Greetings from berlin and a warm welcome to our latest edition coming at you this time with the following top stories. Cool combination nathan lee from britain mixes classical flute with beat boxing. Skills on wheels presenting to acrobatic cyclists from germany. And cut above the rest to meet spains number one m. Carver. All the flute as an instrument generally calls to mind classical associations like mozarts magic flute or even have peter and the wolf but when british musician Nathan League on his hands on one he saw yet another possibility namely beat boxing or rather as he prefers to call it flute boxing which is a type of music in a category all of its own so lets see how he does it. When nathan lee plays it first sounds like classical flute but not for long. But. He calls his mix of melodic tones and beatbox rhythms slow clocks and its something very few musicians have mastered ive seen one of them but. Not like hes there me box in and its crazy man but i was much appreciated here. At the box using your mouth to imitate sounds and instruments is as much a part of londons underground culture as street art but nathan really developed his on the usual flute technique entirely on his own. And on my be a rule riff it being you know. And then the next bit im brave yet with a big box but. How do you get to the different. For two decades now nathan lee has been the pioneer of the flu vaccine he and his band the clinic perform regularly. Nathan lee used to be a construction worker his music career began when he was twenty and a friend gave him a flute. Its just it was an accident and if i wanted to play the flute but i picked it up and then i thought. This is amazing theres just such a you know and its a beautiful thing instruments there so they said nice thing to touch its a nice thing to learn about. A new instruments just annoy. It was a nice it was a nice conduit for my creativity. Nation we love to work with other artists most recently he teamed up with the british band asian dub foundation. Thank the good boxer likes asian dubs mixture of musical styles he doesnt want to be pinned down to a single genre i feel that the way i play. With a lot of my big i dont know i like to put a lot of blue and a lot of dark in my in my charms a lot because and theres a lot of conifer. Your energy that kind of energy that that thats good for me its a good place for me to be right here for version. You know. Namely his way of playing fascinates people whether on the street at home in london or on the internet videos of his performances have been seen millions of times. But nathan says he actually doesnt care too much what others think about his music. Whether its for public consumption or not its just a its a meditation its something a lot to do something on a joy to get pleasure out of not. Nation lee says he will never stop playing the flute whether at home or on stage with other musicians. But once had never judge a book by its cover so they say and yet historically when it comes to records or c. D. s a good album cover is essential to convey a message and to attract buyers attention which is why many musicians leave the Album Artwork to renowned artists like Andy Warhol Damien Hirst or even. All that prompted italian art historian francescos bump in otto to collect his favorite album covers and the stories behind them into a single volume. Recalls may be old school but these album covers will never be out of date collectors items designed by a list stars is one of the best known this record sleeve for the velvet underground by andy warhol. These rather be the best known that i could cover by a visual artist and it was one of the first. That didnt feature. As it was use it to. A bands man like photographic portraits of. Then he chose an every day object like a banana. Francescos. Is an art historian Record Collector and author of a book art recalled covers. And followed jean presenting five hundred covers and albums by visual artists from the nine hundred fifty s. Through to today its bands many different musical genres and schools about. The earliest album dates from nine hundred fifty five Jackie Gleasons lonesome echo with a specially commissioned cover by salvador dali. That there was not just. That it was an artwork right that he did so by putting his own seek not to order already very well. And also by publishing what the back call that they fought for iemma and gleason shaking answer and. A short that but they sure. Up there of the artwork he provided. Andy warhol signed his velvet underground album from nine hundred sixty seven original self up to one hundred fifty thousand euros. The beatles Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band appeared the same year the photo collage was by jan hayworth and peter blake and if one of. Best album cover grammy. In the sixtys art music wears thick as thieves for the. Band so commission an artist to the call that i think that. They identify that the production they want to keep. It deeper meaning to the music they may and which is something that maybe designers. Sometimes cannot offer that they want something. Portrayed for example recompression funk diva patti smith like to work with her close friend the photographer robert mabel full some bands use works of art that already existed sonic youth chose care how to reach this candle painted five years before daydream nation came out in one nine hundred eighty eight. Others helped themselves to works without asking the artist as with some of the forty covers featuring images by street artist banksy. And their arses for whom the album covers were really important keith haring did hundreds. Some of these that particularly the thing in doing that for sure this is the way for. Their way of working just not just bringing they have artwork to a wider audience but also you know to to to expand their messages you know through different media. Francesco worked on his and follow g. For almost a decade people hundreds of albums hes a regular at this record shop in his hometown of bologna but also goes far afield on shopping sprees. Them and different parts of the war but a lot of them meaning ark and brooklyn and. That meaning that lean in paddys depends. I dont know where i go when i call some