Monheim Triennale – Hibo Elmi – Interview
Hibo Elmi: “The world is going to be hungry to hear us”
"I was scared about being a colored person, but when I came to Monheim it didn’t hit me that I was…
Monheim Triennale – Hibo Elmi – Interview
Kaput x Pop-Kultur x Liraz
Liraz Charhi: “In Iran they listen to the music at very underground parties, woman parties”
Christian Morin, Thomas Venker in conversation with singer and actor Liraz Charhi, who will perform…
Martha Rose & Allen Paisley – video premiere + short interview
Martha Rose & Allen Paisley: “It Doesn’t Matter”
"I've always dreamed of making a clip involving the cosmos. I originally wanted to dress up as this …
Kaput x Pop-Kultur x Ian Isiah
Ian Isiah: „Ego never wins. Ego usually dies. It never goes far.“
From 25th till 28th of August the next edition of Pop-Kultur-Festival will happen at Kulturbrauerei …
Deep Talk NRW, Episode III, Duisburg with Ronja Schwikowski
Ronja Schwikowski: “Feminism is not a private agenda”
Ronja Schwikowski came to Duisburg from Lower Bavaria. Just because of Punk. She now runs a mailorde…
Ozan Tekin – Video premiere "Flutter (Ballad of July)“
Ozan Tekin: Embracing the uncertainty
"Being from Turkey makes you naturally armed about how to deal with some uncertainties. Coming acros…
Cristian Vogel – Interview
Cristian Vogel: “I can’t see the future, I can’t tell you how it´s going to change – but it must change.”
"The global music community *is* a working community, not an industry – and it is a sector that su…
Jaimie Branch – Video premiere "Prayer for Amerikkka Pt. 1 & 2"
Jaimie Branch:”It’s a song about America, but it’s about a whole lotta places – `cause it’s not just America where the shit´s fucked up…”
We are very happy to present you today the first video (by Video by Theo Darst and Gregory Nachmanov…
3 1/2 records for the weekend
Hustlers for everything kaput w/ Jayda G, Roman Flügel, Schneider TM and Haftbefehl
As Cologne is still in 9pm curfew, music is more important than ever to keep the mood up. So here we…
Wir können hier offen reden
Miki Yui & Stefan Schneider – Deep Talk NRW, Pt. 01
For the pilot episode of our new video editorial series "Deep Talk NRW", we talked to Miki Yui und …
„Deep Talk NRW" – First trailer – Keshav Purushotham, Miki Yui, Daniela Georgieva, Dima Oboukhov, Stefan Schneider, Hedda Schattanik
A jump into the cold water
„Deep Talk NRW“, the new Kaput-Video-Editorial-Series of ten long format videos. Featuring amon…
JakoJako (Photo: Katja Ruge) – “Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”
JakoJako: “I have musical dreams, where I hear the most beautiful melodies my brain can imagine”
This interview with JakoJako is part of the ongoing photo-project “Electric Lights – Women in El…
Thank Me later – Playlist
Thank Me later w/ Shelter Boy
But talking about music is like cooking on television, possible but unsatisfactory, so we asked Simo…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ Cassia
We asked the guys for a playlist of their current favourites and they sent us music by Glass Animals…
Wolfgang Tilmanns – Ausstellung, Tokyo
Wolfgang Tillmans “How does it feel?”
Wolfgang Tillmans “How does it feel?” Wako Works of Art, Tokyo, Japan.…
Innervisions 99 – "Limbo"
Cibelle Cavalli Bastos: “AR helps to pass the time in creative and socially engaging ways as well as solo inward journeying”
"I’m happy that we can now live up that feeling of when we listen to a track and we wish the build…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ Gordi
„Here is a collection of songs that really inspired me in the lead up to making my second album an…
Behind the scenes of the "Talking to Americans" production
Once Upon a Time in America
In the fall of 2017 photographer Jonathan Forsythe and writer Thomas Venker crossed the USA from Eas…
DJ Mix
Sedef Adasi: “Talking Kaput 081020” (Kaput Mix 011)
The Augsburg based dj and producer, who is closely associated with the local City Club, represents a…
DJ Mix
Shumi: “Talking Kaput 081020” (Kaput Mix 010)
Shumi, is one of Colognes finest DJs and besides that also the booker of Gewölbe and in charge of t…
Kaput – Geschichten bei Anderen
“Calling In A Favour” – “Talking To Americans” w/ Julian Brimmers & Thomas Venker
Kaput Co-Editor-in-Chief Thomas Venker in conversation with Julian Brimmers about his new book "Talk…
Amelie Lens – “Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”
Amelie Lens: “Music can make us forget about whatever happened in our lives”
"Being out with so many people all dancing to the same music, it’s an incredible experience over a…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
THANK ME LATER w/ Balu Brigada
„We tend to inhale a broad variety of genres and cherry pick elements from each of them to utilize…
Nafiseh Fathollahzadeh – Interview
Momentography of a failure: “We will try to raise the voice and connect to other groups that are concerned with the challenges in the gig economy sector”
"During the corona pandemic and by now we get used to managing our everyday life digitally. In other…
Talking Kaput – Video
Talking Kaput w/ Jondo
Jondo in interview (with the two kaput founders Linus Volkmann and Thomas Venker) and live. Recorded…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ Jessica Winter
Sometimes, when you ask people for their musical influences, you can still get surprised - London ba…
Brianna Price – “Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”
B.Traits: “I want to feel that I have given my audience things that will engage their brains”
"Before COVID started, I felt I was in some sort of rat race, on autopilot kind of, just moving from…
Super Saturday in London – A photo gallery by John Noi
Eggs, bacon, chips and beans – “What happened to all the Rizla?”
