rain and sun in the citystreets..

Citybirches at Kurier Austria.

slanted and enchanted.

Zeit Online:
http://www.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2012-12/fs-stephan-laackman-citybirches

first copies for the brave crowdfunders.

Citybirches Photography Works (2006-2011)
[Photo book (256 p.) w/ CD Compilation (11 tracks)]
Published by Verlag Kettler.
ISBN 978-3-86206-185-3
Please support local book stores!

Out October, 2012

Saturday, 22nd September 2012

West Germany, Skalitzer Str. 133, 10999 Berlin

This is the Berlin benefit concert evening, helping assist musician Tom Carter (Charalambides and many others..) through his recovery from severe pneumonia incurred while on tour in 2012.

NADJA (Aidan Baker / Leah Buckareff)
JOCHEN ARBEIT (Einstürzende Neubauten) / HOPEK QUIRIN
HEAD OF WANTASTIQUET (Paul LaBrecque/Sunburned Hand of the Man)

Doors open 9pm – Begin 10pm

All proceeds from entrance + merch/prints etc., will be donated to ‘The Robert Thomas Carter Irrevocable Trust’. Please check http://www.helptomcarter.org for further information.

The evening takes place within the ‘You Are Here aka The Maze 2012′ Festival.

The concert program of the evening is curated by Stephan Laackman.

Facebook event http://www.facebook.com/events/113306485483550/

TOM CARTER #5 (CHARALAMBIDES)
Marie Antoinette, Berlin, 30th May 2012

Archival pigmented inkjet print on Photo Luster paper, 8.2 x 11.6 in (21 x 29.7 cm). Edition of 100 with 74 numbered and signed by the photographer and 26 lettered and signed by Tom Carter and Stephan Laackman.

All proceeds from sales will be donated to ‘The Robert Thomas Carter Irrevocable Trust’.

help with your purchase here.

we are featured w/ our crowd-sourcing drive for citybirches at ROTE RAUPE · A HOME FOR MUSIC | ONLINE INDIE FANZINE

‘citybirches’ is featured at ‘Actual Colors May Vary {ACMV}’

❝ Actual colors may vary ❞ {ACMV} is an online magazine focusing mainly on photography & music, with a side dish of art, design, film and nice places worldwide.

Founded in late 2010, ACMV is edited by Julia Schiller and Oliver Schneider – both photographers and freelance Art Directors living/working in Berlin, Germany.

In 2006, when I picked up my camera and set out to give visual form to my appreciation and zest for innovative, path-breaking musicians and bands, it was the beginning of an enthusiastic long-term project. For five years, with patience and openness, I took the time to devote myself to many fascinating individuals and bands, and to piece together a detailed portrait of musicians’ everyday life on tour. Many renowned artists and young talents were enthusiastic about my idea, so that up to 2011 I was able to work together with 150 bands, including Sonic Youth, Lambchop, Explosions In The Sky, Calexico, R.E.M., Future Islands, and Deerhunter – to name just a few.

The end result is citybirches: a comprehensive, multi-faceted photography work for interested music lovers and fans.

In order to acquaint you with citybirches and actually place this project in your hands in the form of a book, I am presently negotiating with a particularly pleasant and professional publisher, the Kettler Publishing House. This publisher shares my and your own passion for music and would like to bring out citybirches as a high-quality edition of 1,000 copies in Germany and the USA. An accompanying CD-compilation presenting compositions by the portrayed artists is planned for my label, “Haywain Recordings,” and will come with the book.

In spite of my own sizeable investments and the support of Kettler Publishing, however, I do need your help to manifest citybirches as a book and to actually get the portraits of these impressive musicians out into the world. For the complete financing of the production, we still have a deficit of €10,000.

Naturally, anyone who supports the project will be rewarded! For this reason I am initiating a Crowdfunding Drive, which will not only help me but will also provide you with a signed, limited edition of citybirches. Along with the signed book, signed museum-quality prints, on highest quality 240g/m2 fine-art-paper in sizes ranging from 4.1″ x 5.8″ to 16.5″ x 23.4″ will be included as a special bonus. Additionally, all donors who acquire “parts” for over €75.- will be immortalized as patrons in the book, where their names will be listed.

Please help to bring a wonderful project to fruition! I would be deeply thankful for any kind of backing, whether in the form of monetary donations or through spreading the word to others who may also be happy for an opportunity to financially support this project!

With best regards,
Stephan

*Crowdfunding Site*

Sky Histoire debut 7″ -Sunlight- will be released on Haywain Recordings (HD16) December 9th, 2011, with a launch concert at Mme Claude, Lübbener Strasse 19, Berlin-Kreuzberg. The single is available as a six-track name-your-own-price download (yep, you can download it for free if you like) from www.skyhistoire.com

order now: [limited cassette, dl, print edition]