place i always look for that i could start and. I always find some jam. Out of three thousand candidates calibers he chose five hundred for the book francesco is confident that real physical records and their beautiful covers will enjoy even the age of streaming. The book and i quote that the vine you like or the good. Against. Can the feeling go by your nation that is produced by the Digital Technologies that were days so in the science i think that that i could call it as an art form with definitely survive. The record sleeve quite possibly one of the Twentieth Centurys greatest canvassers of. All what do you get when you combine acrobatics with cycling for one thing a unique sport but it is one which requires the balance of a dancer and thats what professional writer david snobbery and his partner lydia have developed as an acrobatic cyclist david was has won the World Champion title no less than eight times while leah has chalked up a few awards as well and we followed the two around in berlin to see what they can do. The fine of bike riding demonstrated by god. The two artistic cyclists are practicing for a performance what they do is bicycle ballet tunes all races. Whether in a parking garage on the fiesta stage or in the sports arena they give free rein to that ideas and that bicycles. Talking so im fascinated by pulling out all the stops and artistic cycling to put everything ive got into it body and soul and. Also in. Covering yourself and try out new things its. Not only that tricks are unusual that bikes too were developed specially to meet the artistic cyclists needs. Axl pegs on the rear axle to stand on one to one ratio drive for a fast start and fix gears for riding backwards. This bicycle cost about eight hundred euros. And then when i turn the bike back right side up you can see how the handlebars turn upwards of almost like youre the wrong way around so you can stand on them and perform various tricks and the seat is also form that way to provide stability and firmness. First brought on this kind of bicycle when he was just nine years old. In two thousand and five he won the first of his eight twelve championship titles in to stick cycling. Because the more spectacular and difficult tricks can take years to learn in two to three years and to be ready for competition you have to reckon another year or so persistence is needed you really have to stay on the ball. The more confidently and skillfully a trick is performed the more elegant it looks the spectator might think he could try to myself. Difficult tasks performed with ease are often the motif of commercials thats what made garbage novel the start of a promotional video for a british bank. There are more such clips on the net like this one where does it ride special edition bikes by french luxury brand am as. Dotted schnabel and layer shape as artistic bicycles are not strictly street legal but the two bike acrobats dont want to restrict their practiced warhol david visits his sports partner as often as possible in berlin both of them profit from the bicycle boom in germany and europe more and more people want to see their shows. Freestyle cyclists may perform jumps and stunts these two are more into aesthetics than spectacles but what they do is still dangerous. But its also just before we first have to learn to fall before we intrude a trick in our program and because thats very difficult to the son is this. Most months are. Done which novel stop competing in twenty fourteen but he continues to train and to perform. The function a name a nice side effect of artistic cycling training is that you get so many kinds of exercise you train your arms you. Train your brain to coordinate various components that you have to take into account at the same time and your legs your stamina fifty guns even when this is what it takes technique and coordination that makes the sport special. Davidge and they are shaped to have a mission they want to make artistic cycling popular and not just in performance venues theyre not just bike riders theyre performing artists. Well speaking of artists were about to visit one in spain that doesnt work with bicycles or even with paints and brushes instead pedo gomez works in balance with the best spanish ham which he expertly cards for his customers and if youre thinking that sounds like an easy task well think again because with this have only the right carving technique can show off the top quality of the meat. A vibrant metropolis on spains east coast. Here in the indoor market in the city center youll find a famous spanish my hello mr pedro gomez going to hamper my passion as you see him if he. Is the expert for ham in valencia everyone here knows him and his market stall here you can buy the best time in valencia is the best part of. Even though its expensive but i always come to petro. Pedros reputation for having the best ham did not come by chance. He always buys the new hams himself. If i mean what are. The best moments of my professional life ive had to do with. Whether in shops or in the hamper factory. And whenever i could it always feel so good as. One of spains biggest ham factories miles northwest of the. Appreciates the traditional method. Even if theyve got state of the Art Technology the curing is done the natural way. So they use Natural Resources like mountain air so the humidity and temperature will be just right for the habit and i dont know how much without. It i think that. The hot dry summers and cool winters in the mountains lunda him its incomparable taste cager can tell by the aroma if it meets his High Standard yes to have this ham is perfect for our customers a few of those. Its passed the test. Not only is pedro known for his first class merchandise hes also one of the countrys best ham carvers listen almost men as well theres a big. As the cut is cleaner. A machine can damage the grain with its rotating blade ill go to. Pay job cards across the hands entire breath just one or two millimeters thick that makes for the optimal ratio of muscle to fact. Have been there if you learn the technique with lots of practice you know what i mean i traveled all over spain and looked over the shoulders of many other carvers and learned different cuts from a lot of you