Talks

2013Film/VideoTalks

Mark Angelo Harrison about Spiral Tribe and Free Party History (Datacide Conference Berlin 2013)

Mark Angelo Harrison speaking on Spiral Tribe and Free Parties History at Datacide Conference 2013 in Berlin. A historical overview over the early festivals, the Battle of the Beanfield, Foundation of the Spiral Tribe Sound System, Castlemorton, the famous court case, and further adventures in Berlin and at Teknival. Questions asked by Christoph Fringeli

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Hundsteinweg – Text of Spoken Word performance by Joke Lanz

The text of a spoken word performance by Joke Lanz (of Sudden Infant fame), originally performed at a Datacide event in 2018 in Berlin, explores autobiographical impressions combined with poetry and sound.

Here you’ll find the full text, with embedded video of the performance and an exclusive collage by Joke Lanz.

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Revolution and Counterrevolution in Germany 1919

In January 1919 two important figures of the early German communist movement were murdered in Berlin: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. This was in the middle of an attempt to turn the revolution that had forced the Kaiser to abdicate in November, 1918 into a fully socialist one. This attempt, often called the Spartacist Uprising, was defeated, as were other attempts in other parts of Germany to set up council republics and workers’ democracy.

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