Golden Diskó Ship and Paula Reissig: POV:BirdMix

For years, pop music has followed a path of reduction and minimalism, with the tone of progressive pop steadily becoming darker and more serious. Theresa Stroetges—aka Golden Diskó Ship—offers a counter-narrative to this trend. Her music is rich, colorful, and teeming with melodies. Stroetges loves intricate vocal harmonies that soar to dizzying heights. While many others shy away from opulence and melodically rich complexity, she places these very qualities center stage. Yet, the consistently upbeat mood of her driving, high-energy pop has a dual nature; for the artist, it serves as a coping mechanism in the face of the multiple crises defining our times. Lyrically, Golden Diskó Ship’s new songs grapple with themes such as societal regression and fantasies of escape.

In her live sets, Golden Diskó Ship presents a simmering blend of Krautrock, cinematic club music, 80s pop, and disco. Intricate rhythms and sophisticated arrangements are slipped to the audience with a smile. Seamlessly switching between instruments, the multi-instrumentalist handles guitar, viola, percussion, and a vast array of electronics. Top-notch entertainment for fans of idiosyncratic, danceable pop music.

Media artist Paula Reissig transforms the musical program into a multimedia performance through her visuals. She has developed a digital remixing tool—which she will project and operate live—to accompany the new music by Golden Diskó Ship. Her work uses abstract objects to visualize individual musical elements, allowing the songs to be visually remixed without any prior musical knowledge. Following the concert, Paula Reissig will present her 3d-game in an open workshop.