Kompakt Records: DJ Michael Mayer on the “sound of Cologne” and the story behind it
Michael Mayer has done many things over the past four decades. He made a name for himself internationally as a DJ, co-founded the…
Kalk: a working-class district that’s attracted pilgrims and anarchists alike
Kalk – once a hub of industrialisation and a place of pilgrimage, today, this district of Cologne is a melting pot of subculture, different nationalities and historical relics.
Cologne’s bike couriers: like phantoms flying through the city’s streets
A new shift is starting at the headquarters of Rapido, one of Cologne’s two long-established bike courier firms. Dispatcher Nino, who’s just taken…