Peter Hesse
- Die Stille überlebt (Film)
Despite a radicalism and consistency that can hardly be surpassed, NRW’s very lively noise and electro-sound scene largely operates “under the radar”. Is it avantgarde, craft, frequency terrorism or overcoming musical convention? In the end, even art? This film documentary dares to take a closer look for the first time, penetrating into the deafening center of sound. The focus is on types and archetypes such as the noise electronic musician Julia Bünnagel from Cologne, who casts her performance records out of cement. Then there’s Carsten Vollmer from Essen with his noise attacks. Or modular synth artist Kai Niggemann from Bochum, noise ambient craftsman Emerge from Augsburg, and word and underground cut-up acrobat Philip Nussbaum from Mönchengladbach. Plus the noisy laptop worker Gehirn, Implosion from the Bremen area. And of course the unpredictable performance tinkerers Kaffee Und Kuchen from Düsseldorf. And prominent music neighbors and contemporary greats (such as radio legend Klaus Fiehe from 1Live or pop culture speaker Till Kniola) explain what noise, atonality or noise techno can mean in each case.
Bio
Peter Hesse is a convinced Ruhr area man and has been working in the media industry for 30 years. He has worked for record companies, was production manager and author at Visions Verlag for 10 years and has written copy for industrial clients from Aral to Zalando. But his heart belongs to film. Peter Hesse has made several documentaries, including for Ruhr 2010, as well as feature films with musicians such as Bela B. (Die Ärzte), Olli Schulz, Dredg, Queens of the Stone Age, Muff Potter and Billy Talent.
