Aula, FB Design
With an introduction and moderated by Prof. Oliver Schwabe

zurreal is a queer, neurodivergent artist from Cologne who celebrates individuality and challenges conventions by looking beyond the ordinary in a genre mix of experimental hip-hop and deconstructed, futuristic beats.

zurreal works with distorted mystical sounds, alienated vocals, and metallic-organic melodic sequences, reshaping genres such as experimental hip-hop, deconstructed club, and metal trap and creating a unique style all of its own. The Cologne insider tip combines live music with a dynamic performance that reminds of Throbbing Gristle or Skinny Puppy.

Thematically, zurreal deals with neurodivergence and uses music to explore ADHD, autism, or other neurodivergent conditions in social interactions with neurotypical people. Or zurreal dives into modern media and digital worlds and criticizes them as an escape from reality. Beyond music, zurreal's creative interests extend to fashion and modeling, mixed media art and film.

zurreal's performances are physical experiences carried by sounds and voices that repeatedly dissolve into cathartic screams, questioning the assumption of having to hide aspects of one's personality from others.

Musik: https://zurrealmusic.bandcamp.com/music