Talking Kaput #19: Zwischen Klanginstallationen, Field Recordings und kollaborativen Projekten: künstlerische Positionierung im Post-Streaming-Zeitalter

Zu Gast: Anushka Chkheidze und Jannis Carbotta

Live music: Anushka Chkheidze and Jannis Carbotta

Georgian-born Anushka Chkheidze was born in Tbilisi and is one of the most promising musical talents far beyond the borders of her country. Growing up in the small village of Kharagauli, she began singing in a choir at the age of eleven. She herself describes the time she spent there as magical and is convinced that her music is strongly influenced by these childhood years.
In 2020, Chkheidze released her debut album "Halfie", followed by "Move 20-21" in 2021, which was created during the pandemic and deals with the lack of physical movement and interaction with other people. This was followed by the albums "Lost Luggage" and "Clean, Clear and White". Most recently, the album "Uncontrollable Thoughts", produced together with Robert Lippok, was released on Morr Music.
Anushka Chkheidze took part in the Monheim Triennale 2023, 2024 and 2025 with a site-specific sound installation and several performances, including the composition for a MIDI organ "Intricate Pipes".
Jannis Carbotta is a musician and sound artist currently living in Cologne. He studied electric guitar in the Music and Media course in Düsseldorf and completed a short-term course in computer music and sound art at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. The focus of his artistic practice lies in the field of tension between analog and digital spaces. He has conducted research in the field of acoustic ecology on listening and recording practices in sound art and acousmatics. His musical approach focuses partly on processed field recordings and soundscapes, and partly on experiments with synthesizers, samplers and electric guitar.
Jannis Carbotta has already realized sound installations at the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf and in subway stations and has collaborated with artists from the fields of dance, performance, film and visual arts. He is currently working with Jason Kolàr (Barcelona) as a duo under the name aJaJ. The album "Unexpected Percussion" will be released on the Cosima Pitz label from Munich. Further releases will follow shortly, including with drummer Jan Philipp (Cologne).