Marcel Winatschek

The Unhurried Hour

Bodi Bill—the Berlin duo of Alex Stolze and Philipp Schwiddessen—made music that didn’t fit cleanly anywhere: strings threaded through electronics, something almost classical underneath the pop surface, unhurried in a way that felt deliberate rather than slack. They rewarded patience. The Merk: What? interview series had a reputation for getting genuinely close to its subjects rather than running through the standard promo checklist, which made them a sensible choice for the format—artists who think slowly tend to be more interesting when someone actually takes the time to listen.