Posts Tagged ‘tallinn’

BLIXA is coming !!!

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

We are pleased to let you know that on 16th of oktober Blixa Bargeld is coming to Tallinn ! For all of you who haven’t heard about this legendary performer here is a short summary .Born in 1959 this German performance artist, writer and actor founded the essential noise band Einstürzende Neubauten. He took the name Blixa from a brand of markers and Bargeld from Dada-artist Johannes Baargeld. Originaly called Christian Emmerich even his mother calls him now Blixa. From 1984 till 2003 he was also guitarist of the Bad Seeds who where Nick Cave’s homeband. Blixa often sang duets with Nick as in The Weeping Song. Since the mid 90’s he’s been doing solo speech performances those are known for adventurous audiovisual tricks.Blixa been a vegetarian for over 30 years though he has given up on that now since he lives with his wife in Beijing, it seems quite hard to get good veggiefood in China.

The Rede/Speech he will be performing in Kanuti Gildi Saal at 21 h on 16 oktober, tickets are 390 EEK. The performance is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Check out his website www.blixa-bargeld.com

Don’t miss it !

text: thomas viaene

Essential Estonian songs

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Vaiko Eplik : Sylvester otsustab surra

28 year old Vaiko Eplik got famous trough his 2003 eurovision song contest appearance with the rather annoying song ‘eighties coming back’, however the song featured here somehow seems to capture perfectly the happy yet melancholic feel of this city . Like a modern day hymn of the city of Tallinn, it is rumoured that this song seems to be about Sylvester Stallone . The tune is an impressive synthesis of nordic pop and beatlesque sing a long even for a non estonian speaker the emotion rings clear . As said a contemporary classic!

Kodulaul

Kodulaul from the movie Nukitsamees (1981) the movie was shot in Karksi-Nuia. This song composed by Olav Ehala sounds like an Estonian Sound of Music, in my opinion even surpasses it. An example on how good Estonian child choirs really are. Some bars use this song to tell visitors they are closing as an “it’s time to go home song” . Kodu= home, laul=song . Estonian pride!

Hannaliisa Uusma : Absoluutselt

This tune by 23 year old Hannaliisa Uusma is popular in many gaydancings and most notably loved for its kinky whipslashdrum. Still a radiofavorit!

Chungin and the Strap-on faggots : 10 jahre alt

Chungin and the Strap-on Faggots : this song has a Berlin like touch but is op and top Estonian punk . What is most remarkable of this band is its charismatic frontman Chungin, a skinny pale-faced man with a  frightening female look and an ultimate ‘live fast die young’ radiance.He has a talent rarely found among European frontmen in these times . Like stepping into a timemachine with Bowie, Johnny Rotten and Ian Curtis . This guy is the real thing . And a thrilling experience to watch.Live concerts highly recommended!

text : Thomas Viaene

Lucas Abela in Polymer

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Yesterdaynight (2th oktober) i had the honour to watch Lucas Abela perform in Polymer factory here in Tallinn on an event created by Finno-Australian curator Elijah Vartto.

What makes Lucas Abela, who is originaly from Australia, so outstanding is the simplicity of his whole set : a man and a piece of glass plus a bunch of amplifiers.  And yet the power and energy of this squeeking, synthlike chainsawnoises that he produced . See it as a mix between an absurdist theatre a la Waiting for Godot and Jimi Hendrix, and you’re almost there . Its frightening and beautiful at the same time, tuning into a space of sound that is hardly heard on this planet and just seems way ahead of its time, yet its just him and the glass . The feeling that this performance evoked is that one could almost make music out of anything. From a sonic point of view it just sounded amazing, revolutionary and droidy at the same time as if somebody is cutting open a robot or molesting ET himself .Though in moments there is just the feeling you get as if you were watching the first punkconcert ever given, say protopunk crashing trough the roof in Iggy Poppish ways . It leaves a stunning impression to everyone who witnesses it as if someone has just discovered a way to make fire out of wood, well rockmusic out of glass …it ’s just that jawdropping feeling .  Lucas himself is a cool bloke, walking trough the rainsymphonies of a dark Tallinn night, sharing an umbrella with him and then ending up in the place where everyone ends up on a friday night in Tallinn the  Levist Väljas cavebar .I suppose no one had the slightest idea who he was and that is just one of the oddest things, can you imagine yourself buying a beer for Jimi Hendrix while the room is utterly filled with indifference ? Perhaps  Lucas is never going to reach any of Jimi’s status  but the music is just as exciting and revolutionary as his and that is no overstatement . Check out some more videos here :

text: Thomas Viaene

curator of event : elijahvartto@hotmail.com

winterly Vabaduse Väljak

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Vabaduse Väljak in snow storm

 

 

 

Do you like to surf for free?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

well, then you will like Tallinn for sure. There are 370 free Wireless networks just in Tallinn.

Here you can find out where you have free WIFI in Estonia!