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Cloud Nothings

Yppenplatz, 2013

Heat wave in Vienna. Dylan Baldi and his Cloud Nothings compadres finish their soundcheck in the freaking hot B72 and drop out into the early-evening air. We head for Yppenplatz, a close-by square where the mood just shifts from busy market activity to afterwork relaxation. Dylan’s bandmates go to find some place for dinner while the Cleveland-based singer/songwriter sits down between some empty market stalls to perform a solo-acoustic version of the brand new “Psychic Trauma” (working title).

Camera
Sarah Brugner
Simon Brugner
Michael Luger
Sound Recording
Sarah Brugner
Sound Mix
Michael Luger
Post production
Sarah Brugner
Simon Brugner
Photography
Simon Brugner
Artist
Cloud Nothings

Yppenplatz

In a densely-populated area with little open space Yppenplatz is a popular oasis for relaxing. On a square that lies on a former parade-ground, two markets converge: Brunnenmarkt and Yppenmarkt. They both spread a multicultural flair throughout Vienna’s 16th district, Ottakring, where Vienna’s sole beer brand, Ottakringer, originates. The much smaller Yppenmarkt has a special farmer’s market as well. Even though Yppenmarkt lies in a Turkish-Croatian neighbourhood, where playgrounds and benches are mainly taken up by migrant kids and their families, the local agricultural products supply another community which comes here. Wealthy and lifestyle-conscious bobos (standing for bourgeois bohemians) have their weekend-brunch or evening-beer in some of the newly-opened cafes and bars of the area. Not least, a local artist initiative contributes to the resurgence of the Brunnenviertel – the colourful area embracing Brunnenmarkt and Yppenmarkt- in an attempt to capture the spirit of this area appropriately referred to as Soho in Ottakring.