A Round of drinks with Felix Kubin

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Felix Kubin at the Goethe-Institut in Boston 2009 (photo by Tom)

Early inspiration

Träume - Günter Eich

An extremely scary radio play from 1951 which, despite being preceded by a warning, caused a storm of protest from traumatised listeners. “Who is this man Eich?”, wrote one, “ Can’t you lock him up?”

Generation Kassette - Die Stimmen unserer Kindheit

Available in Spotify.

WDR Hörspiel-Speicher. Less controversial than Träume, a radio documentary about the German tradition of recorded plays (Hörspiele) for children which formed an important part of Felix’s childhood.

Deutsche Kassettentäter #1

Part 1 of Felix’s lovingly curated collection of the work of German bands from the early 1980’s. Info. Listen on Radio Web MACBA. Very cool.

Hörspiele / Radio Plays

Paralektronoia

Even for the non German speaker, Paralektronoia is fairly easy to follow.

Mother In The Fridge

Felix subjects his poor mother to a series of audio indignities.

Liedertafel Margot Honecker

Felix’s responsibility in the Kommunistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Communist Unity Party of Germany) was music and he directed the Liedertafel Margot Honecker. MP3s of this post-Soviet German communist musical propaganda are available at, of all things, WFMU (and, ofc, the tubes of you).

Don’t miss the short film Rote Grütze.

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