Paul Paulun is a field recording artist, a sound research engineer, an audio collector, a writer on the most imaginable diverse topics within the spectrum, and much more. Heinrich Dubel, 2011
Our sonic archeologist. The presenters of the cultural magazine programme Kompressor on DLF-Kultur, since 2015
Paul Paulun plays next millenium’s chill-out. Sonar-Festival Barcelona, 1997
Old News
Wir sind hier nicht zum Spaß – Collective and Subcultural Structures in Berlin During the Nineties
In Berlin, many artists turned to new forms of collaboration in the 1990s. Their largely self-organised structures aimed to initiate cultural productions with minimal financial expenditure while retaining full control over the resulting processes. Clubs of all kinds were opened, galleries and record labels were founded, and magazines were self-published.
Curator of the exhibition at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Art Space, Berlin (2013)
Freund/Feind-Akustik – Music and Sound in Military Contexts
Marching, motivating, or incapacitating an enemy – acoustic means have always been part of military practice and strategy. Marching rhythms ensure synchronized steps, singing together creates camaraderie, and enemies can be overwhelmed without bloodshed using noise and acoustic weapons. With snapshots from everyday life in the German Bundeswehr, psychological warfare in Vietnam, torture in Guantanamo, and the latest non-lethal weapons, this documentary reports on how sound and acoustics meet the demands of war and what means have been developed according to the logic of the army.
54-minute radio documentary (DLF Kultur/WDR3, 2007)
The People Should Feel Comfortable – Strategies of Functional Music
You hear it without really noticing it. Functional music can be found in department stores, supermarkets, hotels, underground stations and airports. It appeals to us as customers, consumers or while we are waiting. Those who play it do so with specific intentions. Since the Muzak company began offering music as a commercial service in the early 1930s, music and its purposes have changed – often becoming background noise for completely non-musical activities. This documentary examines how and why functional music attempts to influence its audience.
55-minute radio documentary (WDR3, 2004), listening station during the congress on Stupid Music (HKW Berlin, 2014)
One More Pioneer
Dramaturg and libretto for the musical theatre piece by Gamut Inc., based on a short story by David Foster Wallace. (2015)
Organ Archipelago
Recordist for composer Arturas Bumšteinas‘ radio art project. (2015)
Radio KQSM (Kerker, Quote, Stubenmusi)
Radio productions on myths of popular culture (Michael Jackson, Eurotrash, James Dean, etc.) with Heinrich DJ Officer, Officer Dubel; broadcast since 2004 on reboot.fm in Berlin, the European radio network radia and resonancefm in London.
Meinebank
Meinebank is an interdisciplinary event forum that is organised collaboratively. The motivation behind the project is to examine the concept of social economies in various areas of activity.
with Christian von Borries, Daniel Löwenbrück, Errorsmith, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Rashad Becker, and Ute Waldhausen; former GDR state bank, today’s Hotel de Rome, Berlin 2000-2003
Rebound
Rebound looks at films from a DJ’s perspective. Electronic music in particular, played live from vinyl and CD, offers new perspectives on a film – and also on the music used.
Together with art critic José Manuel Costa and DJ Newcleus, scores were developed for Berlin, Symphony of a Big City (Walter Ruttmann, 1927), Alice (Jan Svankmajer, 1982), The Golem (Paul Wegener, 1920) and Microcosmos (Claude Nuridsany / Marie Perennou, 1996).
Performances between 1996 and 2002 at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, during the Biennale in Turin, at the Sinestesia Festival in Madrid, at the Kinoteka in Ljubljana and at the Grassi Museum in Leipzig.
De:Bug
Co-founder of the magazine for Electronic Aspects of Life in 1997.
Radiobar
Mobile bar concept under the motto DJs, drinks and decoration; happenings in apartments, clubs, bars and (twice) on the television tower in Berlin.
With Jim Avignon, Mr. Nice and Manolo Arevalo, between 1992 and 1996.
Radio 100
Music selection for the programmes Welt am Draht and Kunstrausch. The legendary radio station was an important source of different perspectives on various issues and other topics in late West Berlin.