In…
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live composission based on Tape loops, spoken word and noise. Saturday 11.10. 10.15 PM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei My name is Sidney Mantei. I am an artist based in Kassel. I mostly do multy-media-installations but also sound based art such as music and experimental sound performances.
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UntitledInvestigating the material properties of abstract sound with Supercollider and Pure Data. Friday 10.10. 8.30 PM neue Nachrichtenmeisterei Samuel Julian Grace is an artist who works predominantly with sound to investigate its relations to the body and mind. Samuel works abstractly, twisting areas of perception, cognition and understanding while challenging definitions of art
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An audiovisual performance based on the bidirectional transformation between video and audio signals. In this experimental format, visual information—brightness values, color intensities, movement patterns—is translated into acoustic structures in real time: light becomes sound, movement becomes rhythm, color becomes frequency. The transformation process works in both directions—audio signals in turn modulate the visual level and…
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At the Range Festival, Monoyama presents a live performance exploring the fusion of sound modulation and short recordings captured on site. By combining these immediate field recordings with intricate electronic processing, a complex yet delicate sonic blend emerges. This dynamic interplay creates a new mode of sound perception, inviting the audience to engage in an…
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Catalysing possible futures through non-linear time experiences,Cat Woywod’s live compositions weave sonic topographies with field recordings, electronic processing, and voice. Between Meditation and Catharsis, Its site-specific rituals reflect on human and non-human sensory experiences. Frequently commissioned for film scores, sound installations,instrumental compositions and sound designs,Cat Woywod also collaborates with dancers and multidisciplinary artists as a…
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Xorm is an audiovisual performance set in a fictional sci-fi universe, blending dungeon synth-inspired electronic music with immersive CG visuals. In a 1-hour live set Jonas Eschner is delving into the world of Xorm. From infinite castes to frutiger dolphins – the journey awaits. Friday 10.10. 9:30pm – 10:30pm Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei
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The project “Abrasive” by Allen Homburg features modern folkloric samples—heavily distorted and rapidly repeated. The sound of old melancholia contrasts with a mechanical groove. Saturday 11.10. 11:30pm – 00:10am Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei
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Experimental DJ set mixed with own productions as well as sound landscapes and spoken word Saturday 11.10./ Su. 12.10. 02:25 AM 03:25 AM Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei (b)engel formerly known as gemini is a queer DJ and Producer based in Kassel. If they had to describe their DJ style it would be unhinged, high energy mixes ranging…
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For Range Festival META will perform an electroacoustic live-improvisation. These sessions are at the core of their musical work as a collective and are both musical and non-musical explorations of their shared feelings in the moment and a reflection of the environment. It will usually last from 30 to 45 minutes and move through different…
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ECHO Sound performance with voice and loop station Echo – the one who was robbed of her voice, but retained the last word. Her voice is reassembled: fragmented, looped, multiplied. Repetition as resistance, resonance as reclaiming space, a polyphonic self, an emancipatory form? Friday 10.10. 8pm Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei Thea Josepha Konatsu’s intermedia practice deals with…