Trouble in Paradise #2 w/ Teplice & Floral Notes

…the scales tip ever further against Life in a place where Paradise allegedly once dared to bare its face in public; nowadays, to catch a glimpse of its coattails whipping round a corner and out of sight is a rare delight….

Trouble in Paradise is the experimental radio project of Matilda Jones (Teplice) and Finn Teesdale (Floral Notes). A playful nod to our nuptial status, the title connotes the elusive nature of domestic fulfilment alongside a bracing existential critique of the polycrises of late-capitalism. The show focuses on the changing nature of the urban experience, using music to explore the radical achievements of the past and offer a utopian glimpse into the possibilities of a brighter future. Each episode guides listeners on an aural quest through the frustrations, sorrows, and euphoria that preoccupy the inhabitants of our ~Troubled Paradise~.

In addition to the music, a pivotal segment of the show comprises interviews with various artists, musicians, writers, promoters, activists and residents of the city we call home. In this episode, we speak with born-and-bred Berliner Kübra Özermis about her experience of growing up in Kreuzberg in the newly reunified Berlin of the 90s, how the city and neighbourhood have changed over the years, and the significance of her Turkish-German identity.

Kübra is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin, and one of the founding editors of WAYF Journal – an international literary and art journal by and for diaspora. You can find out more about this project via the links below:

https://www.wayfjournal.com

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