John Foster / 25 Mar 2022
Diversity Without Nationalism
Heaven in Disorder, by Slavoj Žižek
One is always a bit apprehensive when cracking the latest publication by the eminent Slovenian curmudgeon Slavoj Žižek.(...)
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Charlie Bertsch / 09 Feb 2022
German Labour Music
Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2
To begin a compilation of decades-old tracks with a remix is a bold move. But Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2 deploys it brilliantly. (...)
Charlie Bertsch / 02 Sep 2020
From Britain to Russia
Simon Scott’s Migrations
“Red Square”, the first track on Simon Scott’s new album Migrations, unfolds at a leisurely pace. Those who favour the stripped-down aesthetic of Berlin dub may hear elaborations on the hissing minimalism of Pole or the meta-reggae of Rhythm & Sound.(...)
Joel Schalit / 20 May 2020
The Varieties of Banking Experience
Religion and Nationality in Germany
"We don't give accounts to Israelis." The last stage in completing the paperwork for an online bank account, I'd just submitted my passport for review.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 18 Oct 2019
Nostalgia for a Lost Future
Pinch’s Border Control EP
From its opening moments, the new Border Control EP from Bristol dubstep legend Pinch channels the time when that culturally and geographically eccentric city in the western United Kingdom felt like the centre of the universe. (...)