Index
10 Introduction Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
18 Money
20 Burgerkill
House of Greed (Indonesia 2014)
with texts by Rudolf Dethu (Indonesia) and Jeremy Wallach (USA)
25 Money Laundry A Photo Series by Refantho Ramdhan (Indonesia)
31 Singing Against Corruption Simon A. Akindes (USA)
40 Journal Rappé
Formidable comme
Karim Wade (Senegal 2014)
with texts by Aisha Deme (Senegal) and Jenny Mbaye (Great Britain)
45 Parodying the Gospel of Prosperity Tendai Chari (South Africa)
52 Bonnie Banane & Waltaa
Champs-Elysées (France 2014)
with texts by Helmi (France), Wayne Marshall (USA)
and Cande Sanchez Olmos (Spain)
61 Shopping is Civil War John Hutnyk (Australia)
66 Der Teufelskreis des Geldes Interview mit Andreas Ryser
von Hannes Liechti (beide Schweiz)
68 Mobile Phone Ambassadors Interview with Eugene Hoggar (Ghana)
by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
70 Digitally Famous and Real Life Broke Angie Balata (Egypt)
76 Hail Mary Mallon
Whales (USA 2014)
with texts by Ali Gul Pir (Pakistan) and Tara Mahadevan (USA)
81 From Democratic to Corporate Cande Sânchez Olmos (Spain)
84 Between Dream and Reality Renato Martins (Brazil)
86 Scheine statt Pumpgun Marcus Staiger (Deutschland)
90 Singing for Asian Autocrats Kerstin Klenke (Germany)
97 Wie Sich Geld vertonen lässt Interview mit Johannes Kreidler
von Olaf Karnilc (beide Deutschland)
102 Loneliness
104 Olimpia Splendid
Jukka-Pekka (Finland 2013)
with texts by Giacomo Botta and Antti-Ville Kärjä (both Finland)
109 Lonely Helsinki A Photo Series by Antti Ahonen (Finland)
115 Fans, or Friends? David Verbuc (Czech Republic)
121 On Native Aliens Sandeep Bhagwati (Germany)
126 Stromae
Formidable (Belgium 2013)
with texts by Wanlov the Kubolor (Ghana) and Maxime Pasques
(Belgium) and an interview with Jérôme Guiot (Belgium)
133 Burial's Echoic Loneliness Hillegonda C. Rietveld (Great Britain)
140 Stahlberger
Du verwachsch wieder nume i dinere Wonig
(Switzerland 2014)
with texts by Christoph Fellmann, Jovica Radisavljevic
and Benedikt Sartorius (all Switzerland)
150 Die Sehnsucht nach der Einsamkeit Kommando Himmelfahrt
(Deutschland)
152 Einsamkeiten und Verfall Holger Lund (Deutschland)
160 Ali Gul Pir
#Kholo BC (Pakistan 2014)
with texts by Ali Haider Habib and Manal Khan and an interview
with Ali Gul Pir (all Pakistan)
167 Escaping Loneliness Online Angie Balata (Egypt)
172 War
174 Nguzunguzu
Mecha (USA 2013)
with texts by Arie Amaya-Akkermans (Turkey/Lebanon)
and Martin Daughtry (USA)
182 Deconstructing Violence in Grime Derek Walmsley (Great Britain)
186 Music of Bombs and Bullets Interview with Matthew Herbert
(Great Britain) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
189 Outrage, Sorrow, Bitterness Interview with Bernard Clarke (Ireland)
by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
194 Los Tigres Del Norte
La Bala (USA/Mexico 2014)
with texts by Elijah Wald (USA) and Jorge Verdin (Mexico)
200 Safely Mocking the Islamic State Daniel J. Gilman (USA)
202 Polyrhythmic Ukranian Noise Interview with Dmytro Fedorenko
and Kateryna Zavoloka (both Ukraine) by C-drik Fermont (Germany)
208 David Opp
Sakata Helicobtir
Min Tiraz Sikorsky (Israel 2013)
with a text by Michal Sapir (Israel/USA) and an interview
with David Opp (Israel)
214 Inner station Soil A Photo Series by Laetitia Boulud (Israel)
223 Critical Noise from Israel Interview with Meira Asher (Israel)
by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
226 Bad Copy
Esi mi dobar (Serbia 2013)
with texts by Vladimir Lenhard (Serbia), Shonegrad O’Connor
(Canada) and Wikluh Sky (Serbia)
255 Silence is the Real Taboo Serge Yared (Lebanon)
237 The Hypocrisy of the Migrant Interview with Nasser Shorbaji
(Lebanon) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
240 Syrian Metal in the Civil War Monzer Darwish (Syria)
242 Being Free in Music Kamilya Jubran (France)
246 Ox Blood Can Mean a Lot of Things Christophe Thockler (France)
247 Gunshots Unite People Chino Amobi (USA)
249 The Abyss off Chaos and Nature Rudolf Eb.er (Japan)
