Essay “Stadt als Improvisationsmaschine im Zeitalter der urbanisierten Gesellschaft.”

in: Wüstenrotstiftung (Hg.), Bedingt Planbar. Städtebau und Stadtentwicklung in Deutschland und Europa”, Ludwigsburg 2021 Foto: Stefan Krämer © Wüstenrot Stiftung Können wir noch große städtebauliche Projekte planen und realisieren, ohne dass sie finanziell wie zeitlich aus dem Ruder laufen? Der Berliner Flughafen, die Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg und der Tiefbahnhof S21 in Stuttgart können daran Zweifel wecken. […]
Dell Lillinger Westergaard “Beats”

out now!!! BEATS is the third album by Dell, Lillinger, Westergaard. The recording is the continuation of the research by DLW that started with GRAMMAR and GRAMMAR II released last year. Contrary to its predecessors BEATS operates in reverse order: “While the former publications derived from the construction of larger forms through the use of […]
Essay “Wohnen. Was zu zeigen wäre.”

in: Marius Töpfer & Rebecca Wall Planung als Vektor, Skript und Sichtbarmachung. Projektarchäologie eines Begegnungshauses Everyday Urban Design 6 Softcover (Prägung Silkweave) 180 Pages, 2020 Stadt entsteht im Gebrauch. Was aber bedeutet das für Gestaltungsprozesse, die Stadt zum Gegenstand haben? Klar ist: Die physischen Dimensionen von Raum können dann nicht alleiniger Fokus des Gestaltens […]
release Sabir Mateen Quartett “Creation”

new release on 577 record, Brooklyn, New York released December 18, 2020 Sabir Mateen – Tenor Saxophone, Voice Christopher Dell – Vibes Christian Ramond – Double Bass Klaus Kugel – Drums Recorded October 14, 2012 at the A-Trane in Berlin by Klaus Kugel Mixed by Ulrich Seipel (USM) Mastered by Jeremy Loucas at Sear Sound, […]
release CHRISTIAN LILLINGERs – OPEN FORM FOR SOCIETY Live

Open Form For Society Live documents the live realisation of Christian Lillinger’s most elaborate studio recording. The project premiered on October 19th 2019 at Donaueschinger Musiktage and features an ensemble of ten international trail-blazing musicians. The end passage of “Aorta” featured on this album is taken from there. The majority of the recording, however, is […]
release Albrecht Maurer “Remember Yatra”

CD, published on Nemu Records Albrecht Maurer – violin Charlie Mariano – soprano & alto saxophone Christopher Dell – vibraphone Christian Ramond – double bass Klaus Kugel – drums, percussion The term Yatra (यात्रा yātrā) originally means pilgrimage in Indian. Yatra is also the name of a now almost forgotten festival in India, starting in […]
video DRA #100

at Kollektivnights 2018 This is special version of the composition #100, recorded live at Kollektivnights Berlin 2018. Thanks to everyone involved. Christopher Dell Vibes Christian Ramond Bass Felix Astor Drums filmed and edited by Chritian Betz Christopher Dell plays Vic Firth exclusively
Video DLW “New Loft Session Part 2”

video work by Christopher Dell, Christian Lillinger and Jonas Westergaard in cooperation with Beat Halberschmidt this video is the second part of the DLW loft session, recorded and filmed in may 2020. it was the last takes documented at what was once called newloft. many concerts, rehearsals and discourses took place there – in the […]
Dialogue Concerts #4 Structure text object

Textobject No. 5, artist’s book published by enw, limited edition of 60 designed by Helmut Völter
Video Dialogue Concerts #4 Structure

The video presents atmospheric impressions from the third event of the Dialogue Concerts. Conceptual Research on Architecture and Music on 17.09.2020 at Aedes Architektur Forum, curated by Christopher Dell #4 Structure Der Begriff “Struktur” meint die Menge von Relationen, welche Elemente eines organisationalen Feldes miteinander verknüpfen. Eine strukturelle Relation zwischen unterschiedlichen Elementen ist so bestimmt, […]