When @audiotechnica_eu said, dya wanna come to Berlin to celebrate our 60th birthday and do a live @thelastbohemianspod, one person was top of the list: queen of the underground, @gutgudrun. She helped define the city’s gothy post-punk, industrial and electronic sound of the late-70s/early-80s with her three ‘M’ bands, Mania D, Malaria and Matador, and has been at the coalface of Berlin’s independent, experimental music scene ever since. We had a long chat and played some of her career bests - including a killer Tina Turner cover.
Lovely to see old friends and make new ones: Ralf Obergfell (I used to play his wild Gutterslut nights in London!), @melis_tailored, @russelevado and the AF team, @heikoxhoffmann@henrikschwarzlive@colleencosmomurphy at @classicalbumsundays the night before, and @tashlc@minamusicuk. It’s been a tough old week but it was great to be in this excellent space, hearing great music with great people.
Thanks to @audiotechnica_eu@analoguefoundation for having me. The podcast version of the interview will be up v soon 💫