254 Exotica
256 The Banalization of the Exotic Interview with Martin Stokes
(Great Britain) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
261 Mermaids are Not Seapunk FrankJavCee (USA)
264 Meditation in Front of the Computer Interview with Blank Banshee
(Canada) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
266 Okmalumkoolkat
Allblackblackkat (South Africa 2014)
with texts by Atiyyah Khan (South Africa) and Ben Verghese
(South Africa/Great Britain)
272 New South African Music A Photo Series by Chris Saunders (South Africa)
278 Beschleunigte Folklore Florian Sievers (Deutschland)
282 FOKN Bois
BRKN LNGWJZ (Ghana 2011)
with texts by Mutombo Da Poet (Ghana) and Jesse Weaver Shipley (USA)
291 Exotica in South African House Music Percy Mabandu (South Africa)
296 Bishi&Matt Hardern
Albion Voice (Great Britain 2012)
with texts by Louise Gray (Great Britain) and Nabeel Zuberi (New Zealand)
and an interview with Matthew Hardern (Great Britain)
304 Ana Tijoux
Somos Sur (Chile/Great Britain 2014)
with texts by Ariel Altaminaro (Chile) and Johanna Hilari (Switzerland)
310 The Misunderstood Farmer Boy Interview with Gazelle (South Africa)
by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
314 Lost and Found Folklore Kimberly DaCosta Holton (USA)
321 Expeditions of Desire Oliver Seibt (Germany)
327 Indians in Pedestrian Zones Julio Mendivil (Germany)
334 Playing with the Dustbin of History Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
342 Desire
344 Temi DollFace
Pata Pata (Nigeria 2013)
with texts by Temi DollFace (Nigeria), Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (Ghana)
and Kay Thompson (USA)
349 No Second Beyoncé Interview with Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
by Theresa Beyer (Switzerland)
352 Re-imagining Gender in Nigeria Emma Dabiri (Great Britain)
356 Silvana Imam
l-M-A-M (jj Remix) (Sweden 2014)
with texts by Mona Aurich (Germany) and Kalle Berggren (Sweden)
and an interview with Silvana Imam
368 Es gibt keinen schwulen Rap Jonathan Fischer (Deutschland)
374 Umilio
Magic Man (South Africa 2014)
with texts by B Camminga (South Africa),
Henriette Gunkel (Great Britain) and Umlilo
380 Shizophonia A Photo Series by Dylan Culhane (South Africa)
387 Queer and Of Here B Camminga (South Africa)
392 Bootydance mit der Königin Theresa Beyer (Switzerland)
397 Ist Pop am Arsch? Sonja Eismann (Deutschland)
399 The Power of Pleasure Petra R. Rivera-Rideau (USA)
402 Bonde do Rolê
Picolé (Brazil 2013)
with a text by Jesse S. Wheeler (USA/Brazil) and an interview
with Javier Lourenço (Brazil)
412 Belonging
414 Music and Place Andy Bennett (Australia)
418 Gato Diablo
Nunca Tendremos Mar
(Bolivia 2012)
with texts by Carlos Perez (USA), Javier A. Rodriguez Camacho
and Bernardo Reb Rojas (both Bolivia)
425 Fragmentary Presence A Photo Series by Katyussa Veiga (Bolivia)
431 Cumbia Nights with the Sound System Interview With Mirjam Wirz
by Theresa Beyer (both Switzerland)
434 Soap&Skin
Sugarbread (Austria 2013)
with texts by Heinrich Deisl (Austria) and Jan Dvorak (Germany)
439 Copy and Past(e) Jaimie Baron (Canada)
443 Psychosomatische Extreme Interview mit Joke Lanz (Deutschland)
von Thomas Burkhalter (Schweiz)
447 NWA came before the NWO Yassin «The Narcicyst» Alsalman
(Canada/Iraq)
456 Karima 2G
Orangutan (Italy 2014)
with texts by Emma Dabiri (Great Britain) and Luca Gricinella (Italy)
462 The Sample Shapes the Song Interview with Joy Frempong
by Thomas Burkhalter (both Switzerland)
467 Remixing References Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
471 Karachi Noise Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey (Pakistan)
475 Wozu statt Wie Michael Rebhahn (Deutschland)
478 Dux Content
Life Style (Great Britain 2013)
with texts by Adam Harper (Great Britain) and Michael Kinzer
(Switzerland)
484 The New Hi-Tech Underground Adam Harper (Great Britain)
491 Notes Like Bullets Raffael Dörig (Switzerland)
495 lm/material Regeneration Eduardo Navas (USA)
Appendix
502 Text and Image Credits
504 Imprint
