1: Der Sumpf (Sinfonie der Großstadt)

10/05/21 • 43 min

Why Berlin? In this first episode of the Bright Magic Podcast, Rory MacLean and J Wilgoose Esq explore this question. What is it about Berlin that has meant so many artists, Public Service Broadcasting included, have been drawn there over the years? They explore Berlin’s history, discuss the city’s origins, explain the album’s title, and dissect the opening track of Bright Magic - Der Sumpf (Sinfonie der Großstadt). The Bright Magic Podcast is the official companion series to the new album Bright Magic from Public Service Broadcasting.
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Coming on 5 October: The Bright Magic Podcast from Public Service Broadcasting

The Bright Magic Podcast is the official companion series to the new album Bright Magic from Public Service Broadcasting.
Across six episodes, published weekly from 5 October, J Wilgoose Esq and writer Rory MacLean take us on a journey through Berlin, the city that inspired the album, touching upon its history, its inhabitants, and the artworks created there. Rory MacLean’s best-selling book Berlin: Imagine a City was a source of inspiration for J Wilgoose Esq as he moved from London to Berlin to make the band’s fourth album. In this series they dissect the music of Bright Magic, illuminate the ways David Bowie, Weimar Germany, The Novembergruppe, Marlene Deitrich, Berghain, Anita Berber, and more can be found within, and shed light on the creative process.
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2: Im Licht / Der Rhythmus der Maschinen

Get ready as J Wilgoose Esq and Rory MacLean take you to the city of light, the fastest city in the world - Berlin of the 1920s. In that decade, like moths to a flame, artists and free thinkers were drawn to this metropolis which would be bathed in light for the 1928 Berlin Im Licht exhibition. Im Licht and Der Rhythmus der Maschinen are tracks inspired by the city’s technological and industrial development in the years before the Wall Street crash of 1929.
The Bright Magic Podcast is the official companion series to the new album Bright Magic from Public Service Broadcasting.
Buy/stream the album https://ffm.to/psb_brightmagic https://www.publicservicebroadcasting.net
Buy Berlin: Imagine a City https://rorymaclean.com/ A 4Kicks Production https://www.4kicksproductions.com/