Orphea

Lovesongs.. -Gatefold- Orphea

Consider this experimental arrangement: The Filipino musician, film maker and poet Khavn and the German intellectual, philosopher and film maker Alexander Kluge are working on a filmic reflection on the ancient Myth of Orpheus. Albeit with an interesting twist: In their film, Orpheus becomes the female Orphea.

Orphea is played by Lilith Stangenberg, an upcoming and highly awarded German actress. Their collectively achieved, collage-like film is a wild genre mix of Kluge-typical talking heads, psychedelic montages (Khavn) and Lilith Stangenberg's impressive singing and acting throughout all imagery. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale 2020 in the newly established section ,, Encounters".

Furthermore, Orphea is the name of an actual band that evolved from the movie: Khavn plays the organ, Lilith sings and Brezel Göring (of French-German Garage Rock-duo Stereo Total and as long time underground hero and Khavn collaborator) is adding guitars, rhythms and noises of all sorts. Orphea sounds like Blondie from hell.