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Henrik Meierkord // conversations about bearing the weight of generational trauma, communal listening, advancements in music tech, and more. [episode 009, August 2, 2023]
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Episode 009 / August 2, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we dive deep into conversation straight away with Swedish multi-instrumentalist and ambient composer Henrik Meierkord and the persecution he's had to endure in Sweden with his half-German heritage. Henrik shared about his childhood trauma of having to bear the weight of the transgressions of his ancestors, war crimes he had absolutely nothing to do with. Our conversation also steered through memorable collaborations, the value and hindrances of technological advancements in music production, communal listening, and keeping the "punk" spirit alive in the ambient music community.
You can also hear more from Henrik Meierkord on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION episode 3.39 which originally aired July 30th, 2023 at https://stolace.com/relay-station/episodes/03/39/
[0:02:08] Origin story [0:06:10] Geschichten: our stories steeped in multi-generational trauma [0:16:50] “Seele Heimat” by Henrik from “Geschichten” [0:30:11] Bearing the weight of transgressions from generations ago [0:37:39] The sojourn to deeper levels of creative expression [0:46:33] “Zukunft” by Henrik Meierkord from “Geschichten” [0:51:46] Memorable collaborations [1:00:26] Mechanical thinking vs. intuition, and the value and hindrances of technological progress [1:04:10] “Trauma” by Henrik Meierkord from “Geschichten”] [1:09:22] The music community and communal listening experiences [1:14:57] Keeping the punk spirit in music creation [1:20:44] “The Italian Invasion”: the correlation between homeland and musical genres [1:23:53] “Manie” by Henrik Meierkord from “Geschichten” [1:32:31] The long “Swedish Minnesotan Goodbye”
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