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Surprise gig of Der Plan 5.0 beta at Pangaea Island Farewell Party @ The Bluebird

Planned ahead only a day before the actual gig a new set-up of Der Plan entered the (virtual) stage for what has to be called a truly Time-Tunnel-experience. The occasion was a rather sad one: After more than 2 years of starring as a paradise miniature the island of Pangaea seized to exist. The former presence of Universal Music Germany had been a highly acclaimed piece of artwork loved by numerous visitors (almost 7000 to be more precise) over the years. Due to lack of imagination on the side of major company officials the funding was withdrawn by the end of 2008. "No reason to worry", says co-designer, producer and architect Mo Eriksen aka Moritz R® of Der Plan. "We will continue our most creative platform elsewhere in SL. In fact, when you visit Shermerville you'll find two of the most flowery locations miraculously reanimated plus a super-chic super-modern Art Gallery called The Shermerville Arts And Science Club, short: SASC."
After a warm-up party at the Ladybird Garage on Pangaea, DJed by Mo himself, the crowd moved to the Bluebird to watch an astounding gig of Der Plan, staged with original masks and stage designs from the early 80s. The two new supporting band members Popeye 235 Papp, a long-time fan of the band, on the keyboards and lovely Miss Moni Duettmann, Pangaea architect herself, on the drums completed a set that left some of the old Plan-fans in amazement as well as a group of visitors from Cologne in speechless state-of-shock. A filmed documentary of the gig will be produced.
The party ended not before 4 in the night with a superb chill-out mix brought to the turntables by Helma Beerbaum, the most lovely elf, sim owner of Van Dyck Park.


Mo giving energy to the disco crowd at the Garage



All the old decorations were still in very good shape

Things to come

Those were the days...

Fred vom Jupiter revisited. The song Andreas Dorau never liked. But it was his greatest hit. That's life.
--> Pessimist Club

CNN about "Embedded Art"

The paintings of Moritz R® are referred to as "peace activists turned into war profiteers"...

Surprise! Obama is keeping a promise

When looking at Obama's presidency, this is what you see: Afghanistan war extended, Iraq war still going on, Homeland Security Office still in charge, Patriot Act still in operation, Guantanamo still there, Federal Reserve Bank still private, so people ask: does Obama really make any difference? Yes he does! With his efforts to solve the banking crisis, Obama acts according to his campaign pledge: Bankers get the billions, people get the change!

Musik zur Zeit

Kurt Martin †

Wie erst jetzt bekannt wurde, ist Kurt Martin bereits am 23.11.1943 bei einem Luftangriff auf Berlin ums Leben gekommen. Krieg stand am Anfang seines kurzen Lebens, Krieg stand am Ende, dazwischen ein paar "gute" Jahre auf der Schwelle zum Erwachsensein am Rande der Gesellschaft.

In Trauer und Dankbarkeit, Der Plan

Thank you God!

Thank you, GOD, for giving us religion, so people can praise you and live in peace and harmony! Amen!

Mini tape recorders

The early days of sound-recording in the field. See website!

Titelschutz © Der Plan 2004

6 Uhr 30, Lichterfelde. Drei Arbeitslose von Der Plan 4.0 warten auf den Laster, der sie zur Baustelle abholt.

Die schönsten Bahnstrecken Deutschlands

Dass Deutschland der internationalen Kultur nichts Bedeutendes hinzufügt, stimmt nur teilweise, obwohl es doch viel weniger ist, als man in Deutschland selbst glaubt. Eine Fernsehserie, die gerade in den USA Kultstatus erreicht, ist "Die schönsten Bahnstrecken Deutschlands". Eine Koriphäe auf dem Gebiet unterschätzter Popkultur und unfreiwillig-obskuren Pseudo-Pops ist Jim Morton. Jim hat vor ca. 25 Jahren zwei wegweisende Bücher geschrieben, deren Auswirkungen auf die Entwicklung populärer Kultur erstens nie richtig gewürdigt wurden und zweitens bis heute anhalten. Es handelt sich einmal um das Werk "Incredible Strange Films" (zusammen mit dem nicht minder legendären Boyd Rice) und "Pop Void", eines der Bücher, die eine Tür zu einer völlig neuen Welt aufstossen. Seit der Zeit hat Jim nicht mehr so viel gemacht, wozu auch? Pop Void musste erst verstanden werden und die Welt verändern. Dass er heute einen Blog hat, ist nicht so sensationell, wie die Bücher damals waren, aber es eröffnet zumindest endlich die Möglichkeit, an weiteren Ideen dieses brillanten und humorvollen Geistes teilhaben zu können.

Dort kann man auch die Erklärung zu seiner Liebe zu "Die schönsten Bahnstrecken Deutschlands" nachlesen, zu der er mir heute noch folgendes schrieb: "I have actually bought several of "Die schönsten Bahnstrecken" DVDs. I often play them on Saturday afternoons, when I decide to take a nap. I find them very relaxing. I think my favorite is Hamburg nach Berlin Hauptbahnhof because it was filmed in the summer and at every leg of the trip, several new bugs splatter the window. About halfway through a guy cleans the window, but to no avail. By the time the train pulls into Berlin HBF the window is covered with bug guts again. My second favorite is the Winterreise because it is so minimal that I can hardly wrap my mind around the fact that such a video exists. I mean, there is NOTHING to see; just snow, snow and more snow. Jack Stevenson and I have toyed with the idea of having a screening here and just see what people do. Will they stay and fall asleep, or get up and leave? Will they watch it intently. Das weiß ich nicht."

Radio Moni nimmt Testbetrieb auf

Hier ist Radio Moni, das Internetradio.

In zunächst total unregelmässigen Abständen werden Testprogramme ausgestrahlt. Nach Ende der Testphase soll es feste Sendezeiten geben. Ein 24-Stunden Service ist zunächst nicht geplant. Also immer mal wieder probieren!

Das Programm wird auch im Second Life-Sim Pangaea ausgestrahlt, und zwar zunächst im Boutique Tonstudio auf dem Nordwest-Hügel der Insel. Hier soll ein Musiktreff entstehen, also auflegen, gemeinsam Musik hören und reden - in Second Life per Textchat ohne die Musik zu stören ;-)

DER PLAN videos shown in art exhibition in Dortmund

A big exhibition on the subject of intellectual property in Dortmund, Northrhine-Westfalia, will feature two videos of Der Plan. The Hartware Medien Kunst Verein chose "Copyright Slavery" and "Hohe Kante" for their obvious references to the theme. The exhibition in Phoenix Hall will be opened on Friday, the 18th of July and last until October, 19th, 2008.

ANNA KOURNIKOVA DELETED BY MEMERIGHT TRUSTED SYSTEM - ART IN THE AGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PHOENIX HALLE DORTMUND, JULY 19 - OCTOBER 19, 2008 Opening: July 18, 2008, 19:00

Interview with Moritz R in "Is Greater Than"

Is Greater Than is an eclectic online journal from the States written by a crack staff of freelance writers, activists, artists, journalists, and bloggers examining the intersections of politics and culture, art and the free market, and science and technology. They’ve been called “great” by the fine folks at Featherproof Books, “excellent” by Serial Consign, “a must read” by Futurosity’s Robert Ellis (who had other kind words to say) and received a rating of 8.8 out of 10 by the editors at Blogged.com. We call them... hmm, brillant! The interview is here.


http://isgreaterthan.net/