Sir Frank & Galiläakirche presents:
Lynch Tribute Concert
with: Doc Schoko, BROSOLO, Sound 8 Orchestra, Marc Ottiker, Schneider TM, Martina Bertoni, Marc Ottiker, Pyrolator, Danja Schilling & Ronald Gonko, Gina D'Orio, KuH (Klaus Beyer & Herman Herrmann)

On January 16 of this year, David Lynch passed away at the age of 78. It would be pointless to pay tribute to the greatness of this exceptional film director at this point, and it deservedly did so in large numbers after the sad news of his passing.

His films have left their mark on many of us, burning themselves into our memories in a way that is otherwise only the case with music in pop culture - with songs that stay with us for a lifetime, with concerts we will never forget. David Lynch achieved this with many of his films, and perhaps less for the sake of the films themselves than for the atmospheres, moods and irritations he created with them. Seeing "Eraserhead" in the cinema for the first time, then staggering, disturbed, through a dark Berlin street long after midnight, the eerie whisper of the lyrics "In Heaven Everything Is Fine" still ringing in your ears is an indescribable experience that stays with you forever.

With "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)," Lynch also scored his first underground hit, covered by bands like Tuxedomoon and The Pixies. This nightmarish song became a kind of musical prelude, a prelude to the film score and accompanying soundtrack for each new David Lynch release. "Blue Velvet" in 1985 marked the beginning of Lynch's wonderful collaboration with composer Angelo Badalementi, which from then on elevated almost every one of his films to a special musical level. The result was film scores and soundtracks full of beauty, gloom, pure pop, and kitsch, occasionally punctuated by brutal industrial noise sounds like in "Lost Highway."

The Lynch Tribute concert evening is dedicated entirely to the multifaceted musical legacy of David Lynch, not only to film music, but also to his numerous, mostly rather unknown music projects such as his "band" The Thought Gang, which he founded with Angelo Badalamenti, his devotion to the songs of the nun Hildegard von Bingen, his work on content and ever new, fruitful collaborations with musicians and sound specialists, which enabled him to realize his many musical ideas.

We are deeply honored that this evening is being curated by author, filmmaker, sound engineer, and musician Frank Behnke. From 1986 to 2002, he played with Berlin's best band, Mutter, which emerged from the legendary Campingsex. Camping Sex released their only, magnificent album, "1914!", in 1985. And that same year, Behnke (together with Peter Braatz of SYPH) went to Wilmington, North Carolina, for the filming of "Blue Velvet," where he worked as a sound assistant for David Lynch. It is thanks to Frank Behnke that, within a very short time, many Berlin musicians accepted the invitation to this tribute concert and will perform their musical appreciation for David Lynch live this evening.

Our express and heartfelt thanks go to: Doc Schoko, Marco Brosolo, Marc Ottiker, Schneider TM & Martina Bertoni, Gina D'Orio, Pyrolator, Klaus Beyer & Herman Herrmann, Sound 8 Orchestra, Danja Schilling & Ronald Gonko.

We are looking forward to an evening with very different performers and instrumentations that will sound like a soundtrack specially compiled by David Lynch: casual and sophisticated, emotional and challenging.

PS: There might be one or two cinematic surprises.