
Thanks for a wonderful SPEICHER V to all visitors, artists and the whole crew. Photos and a recap-video to follow soon!
FRIDAY 20*
MARTA DE PASCALIS | small tank
• synthesizer, tapes, electronics | Berlin
DIE MILCHSTRASSE FLOCKT mit PETER PICHLER | small tank
• valve trautonium, obscure instruments, electroacoustic | Berlin, Munich
IAN MEDINA | small tank
• electronics
SATURDAY 21*
HISS & VISCERA (AUDREY CHEN & RICHARD SCOTT) | small tank
• modular synthesizer, voice | Berlin
BERKE CAN Ă–ZCAN (performs Mountains Are Mountains) | small tank
• percussion, drums | Istanbul
SICKER MAN & KIKI BOHEMIA | big tank
• drone | Berlin
SUNDAY 22*
MAZEN KERBAJ & UTE WASSERMANN | big tank
• prepared trumpet, voice | Berlin
ZINC & COPPER (performing “PONS” by DUANE PITRE) | small tank
• microtonal tuba, trombone, french horn | Berlin
ELS VANDEWEYER & RIEKO OKUDA (Metal Illusion) | big tank
• piano, vibraphone, puppets | Berlin
*exact performance times to be announced
Kleiner und groĂźer Wasserspeicher, Prenzlauer Berg
access via Diedenhofer or Belforter Str., 10405 Berlin (see map below)
maps: bit.ly/speicher_location
The unique atmosphere of the water reservoirs stands out above all for their spectacular acoustics, the impressive architecture and their exciting history. By 1850, Berlin was considered the most foul- smelling city in Europe. Around 1852 by order of the Prussian King, the first public water supply system for Berlin was built. On the “Windmühlenberg“, an open water basin and a water tower were constructed. The plant was expanded after 1873, but despite further modernization, the plant was quickly deemed ineffective for the growing city and saw its decommission by 1914. In the following years, the rooms served as warehouses, workshops, a war kitchen, an air raid shelter and a fish shed, even for a short time as a so-called “flying concentration camp“. Since 1994, the “Cultural Office Pankow“ and the “Förder- band Kulturinitiative e. V.“ have been responsible for the cultural use of the industrial landmark. Over the last 20 years, art projects such as the “Kryptonale“ (1994–2004), the “Reservoirs“ (1996–2006) or the “Singuhr Hörgalerie“ (2007–2013) have been held in the water reservoirs.
photo by Alexander Meurer
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18:00: doors (small tank)
18:15–19:00: IAN MEDINA, small tank
19:00–19:30: BREAK
from 19:20: doors (small tank)
19:30–20:15: DIE MILCHSTRASSE FLOCKT MIT PETER PICHLER, small tank
20:15–21:15: BREAK
from 21:05: doors (small tank)
21:15–22:00: MARTA DE PASCALIS, small tank
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18:00: doors (small tank)
18:15–19:00: BERKE CAN ÖZCAN, small tank
19:00–19:30: BREAK & RELOCATION TO THE OTHER TANK
from 19:20: doors (big tank)
19:30–20:30: SICKER MAN & KIKI BOHEMIA, big tank
20:30–21:00: BREAK & RELOCATION TO THE OTHER TANK
from 20:50: doors (small tank)
21:00–22:00: HISS & VISCERA (RICHARD SCOTT & AUDREY CHEN), small tank
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18:00: doors (big tank)
18:15–19:00: ELS VANDEWEYER & RIEKO OKUDA, big tank
19:00–19:45: BREAK
from 19:35: doors (big tank)
19:45–20:30: MAZEN KERBAJ & UTE WASSERMANN, big tank
20:30–21:00: BREAK & RELOCATION TO THE OTHER TANK
from 20:50: doors (small tank)
21:00–22:00: ZINC & COPPER, small tank
Ă— masks are mandatory, entrance only with proof of vaccination, 24h-old negative test, recovery, vaccination, etc.
Ă— 1 ticket per day, valid for all 3 concerts per respective day
To realize the fourth edition of the festival with a physical audience back in August 2020, we successfully developed a event concept that meets the municipality’s requirements and preserves the core idea of the “Speicher” festival.
Since these regulations tend to change quite often, we’ll present our detailed concept around 2-3 weeks before the festival.
You’ll surely need to wear a mask and show some proof of vaccination or a 24h-old negative test etc. As these rules can change, we advise you to check speicher.bohemiandrips.de or the Facebook-Event for updates.
Funded by
• Musicboard Berlin
• Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin: Amt für Weiterbildung und Kultur, FB Kunst und Kultur
Supported by
• Förderband e. V.
Idea, programme & production:
Alexander Meurer, Fillipp Vingerhoets, Nikolaus Götz
Speicher IV (August 2020)
• Jan Jelinek & Sven-Åke Johansson, Limpe Fuchs, Ingrid Schmoliner & Elena Kakaliagou, Andrew Pekler
Speicher III (August 2019)
• Tomoko Sauvage, Thomas Ankersmit
Speicher II (June 2018)
• Audrey Chen, microtub, Sandra Boss, MORPH!, Kudu (Els Vandeweyer, Ignaz Schick, Klaus Kürvers), Sawt Out (Mazen Kerbaj, Michael Vorfeld, Burkhard Beins), Air Cushion Finish, Saba Alizadeh, Clive Bell & Sam Weaver, JD Zazie, Marimba
Speicher I (July 2017)
• Arnold Dreyblatt, Axel Dörner & Richard Scott, Kulku, DuChamp, Big Beats Big Times, ITOE
For more information see posters below.
Physical ticket pre-sale (hardticket without fees)
Available until Thursday, August 19th until 18:00!
Remaining tickets will be sold at the door (Abendkasse) from 17:00 during the festival!
bohemian drips presents: Speicher V
a festival for site-specific music
in the old water reservoirs of Berlin-Pankow
August 20–22 2021
Mazen Kerbaj & Ute Wassermann • Zinc & Copper • Els Vandeweyer & Rieko Okuda • Hiss & Viscera (Audrey Chen & Richard Scott) • Berke Can Özcan • Sicker Man & Kiki Bohemia • Marta de Pascalis • Die Milchstrasse Flockt mit Peter Pichler • Ian Medina
Speicher is a festival for site-specific music in the old water reservoirs of Berlin-Pankow, curated by bohemian drips since 2017. Since its beginning, the visitors could witness over 20 concerts and de-central performances, developed exclusively for the long-lasting reverberation of the tanks: With up to 18 seconds of reverb and eerie echo-effects these pieces were always guided by a similar conceptual approach that includes the space itself as a compositional dimension.
Speicher V will be held unter the idea of a “retrospective”: bohemian drips invited artists who either played at a previous edition or are in close proximity to the label’s activities, to (re)visit the tanks in different constellations or develop entirely new performances, incorporating the crew’s experience within the acoustic scenery of the two reservoirs. The 2021 edition will also be the first to feature label-own works to be presented on the first of the three festival days in August.
Good to know
It’s chilly in the tanks! Even in the hot summer days. Bring adequate clothing!
Due to Corona the checkin might take a while – please arrive on time.
M2 Knaackstr. or U2 Senefelderplatz
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