Author name: Maja Ratkje

Musikk å drømme til (NO)

Virkelighetsflukt kan være farlig, trist, underholdende og konstruktivt, her med John, John, The Dreamers og The Dreamers. I filmen The Dreamers (2010) møtes tre filminteresserte ungdommer. De stenger bokstavelig talt verden ute og dyrker et intimt spill med filmreferanser, erotikk og desperasjon. Ute ruller ungdomsopprøret i Paris’ gater på slutten av 1960-tallet, en vaskeekte virkelighet

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Skimrende, stolt, alene, og med et lurt blikk (NO)

Published in the book “Arne Nordheim, Ingen -ismer for meg, takk!” by Orfeus Publishing & Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, 2013. 16. juni 2010 begraves Arne Nordheim på statens regning. Det er en nydelig seremoni i Oslo Domkirke, med mye musikk. Staten er selvsagt også representert. “Arne Nordheim var en ruvende skikkelse i norsk og internasjonalt musikkliv”,

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Scrumtious Sabotage reviews (in English)

Boomkat: Poland’s intrepid Bocian label helms this shocking collaboration between combustible Norwegian vocalist Maja S.K. Ratkje and legendary DNA drummer, Ikue Mori. Despite working together in a number of live constellations over the years, until now the two boundary-pushing artistes haven’t performed as a duo. The eight tracks of ‘Scrumptious Sabotage’ are Maja’s augmented documents

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Das Wohltemperierte SPUNK reviewed by Free Jazz Blog

And let’s be frank: “Das Wohltemperierte SPUNK” is a masterpiece, a total work of art. It conceives an acoustical notion of how men live, a sonic painting of life on earth in general, a musical universe celebrating creation and civilization because of the selection of the places involved – from commercial centers, cultural venues, sacred sites and private apartments to natural surroundings.

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Jak sní stroje? Zápisky z festivalu Only Connect – Machine Dreams (CZ)

blog.respekt.cz 25. 6. 2013 00:38 – Ondřej Hojda, čtenost: 56x, karma: zatím neurčena Píšu sem o prostoru a do něj patří i hudba, zvlášť zní-li na některých místech. Červnem začíná v Norsku přehršel letních hudebních festivalů. Zmíním se teď jen o jednom. Nejsem hudební kritik ani hudebník, ale jsem nadšený posluchač. Hodnocení omezuji na minimum.

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Sounds: mit Phantom Orchard Orchestra, SPUNK und Jenny Hval (DE)

Der Blues scheint verflogen, es bleiben die Sounds: unsere monatliche Kolumne von Redakteur Jens Balzer. Im Monat Mai mit: Phantom Orchard Orchestra, Spunk und Jenny Hval. Rolling Stone (DE) 07. Mai 2013, von Jens Balzer Des Öfteren ist in den vergangenen Monaten an dieser Stelle von den neuen Voice Processing Girls die Rede gewesen: Von

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Maja S.K. Ratkje interviewed by Lasse Marhaug

In the shared consensus, it seems to take a lot of effort to speak up against our shared reality, because that would be questioning the fundaments of our society – that profit is the basic, untouchable force for growth. How far are we willing to go? Norway is better equipped than all other oil counties to stop investing in tar sand and fishing territories. How can we expect other countries to take action if we, along with some dictatorships, are among the worst in the class?

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Auf dem Dach der Welt – Frei nach Alexander Kluge

1 Sven-Ake Johansson: Über die Unsicherheit menschlicher Verhältnisse2 Alexander Kluge: Auf dem Dach der Welt3 Michaela Melián: co-op4 Greie Gut Fraktion: Wasser und Eis5 Peter Brötzmann & Otomo Yoshihide Tanaka: Highschool6 David Grubbs: An Unlocked Car7 Maja S.K. Ratkje & POING: Ein Liebesversuch8 Zwanie Jonson & Maurice: Summen Zu heiß, zu kalt9 Sophie Rois: Till

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