Monika Werkstatt / Photo: Udo Siegfriedt
Communities and alliances are the right antidotes to the reactionary tendency towards isolation that characterises our time. When we’re among like-minded people, pressure alleviates, sincere exchange takes place, and we stimulate each other. For this reason, Gudrun Gut rounded up female musicians and producers from the entourage of her label, Monika Enterprise.
This project is called Monika Werkstatt, and it’ll be accompanied by the release of a kaleidoscopic album. For its »Pop-Kultur« show, the Werkstatt will be represented by Danielle de Picciotto, Pilocka Krach, Sonae, Lucrecia Dalt, and Gudrun Gut herself. Their collective motto for the evening is: »Live and Work / Dream and Make an Impact«.
Mehr Informationen über Monika WerkstattAbout »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.