Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf

Calculated Controversies

Do those who make music have to take an explicitly political stance? Are they responsible for how the audience perceives their messages? Is it their fault if parts of their audience do not recognize irony? And is it their duty to detect obvious misunderstandings and reveal their true intention? Music and Media alumnus Simon Langemann dealt with these questions in his bachelor’s project in the Music and Text core concentration.

He spoke to musicians such as Sookee, Frauenarzt, DAF or the Antilopen Gang, but also to scientists such as Martin Seeliger and Anna Groß.

The result is a one-hour radio feature entitled Calculated Controversies. Rap and punk in German amid provocation, satire and responsibility.