Berlin Soundcheck
Berlin Soundcheck is a series of photography & interview works coordinated by Olga Baczynska. Centering on Berlin music & musical culture, the subjects of each release are either from Berlin themselves or have expressed some affinity for the city.

Berlin Soundcheck: Sandra Kolstad
March 31, 2011
Berlin’s electro music scene has a little Norwegian gem on it’s hands and it’s called Sandra Kolstad. With a wonderful synth-pop sound and instantly danceable and poptastic tunes we can’t see this lady staying off your radar for too much longer.
Not only is Sandra a ball of energy and passion on stage, Olga caught up with her for a chat and discovered she’s also the most charming and talkative interviewee....

Berlin Soundcheck: Sarsaparilla
March 16, 2011
With his latest album Everyone here seems so familiar recently released on Revolver Distribution Services Brandon Miller aka Sarsaparilla has honed his own brand of soulful acoustic melancholia into something we can all identify with. Throw in a few electronic flourishes here and there and it’s an album born of contemporary Berlin life, at once quaint and old world yet modern and fresh.
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Berlin Soundcheck: Noël Rademacher
February 23, 2011
Music is important to most of us. Regardless if we play, sing or just listen, it can have an incredible impact on our lives. However not many people’s lives were as influenced by music as that of Berlin musician Noël Rademacher’s.
Since early childhood Noël was surrounded by music; it seeped from vinyl records, it was hiding in every corner of his home, fuelled by the energy radiating from his father’s band practice room. In a way, his becoming a p...

Berlin Soundcheck: Falk & Die Wiese
February 16, 2011
Falk & Die Wiese are a fixed element in the Berlin indie-folk music scene. People have found themselves humming standout numbers “People” and “Appointments” long after gigs are over and there have been many, many gigs. Falk & Die Wiese have featured at venues in Berlin such as Madame Claudes, Levee Club and Intersoup, to name only a few. After releasing two great albums “Pigeon and Moron” and “Appointments” the band has slowly but surely began working on their ...

Berlin Soundcheck: Kitty Solaris
February 4, 2011
Berlin is the home of the well known singer-/songwriter Kitty Solaris. She is one of those people that successfully manages to divide her time between making music and running her own record label Solaris Empire.
The last months have been especially busy for Kitty since she at the same time as working on promotion for other artists, readies her latest album Golden Future Paris.
The new record is quite different from h...