DER SCHLAGZEUGER VON ZWITSCHERMASCHINE
Concert to close the exhibition
Zwitschermaschine, 1981, Photo: Archiv Grossmann
Left to right: Ralf Kerbach, Cornelia Schleime, Wolfgang Grossmann, Michael Rom, Matthias Zeidler
August 10, 2025
5 PM
To close the exhibition IN DIALOGUE—Hasso Plattner Collection: Art from the GDR, we warmly invite you to a concert by Der Schlagzeuger von Zwitschermaschine.
The original band Zwitschermaschine stood for a unique fusion of music, literature, and visual art. The art-punk band formed in the late 1970s in the GDR and gained broader recognition in West Germany through the split LP DDR von unten (1983). Their repertoire encompassed songs that blended punk, freestyle, and expressionist verse. Founding members included Cornelia Schleime, Ralf Kerbach, Wolfgang Grossmann, Matthias Zeidler, Michael Rom, and Sascha Anderson.
Drawing on these origins and inspired by the publication of the book will nicht zu den großohrigen elefanten (2020/21) with texts by Michael Rom, selected pieces were rearranged and recorded on the current album ROM with a new line-up. Wolfgang Grossmann, once the drummer of the original formation, initiated and produced the project together with Jörg Schittkowski.
The current line-up includes:
Wolfgang Grossmann (drums, vocals), Pegman (guitar), Aniqo (vocals), Jörg Schittkowski (bass, guitar), Rajko Gohlke (bass), Peter Hein (vocals)
The concert at DAS MINSK will feature Ralf Kerbach on guitar, who is also represented in the current exhibition IN DIALOGUE with an artwork.