know the very end as garbage he earns most of his income from exclusive events this time a wedding. About i have ready for the wedding and i would have been without. A job has a shop in valencia with his brother here he selects the premium four hundred fifty euro better coke for the wedding its from a breeder pig that lives mostly in the open air feeding on acorns that gives the ham and especially intensive flavor. But the ham isnt the only thing coming along to the wedding today. To go in there but i dont go there for events i need a professional slicing rack to attach the ham to. And the pouch with the knives. The wedding reception will be in one of the n. C. S. Hotels. Pager will be carving the gourmet ham for the newlyweds and their guests his principal tools are his special night. But i go to their home and by the going to the heart to have we need this knife to cut everything away that we dont eat. Then we take this knife thats long and very flexible yorkers are allowed to go. First he removes the outermost layers of fat and frees the meat from the bitter tasting crust then he carbs perfect slices and art hes famous for. The first place is a gift to the bridal couple the wedding cake isnt the only highlight here but the ham is as well. For numbing that its essential to have both a good court outdoor and a good home if the one of the true isnt right a lot gets lost. So reticent that. They found something i will have done its part of every good wedding. The guests are waiting for the perfect slices of premium hand pedro charges five hundred euros for his services hes known throughout the country and his customers include celebrities if they. Have the good fortune to car for the royal family. And for famous musicians like only a week laziest tom jones emma donna. I mean if they were my own i want to know how long. The end of a busy day for pedro gomez spains number one professional ham are. Well how many of you remember having one of these in a corner of your home back in the early to mid Twentieth Century the month delete the plant was a favorite motif among artists and designers like for instance picasso my teeth and things well it was considered something of a horticultural it piece but then it lost popularity and was relegated to Office Buildings or teachers rooms only to become a dust collector but now thanks to greener living trends the one step is actually making a comeback. Its certainly no shrinking violet the monster red cell or swiss cheese plant is a true queen of the jungle with its large leaves and abundant growth this seasons must have it features in every trendy apartment right now as a popularity continues to spread actress Jennifer Lawrence at the cover of vanity fair with swiss cheese and a i dont want to gucci top the sustainable fashion brands greenlee has designed an entire swim a collection around the plant and images of its distinctive leaves appear on products of all kinds most as to question. One if i stole from upscale berlin florists my son has an explanation for all this time. I gets incredibly decorative thanks alone to these very unusual leaves where everyone is different. Tech many architects place them in very austere contexts. I think to a box there while the character represents a real break in style theres this pared down minimalism and then along comes this very wild primeval plant and just runs right. Personally fascinates me about the monster a is that one leaf is enough you can just put one in a nice vase and thats decoration over your apartment. The one with the cookie at. The swiss cheese plant originally comes from Central America polish botanist yosef. The first one back to europe in the mid Nineteenth Century this was the beginning of a career as a source of inspiration for a number of artists. At his studio with. His famous collages were inspired by them. Home and says he was most fascinated by the leaves. What makes this worse shes plant special is its designed to look its leaves are unique they have these irregular shapes with cutaways. Owned. Looking at them as someone who is interested in form and wanting to know the reason for their appeal you have to say its because theyre very well made about what they look like a well made designed object. And along with designing a. Design great charles and great teams also had a liking for them the husband and wife team helped to define whats known as the mid century modern acetic which is all the rage again another reason why the swiss cheese plant is enjoying a revival in popularity there are even some blanks exclusively devoted to the monster and other plants of its kind of a jungle bloggers is particularly popular but you know ice is for the green finger. From paris and munich based eco josefa which are the driving force behind this all. This is inspired by todays unger for nature we live in urban environments where green spaces are in short supply and this is a way of bringing some nature back home with us of creating our own green spaces and the easiest way of doing that is with potted plants. Thats why theyve written a book called jungle its a collection of ideas aeration pand book who want to introduce into their lives the swiss cheese band gets an entire chapter to it sounds but also popular an old favorite the robert plant his beauty can i think. What it also really like about how they learn you how to be more patient to blow for example or to grow new leave it takes time and if you see it every day see the development and you have to be patience to see it to see how it happens and when it happens and its not instant so i think it is fast times its. Important that we stay in touch with nature and has once a good way to make nature part of your daily life. And more and more people agree with florist one a presto already has an inkling walk might be the next big thing in terms of aunties plant easy cat cacti for them you dont even need green fingernails. Or some ideas to green up your environment in one fell swoop that brings us to the end of this program so until next time i ask you to australia. Here its all about one man. This time were on a luther trail around. In the States Capital and. The Historic Town of eyes enough. The reformer is being worshipped like a hop star merchand