Polar Sky Club Ep. 02: Carlo Karacho
Polar Sky Club Ep. 02: Carlo Karacho
Hey guys! Polar Sky Club flight number 002 from Vienna to Berlin is now boarding! Make sure to get to your seat, relax, and get ready for a good hour of German New Wave music, carefully mixed by today’s captain: Carlo Karacho from Berlin. Scrolling through this site, you’ll find a quick chat with Carlo, where he shares some insight into this musical journey and talks about the DIY approach behind his projects. This will probably be your closest experience to dancing to Falco on a plane today. Gute Reise!
Photos by Felix Adler & Carlo Karacho
Why did you choose to take us on a jounrey from Vienna to Berlin?
As I love collecting German music, I came up with the idea of flying over the cities where the songs were created. It was also a great opportunity for me to dig a little deeper into the backgrounds of the artists. I chose these two cities because they are the two biggest metropolises in the German-speaking countries, and especially because I live in Berlin.
What made you dive into New Wave music at first?
My parents were fans of bands like spliff and ideal, but rather showed me music from the Woodstock era. When I moved to Berlin 7 years ago I started to explore many different genres and developed a deep connection to the „Neue Deutsche Welle“ sound which still influences me today. Its super hard to write a sincere German song, but the experimental nature of New-Wave makes it easier for me to use my Voice in combination with my Instrumentals. It’s more about the idea of a song than the actual quality of the music or the arrangements.
Name your Top 3 artists everyone should have a listen to.
1. Nina Hagen
2. Andreas Dorau
3. Joachim Witt
“I want to learn as many skills as possible without actually learning classical theory. I tried a couple of times, but I don’t want to practice, I rather want to make songs.“
Take us a bit through your DIY approach to making your own songs, experimenting with instruments, and building your own studio at home.
I always try to produce my music in a way that surprises me. Every time I finish a song and I’m happy with it, the next one has to be completely different, otherwise I lose interest. After some time, I always come back to my own style, but I like the adventures in between the usual stuff I create. I want to learn as many skills as possible without actually learning classical theory. I tried a couple of times, but I don’t want to practice, I rather want to make songs.
Your own music gives off kind of a happy vibe. How do you keep that up while living in the rough city of Berlin?
I think it has an uplifting vibe because, for me, music is like playing as a kid. I also work a lot lyrically with sarcasm and irony about things that actually hurt me. But when I listen to my own songs, I always have a good memory or feeling connected to them, which maybe can also be felt as a listener. I love Berlin, and I have great friends. I only really feel the darkness and roughness during winter, and that’s the time when I make the most music to keep myself busy.
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