John Noi reporting from the streets of London for kaput. That's how the British capital looked last …
Betsy Trotwood Tapes II
Parenthesis “The Betsey Gets Me”
"I miss the nightlife, and like so many small music venues, the Betsey Trotwood on the Farringdon Ro…
Betsy Trotwood Tapes I
Alexanders’s Festival Hall “Sexybored”
'Sexybored'… a tune I wrote for the home zoned, the waiting-by-the-phones, the solitary leaders of…
Clubs and festivals in times of Corona / Covid-19
Club der Ewigkeiten – Hot Mass
Today we wanna introduce to you the team behind Hot Mass, one of the most vibrant club institutions …
Telekom Electronic Beats Podcast – King Britt in conversation with Whitney Wei
King Britt „Techno is black music“
"Music has always been the vehicle to give you the news but in a way that doesn’t hit as hard. You…
Clubs and festivals in times of Corona / Covid-19
Club der Ewigkeiten – Contact (Tokyo)
"We are all free and equal on the dance floor. I just wanted to have a place where we can enjoy musi…
Connan Mockasin – Interview about "Forever Dolphin (Live)"
Connan Mockasin: “She just had one question, but I wasn’t very good at it”
"It was my first time recording, I was just learning. I remember it was fun and enjoyable and really…
Clubs and festivals in times of Corona / Covid-19
Club der Ewigkeiten – The Dusk Camp
The dusk camp festival, created by the four LA subcultural activists Jennifer Erickson (Jeniluv), M…
Talking Kaput II
Talking Kaput II „DIY“-Special w/ テンテンコ, リバティースネイク & コピー
Originally the second edition of "Talking Kaput" should have happened next week at Gewölbe in Colo…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ Porridge Radio
„Hey, here's some songs I like that help me feel calm and a bit better when I'm feeling a bit low,…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ The Ocelots
„This playlist is a collection of songs that have followed us and stayed with us over the years. T…
Talking Kaput I
Talking Kaput I feat. “These Girls” w/ Volkmann, Streich, Seidel, Mohr, Fritsch & Tekotte
Please come close, this is "Talking Kaput I", your new favorite video editorial format, dedicated to…
Clubs in times of Corona / Covid-19
Club der Ewigkeiten – Good Room, Brooklyn
In times of Corona/Covid-19 clubs face a cruel and uncertain future. That said, we want to give a li…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ My Ugly Clementine
Kate Tempest, Feist, Mavi Phoenix, Mac Miller, Ilgen-Nur and Little Simz are among the Schmankerl on…
Ersatzspieltag
Ersatzspieltag – 10 solo goals for the history books
Another weekend without new games. What else can we do than quote freely Black Flag , exchange the T…
Thank Me Later – Playlist
Thank Me Later w/ Ásgeir
Ásgeir: „This is just a collection of songs that have moved and inspired me recently in some way,…
Column – Part II, created on the Hispaniola Island and Jamaica
PABLO CASTOLDI: “Look at the palms… instead at those who rest in their shadows”
"Hopefully what we are going through will help us see those who have always been at risk, always neg…
Kaput – Geschichten bei Anderen
Thomas Venker / The Attic / Socially Overwhelmed By Isolation
When was it normal to expect the state to take care of our problems? That’s not why most of us sta…
Collage Video / "Buy Music Club"
“2 minutes and 19 seconds at Berghain”
We miss coming together for dancing a lot. So we made this little collage video featuring the work "…
Ersatzspieltag
Ersatzspieltag – 10 Soccer Games for the Eternity
Corona brought even soccer down – with exception of White Russia, they keep goin' . The conseque…
'Rather Resplendent Records' – Podcast
The poptastic stereo-sounds of splendid isolation!
And so the good ship United Kingdom, after three bumpy years on the Seas of Brexit, finally sailed o…
"Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”
Gloria de Oliveira: “To re-energize and recalibrate myself, I need to retreat into my little bubble and focus on creating art”
"I can be a bit of an introverted hermit and while I’ve always enjoyed performing and have been pe…
“Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music”
Helena Hauff: “I would love to dj on the moon. Could be a bit problematic with vinyl though.”
Helena Hauff has an unswerving commitment to doing exactly what she wants: “Club culture is about …
Köln ist Kaput 14 – Video
Kaleo Sansaa, Secret Stage & MINCK at GOLD + BETON
Last November saw Kaleo Sansaa, Secret Stage and MINCK heating up Cologne venue GOLD + BETON for…
