#Arteetude 321 – Detlef Schlich Is Breaking Brad. A Valentine’s Day present for Sophia. Featuring a brand new Los Inorgánicos track: “Breaking Brad.” Because sometimes West Cork doesn’t chase myth. It absorbs it.

Hollywood came to West Cork. Or at least Facebook said so. A film crew appears in Timoleague. The internet goes feral. Sightings multiply. Myth gains WiFi. Meanwhile, I’m on a pier wall waiting for sourdough to cool — because crust matters. A man with sunglasses sits beside me. Good posture. Slightly out of place. Very aware of the smell of bread. His stomach betrays him. I tear the loaf too early. “Breaking bad,” I mutter. He lifts the sunglasses. “Better breaking bad than breaking Brad.” And just like that — The most West Cork initiation ritual ever conceived begins. Yes. That Brad. What follows is a six-episode transformation experiment: • Butter churn initiation • Atlantic wind deconstruction • Céilí ego dissolution • Mart confusion • SuperValu democracy • And finally… the crowning of the Mayor of Ballydehob Everything recorded. Nothing audible. Is this celebrity satire? Community ritual? Or just warm bread collapsing under its own mythology? The episode closes with a brand new Los Inorgánicos track: “Breaking Brad.” Because sometimes West Cork doesn’t chase myth. It absorbs it. Detlef Schlich is a rock musician, podcaster, visual artist, filmmaker, ritual designer, and media archaeologist based in West Cork. He is recognised for his seminal work, including a scholarly examination of the intersections between shamanism, art, and digital culture, and his acclaimed video installation, Transodin's Tragedy. He primarily works in performance, photography, painting, sound, installations, and film. In his work, he reflects on the human condition and uses the digital shaman's methodology as an alter ego to create artwork. His media archaeology is a conceptual and practical exercise in uncovering the unique aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of media in culture. WEBSITE LINKS WAW Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@WAWBand "The Niles Bittersweet Song" WAW Bandcamp Silent Night In a world shadowed by conflict and unrest, we, Dirk Schlömer & Detlef Schlich, felt compelled to reinterpret 'Silent Night' to reflect the complexities and contradictions of modern life. https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/silent-night Wild Atlantic Way This results from a trip to West Cork, Ireland, where the beautiful Coastal "Wild Atlantic Way" reaches along the whole west coast! https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/wild-atlantic-way YOU TUBE *Silent Night Reimagined* A Multilayered Avant-Garde Journey by WAW aka Dirk Schlömer & Detlef Schlich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAbytLSfgCw Detlef Schlich Instagram Detlef Schlich ArTEEtude I love West Cork Artists Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Trans