Gedichterbe is a project by AGF (Antye Greie) that investigates German poetry and the heritage of german language within electronic music and society. Starting with the first known female German poet Frau Ava (11th century) till todays "wunderkind" poetess Ann Cotten (born 1982), poets are chosen from the romantic period of the 18th century via jewish poets during 20th century till poets from both Germanys after WW II....
The music is radically modern and contemporary minimalistic, supporting the poetry as well as the history around it. The historical text is interpreted with digital sound technology and aesthetics. Sometimes poems are deconstructed and cut-up and processed to the point of non- recognition, sometimes the poems stand there pure and sometimes words are entirely missing and music speaks for the poet interpreted.