Photo: Sebastian Marggraf
One of the releases by Jeff Özdemir & Friends is titled »Der Typ ist fett dabei« [»The guy is seriously on it«]. You could say exactly that about Adem Özdemir. Özdemir operates a record store (33rpm, in Berlin-Kreuzberg), owns a label, and makes music as Jeff Özdemir – yes, THE Jeff Özdemir. His music discreetly tends toward collaboration. Accordingly, the second edition of »Jeff Özdemir & Friends« will be out soon.
In these records, Özdemir brings the multilingual, multi-layered, opulent feeling of a record store to the stage, and the songs always deliver new surprises. For his »Pop-Kultur« show, Jeff Özdemir will be supported by the ever-prolific F.S. Blumm as well as by his colleagues Zap and Roderick Bell. Expect some other special guests, too.
Jeff Özdemir on FacebookAbout »SKM 60«
Even if your own memory might initially recall it otherwise, 1997 was a good year for pop music. After all, three labels were founded that still help to define the sound of contemporary pop: Shitkatapult, Karaoke Kalk, and Monika Enterprise. They released and still release albums by T.Raumschmiere and Apparat, Bill Wells and Hauschka, Barbara Morgenstern and Gudrun Gut. Put briefly, they specialise in visionary sounds, clever lyrics (when there are lyrics at all), and yes indeed – hits. All three labels survived the radical industry changes of the early 00s and remain relevant in both pop and electronic music. At »Pop-Kultur«, these Berlin indies celebrate twenty years of label work in a programme focus entitled »SKM60«. The focus consists of concerts, DJ sets, and talks.