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Klangbad: Avant-garde in the Meadows is a film of genre Documentary directed by Dietmar Post

Klangbad: Avant-garde in the Meadows (2009)

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Klangbad: Avant-garde in the meadows is a 2009 feature-length documentary film about the famous open air music festival "Klangbad" curated by Hans Joachim Irmler, one of the founding members of Faust (band). The film was produced and directed by the award-winning filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios. The film was shot on location in August 2005 in the small village of Scheer.

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There are mainly two kinds of rock festivals: the usual ones and the adventurous-creative ones. The former present music, which everyone already knows. The others got their finger at the pulse of time and put their ear into niches and near boundary zones. They point out up-to-date trends, present upcoming musicians and bands, make new musical experiences and discoveries possible. The Klangbad festival at Scheer near Sigmaringen, South Germany, certainly belongs to this category and is the real festival insider's tip for open ears.

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