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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Carsten from Giants Dwarfs & Black Holes

Carsten from Giants Dwarfs & Black Holes

The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas and stories from their life as deeply as they choose. Answers can be short or long, and that reveals something in itself, but the most important factor is honesty.

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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Carsten from Giants Dwarfs & Black Holes

How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?

Define… I play the drums… accidentally… indescribably pleasant, if someone thinks it’s good.

I started to play drums in the age of 19 or 20 just for fun in a punk band. We where all pretty much unable to play anything. No lessons, no talent… haha! But I played… and played… in many groups and bands, and now, someone likes what I do. Really nice!

Otherwise: I work for money. For bread, water and four walls. Like prostitutes, but cheaper, in a poisonous stalactite cave.

Describe your first musical memory.

My first memory is George McCrae – Rock You Babe. I loved the LP so much that I took it to the sandpit as a toddler… then there were ABBA, ELO, Gilbert O’Sullivan etc. Yeah, I’m a little older…

Describe your best musical memory to date.

My first gig with GdaBH was cancelled because of the corona- lockdown…

But before the lockdown I saw Mother Tongue. They played over three hours and it was indescribably good. They gave a lot of energy to the audience – really great!

When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?

As my brother died. Extremely horrible situation. It sounds till today… I had no choice. Growing up. Fast. Work. Much work. Work as a therapy killed much of my depressions. Collecting time on every medium as an catalysator.

Where do you feel artistic progression leads?

In music: The communication within the music.

How do you define success?

Success… is a warm gun. Oh, wait, no. Happiness.

Success… a huge amount of drugs and money.

Err… no, that;s it:

Success is to stay healthy and lovely with your family and friends.

What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?

I already answered the first, the second is:

Real “snuff” movies. One movie was so indescribable extremely brutal, that I got real health problems for three weeks… but I learned something about the deepest negative sides of human beings.

Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.

A full movie with Wenzel Storch. But he doesn’t want to make movies again.

I work on it…

What do you believe is the most essential function of art?

Impression.

Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?

To stay healthy… so I wish health to you!

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