After the fall of the berlin. Artist and composer rob missouri create soundscapes to take listeners to the brazilian rain forest texas desert or even some mars. Robbs my guest on this very musical edition of arts and culture will be chatting about his work in just a moment and also on the show. A sneak preview of the w. s new night groove series Host International stars grooving and jamming including the 1st southerner. And lithuanian punk rockers summers tells us how the fall of the berlin wall changed his life. The 1st my guest is composer rob missouri he was getting ready to perform at the jazz fest here in berlin hes got 3 new albums out that he released just an artists welcome darcey culture are sure to be here in a moment i want to look at a clip of some of your visual arts because youre also a visual artist and before we do im curious to know if you have the same goals in both of these practices the visual art i mean music absolutely i mean i may make art music the music stuff is all about resonance the visual work is also about resonance for creating a life force a spirituality that. Has a possible the billy to give somebody else energy as well as well as myself so its all about energy ok lets take a look this is from an exhibition you did in france is called constellations corps. Ok so that was a 3 d. Lithograph collage obviously look different with the glasses that you had on and it would take you were reading it like a music score very much into the graphic score in a graphic score tradition so its something i enjoy to do and for this particular set of works the 3 d. Theres been so much done with print work and lithography and these things i was trying to figure out a way to pull pull the stuff off the wall without doing the actually pulling it off the wall would feel in your one theme in your work is this idea of synesthesia that i sense is bleeding into each other can you hear your pictures i mean the usually i dont have i dont have the show but ive been working for years through the mel that youve lived in brazil for 7 years while you were there you added some rain forest sounds internews it you also add in a lot of computer sounds to the dimensions lets have another stuart was in syria are you playing with a group called the south paolo underground. So you lived in sao paolo youve lived in chicago for the last years there youve been living and a small isolated town in the texas desert is called marfa and this is not your average texas town is it not it is the town basically you know that was the military for a while when that when the war was over. It became in disrepair and one of my favorite artists of all time donald judd the writer falls into the minimalist category of artists i guess for some people here he had a vision of heaven permanent installation of his works like a. And it works so his r. And the are from there really pulled me into this small town and i played in chicago underground do a show there 10 years ago and just fell in love with the place now you new albums are just brought out a trilogy of new albums called the marfa trilogy how does living in a place like marfa texas in the middle of nowhere i think the nearest airport is 3 hours away how does that influence your work in these albums but whats so dynamic about the area not only is it in the middle of the desert close to the mexican border. Its the dynamic of the of the town itself with with the artists. Visually literature poetry books. Of film its a very Dynamic Community this way and its always somebody coming to town in a residency form out or Something Else and or showing something thats just fascinating and very briefly i believe youre starting youre trying to start up more of a music scene there since theres such a big visual arts you know were going a few things so we started fin called the desert and crips which we did last year and thats one of the one of the new releases for this year this year we did desert encrypts 2 which included chad teller on drums fantastic drummer from the chicago underground and Yonsei Warner from here in berlin and rosa barbara also visual artists from here in berlin thanks so much for coming on the show rob mazur act here marfa trilogy just out fantastic. And going to concerts can be electrifying but sometimes you just want to stay in the comfort of your own home wouldnt it be nice if you just curl up on your couch and have the concert come to you well that is what d. W. Night curves is all about musicians chant chatting and jamming in a setting so intimate you might think theyre in your own living room its going into season 3 this weekend and heres a little preview. Hello halflings this is the love all speaking when i come to the show with. My. Face back for a 3rd series night cruise from the spring brings together german and International Stars for a one off musical encounters in the season coming at us violinist lindsey sterling east german legends city for a mesmerizing version. Another highlight british pop stars right said fred meets german songstress nicole for an unusual rendition of Eurovision Song Contest where now. Some guests are not famous as singers who knew that best selling the swarm frank should sing had a voice like this. Are sacred. To most. Hollywood jackie 1st sutherland is also brought xing outs of on nights groups. You know there are new editions of the show we leave you with. And his free electric back and. Get out. And the. Now freedom of expression is something that not all artists can take for granted especially those whove lived under oppressive regimes and the days leading up to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall were hearing stories from artists who were there today were going to hear from the lithuanian punk rocker some of us who happened to be visiting east berlin on that night november the 9th 1989 we are right from the east berlin with all just around the met so many people this. Shouting something we go from the to the from the bus and asking people whats happened whats whats this is miss. And they told us they did the burn in this broken the wall is broken they will free you free. For 41 years germany it was a divided country from 1061 until 1909 a war even split into the western part was part of the democratic west germany the east the poppy going to communist east germany. Other countries work for the soviet union had for the Baltic States. By the late 1980 s. Opposition to the soviet occupation was growing. And his band. Lithuanian independence and they were in berlin when the war. Is was a symbol for the freedom it is was a symbol for the us. To. The fanfics was founded in 1987 the lyrics of the songs often criticized the soviet occupation taking artistic liberties they didnt actually have. Made illegal. To be. Ok. You must. Have to interrupt getting his degree for 2 years in the soviet army by the time he returned to lithuania the restructuring. People enjoyed more freedom in 1908. Music festival was held in the palace of concerts and. Performed here. The fall of the berlin wall strengthened the fight for independence in the Baltic States of estonia latvia and lithuania this struggle came to be known as the singing revolution at the Lithuanian Parliament barricade and the museum. Reminders of that critical era. In 1990. The following january the soviets sent in troops they seized this press house for instance in old 14 civilians were killed. When Russian Troops is coming here i remember the tanks. And the soldiers and the people standing and we play here and there who brought you see. And try to keep this from this building 3. In the end the people prevailed and lithuania got its independence. All my life i want to be our end when the the walls broken the berlin wall is broken and singing the revolution comes and while we becomes the we are free now i feel. Exactly 11 to feel i can speak what i want i can sing what i want. I was just part of our series about the fall of the berlin wall and for more stories about how different artists experience that historic event check out d w your own macs are new to you now from me and all the crew here in berlin thank you so much for watching take care of yourself have a great weekend. 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