4: Gib mir das Licht / The Visitor

10/26/21 • 53 min

Bowie and Berber take centre stage. Gib mir das Licht is a piece that reflects the demise of both the famous Berlin-based dancer Anita Berber and the Weimar Era during which she lived. The Visitor is David Bowie - a man who made Berlin his home during the late 1970s, a man whose work principally inspired J Wilgoose Esq to move there, and a man Rory Maclean worked with at the time.
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3: People Let’s Dance / Blue Heaven

Myth and authenticity are themes explored in Bright Magic’s second act and also here by J Wilgoose Esq and Rory Maclean in this third episode. People Let’s Dance celebrates the German capital’s club scene and its ability to provide a space for people to be their authentic selves. Whereas Blue Heaven was inspired by the near-mythical figure of German actor Marlene Dietrich.
The Bright Magic Podcast is the official companion series to the new album Bright Magic from Public Service Broadcasting.
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5: Lichtspiel I: Opus / Lichtspiel II: Schwarz Weiss Grau

Lichter! Kamera! Action! Berlin of the 1920s was abuzz with artists working in an exciting new medium - film. These pioneering abstract artworks inspired a triptych of pieces by Public Service Broadcasting. Art like theirs would eventually be described as degenerate by the National Socialists, and yet some of them went on to collaborate with the Nazis, turning their skills within the medium for the purposes of propaganda.
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