FULMEN MYTH
Ten years of Fulmen Records
A retrospective
We celebrate our 10th Anniversary with an art exhibition that combines music with photography, video and illustration.
Opening: November 15, 2024, 6 - 10 pm
Duration: 15.11. – 24.11.2024
ABOUT THIS RETROSPECTIVE
With the creation of Fulmen Records in 2014, a new dimension of sound full of creatures, landscapes, dreams and nightmares found its way into our reality. This multidisciplinary exhibition gives the audience the possibility to get a glimpse of different moments in the Fulmen universe throughout these last ten years. Myth has always been an important aspect of the Fulmen aesthetic. It builds a pantheon of its own, present in all outputs: music, photography, illustration, video and performance. References to classical Greco-Roman tradition are frequent, and the use of mystical imagery is also to be observed. Through symbology, Fulmen aspires to attain its ultimate goal: to make existence more enjoyable, creating beauty and therefore pleasure. This world is not only physical, there are invisible forces in action.
THE MUSIC
Since its foundation until now, Fulmen Records has released a total of 16 musical works covering electronic music styles such as Downtempo, Dark Disco, Trip-Hop, Experimental, House Music, Techno and more. During the whole length of the show, our catalogue will be played non-stop in two different selections: one at the Room with the Red Wall and the second one in the White Room.
THE ROOM WITH THE RED WALL
The Room with the Red Wall shows a selection of analogue photography in black and white. All pictures have been taken with second-hand automatic cameras from the 90s and different types of 35 mm film. They mostly portray characters appearing in Fulmen music videos and cover a production period that goes from 2018 to 2023, including locations such as Berlin, Venezia, Fuerteventura and Osaka. This space is also an installation where visitors can dive into the red Rorschach test that’s typical of Fulmen graphic design. The heart of the beast.
THE BLACK ROOM
A space dedicated to Fulmen Records video production, from official music videos to clips used for party promotion and the premiere of some previously unreleased material. Music videos include Rätsel, Neubauten (Zink), Ia and the brand new Neón. Promotional clips for parties go from Gender Distortion to FulmEUN Extravaganza. This videography showcases the passionate work of the following collaborators: Eduardo Lopes, Laura Maper, Pequeña Muerte aka No Sabandija, David Luzar, Jacopo Castellano, Lola Tiene Peligro, La Libélula de Hollywood, Aber Wann, Manu Jokiel, Diego Castellano and Freddy Gutiérrez.
THE WHITE ROOM
The white room dives into the graphic language that has defined the Fulmen brand image during the whole decade. This selection of artworks captures a fluent evolution through different styles and color palettes, from comic-like representations to pictorial landscapes and abstract motives. Graphic processes leading to the creation of a distinctive identity: illustration and collage as a glue that holds the musical journey together.
ABOUT FULMEN RECORDS
Fulmen Records is an electronic music label and artist collective based in Berlin, Germany. We release music and work on interdisciplinary projects involving our selected group of artists and special guests. We are not a classic indie label: releases might involve sound in any expression, interacting with other forms of art such as video, performance, installation, etc. We don’t respect borders created by genre or style limitations, our music chooses its own direction.
RELEASES
Established in the year 2014 by the artists Utopyk Jones and El Fulminador, the label has since featured their own compositions and also original works by artists such as Rayo, Shit Face, Aún No, Aber Wann and Guanuajuatuou. Releases also include remixes by Hard Ton, Freudenthal, Bawrut, Zombies In Miami, Andres Komatsu, Montessori, Sacv, Lucare, K-Effect, Ands Mega aka Andrem, Niels Poensgen, Hobo Baggins, Substak, The Imperishables, Tarmac and Chica Andina.
EVENTS
Fulmen Records organizes regular events in its home Berlin, having already hosted parties in venues such as Crack Bellmer, Loophole, Christa Kupfer (formerly Loftus Hall), Urban Spree, Kino Zukunft, Fiese Remise and Chausseestraße 131 among others. The events offer a space for interdisciplinary collaboration, including DJ Sets, live music, visuals, performance and art installation.
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