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[1]O. Schwabe, Ed., zurreal. 2024.
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Planning from the organization of the lecture series dESIGN12+ #1 on 17.04.2024,
plus organization and recording of the concert "zurreal" (Recorded live on April, 17th 2024 at Aula Design Dortmund as part of our lecture series dESIGN12+ #1)
zurreal is a queer, neurodivergent artist from Cologne who celebrates individuality and challenges conventions in a genre mix of experimental hip-hop and deconstructed,
futuristic beats, challenging conventions by looking beyond the ordinary.
zurreal works with distorted mystical sounds, alienated vocals and metallic-organic melodic sequences, shaping genres such as experimental hip-hop
or deconstructed club and metal trap, creating his very own unique style. The insider tip from Cologne combines live music with a dynamic
performance reminiscent of Throbbing Gristle or Skinny Puppy.
Thematically, zurreal deals with neurodivergence and uses music to explore ADHD, autism and other neurodivergent conditions in social interaction with neurotypical people.
with neurotypical people. Or zurreal immerses itself in modern media and digital worlds and criticizes them as an escape from reality. Beyond music, zurreal's creative
zurreal's creative interests extend to fashion and modeling, mixed media art and film.
Zurreal's performances are physical experiences carried by sounds and voice that repeatedly dissolve into cathartic screams that herald the departure from acceptance,
having to hide aspects of one's own personality from others.
Concert recording (38min), published on YouTube on 25.06.2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPwMVor5rMo&si=6kIs0lPoAAIg34zu