★MARK E.V.

'There is hardly another city where the local musical activities are so thoroughly documented as they are in Cologne. In the home of the Rhein and the Cathedral, they are proud of the 'Sound of Cologne', which usually refers to electronica or minimal techno. Of course 'Noise of Cologne' (NoC) refers to that Cologne sampler. But NoC is not proclaiming the identity of some scene; rather it is highlighting a musical creativity that has so far been drowned out by the club sound. NoC is much more des…