In addition to interviews of 12 musicians/1 group residing in Berlin (Gregor Hotz, Nicholas Bussmann, Merle Bennett, Thomas Ankersmit, Ignaz Schick, Hans Strobl, Pure, Annette Krebs, Andrea Neumann, Caramel Empties, Alessandro Bosetti, Boris Baltschun, and Kai Fagaschinski), this "extra" issue of IMJ features 2 CDs with 18 tracks by a total of over 30 musicians, almost all of whom are Berlin residents: Adeline Rosenstein/Andrea Neumann, Annette Krebs/Steffi Weismann, Kommando Raumschiff Zitrone, Michael Thieke Unununium, Lucio Capece/Axel Doerner/Robin Hayward, Tunar, Alessandro Bosetti, Tony Buck/Andrea Neumann, Sink, Marzipan Marzipan, Kalkuel & Leidenschaft, Boris Hauf, Phillip Sollman, Thomas Ankersmit, Ignaz Schick/Jason Forrest, Burkhard Beins, Rechenzentrum, and blumm&tau. The interviews were conducted by Toshimaru Nakamura during a visit to Berlin in January 2005 (with the exception of the email interview of Annette Krebs by Taku Sugimoto, which took place between January and April 2006). In addition to discussing their musical activities, the artists share many of their thoughts about the Berlin scene. Their candid views reveal the dynamism that has characterized that scene since the late '90s. Berlin musician Nicholas Bussmann was in charge of the selection of artists for the accompanying CDs, and the result is an ideal compilation for those who want to know more about today's Berlin scene. Through the words and music of musicians on the scene, this issue explores the current situation of improvised music (and related genres) in Berlin. Disc 1 1. Adeline Rosenstein / Andrea Neumann - Pas Perdus (2:23) Adeline Rosenstein: voice Andrea Neumann: inside piano, mixing board 2. Annette Krebs / Steffi Weismann - Le Vol (3:46) Audio short version of an audio-visual performance by Annette Krebs and Steffi Weismann Annette Krebs: idea, Soundplant, objects, composition Steffi Weismann: idea, objects, voice Nicolas Galeazzi: voice Agnes, Ralph, Vicky, Victoria: Mac OS X voices 3. Kommando Raumschiff Zitrone - Roger (7:14) Kai Fagaschinski: clarinet Christof Kurzmann: lloopp 4. Michael Thieke Unununium - Schaum (3:38) Luca Venitucci: accordion, prepared piano Derek Shirley: double bass Eric Schaefer: drums Michael Thieke: alto clarinet, alto saxophone, clarinet, zither 5. Lucio Capece / Axel Dörner / Robin Hayward - Inflie (7:37) Lucio Capece: bass clarinet Axel Dörner: trumpet Robin Hayward: tuba 6. Tunar - Antwort auf den Regen (8:23) Dave Bennett: guitar, short wave radio Merle Bennett: drums Sabine Vogel: flute, electronics 7. Alessandro Bosetti - African Feedback: Extracts 1 to 8 (4:13) Composed by Alessandro Bosetti Recorded by Alessandro Bosetti in Ogol Leye, Pays Dogon, Mali, November 2004 Feedbacks by Ouaganamon, Edijo, Iasera, Fanta, Gadjula Souleman Dolo, Gouioubenguyon Dolo, Yaboudou Dolo, and Tapaninju Dolo 8. Tony Buck / Andrea Neumann - Without Title (8:13) Tony Buck: drums Andrea Neumann: inside piano 9. Sink - Ausland 1 [excerpt] (7:43) Andrea Ermke: samplers Chris Abrahams: DX-7 Marcello Silvio Busato: guitar, percussion Arthur Rother: guitar 10. Marzipan Marzipan - Ennio (1:28) Disc 2 1. Kalkül & Leidenschaft - Leningrad Sunrise (13:14) Nicholas Bussmann: cello Kai Fagaschinski: clarinet Joe Williamson: bass 2. Boris Hauf - It's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Got to Do It (5:44) 3. Phillip Sollmann - Room Two (8:44) 4. Thomas Ankersmit - Negatieve Bijdrage (5:00) Thomas Ankersmit: saxophone, synthesizer, computer 5. Ignaz Schick / Jason Forrest - Blood Orchid (11:22) Ignaz Schick: turntables Jason Forrest: electronics 6. Burkhard Beins - For Ian Curtis (3:08) 7. Rechenzentrum - A Capitalistic Landscape (4:20) 8. blumm&tau - Eskimono (4:34) F.S.Blumm: guitar boris d hegenbart-matsui: computer yumiko hegenbart-matsui: drawings Compiled and mastered by Nicholas Bussmann