ricketyroom arts. literature. music & other sorcery.

To paraphrase something Michelangelo reportedly stated: forms are embedded inside matter – one only has to bring them to the surface. Robertson Käppeli, founder of the ricketyroom, had the idea for this art movement floating around his subconscious for years. It took a journey into a strange land, a transformation of ideas and fermentation, in order to bring it to light. This is an origin story in fast motion.

We can with near certainty claim that no one has in the last couple of decades released a first novel the way we did as artisanal, leather bound and gilded thome. What seems to be complete insanity at a first inspection, and the second because it simply is quite lunatic, is at the same time our love letter to literature and craftsmanship.

Our featured band Aniyo Kore has gone through various stages of creative reinvention. What started out as experimental trip-hop duo, has gone through an avantgardist stoner-rock phase to become – well, something completely different. We used this meditative moment in their band venture for an interview, which we equally want to present as introduction – from headbangers to teardrops.