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Xaver Römer
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Xaver Römer (born 1969 Schwerte an der Ruhr) is an author and musician. Since 2008 he was been working with Julia Trompeter on the performative project “Sprechduette”, which transfers poetic texts into songs and language, part polyphonic, part dialogic (www.sprechduette.de). In the event “Catastrophes/Forms” Römer and Trompeter will present Sprechduette, based partly on excerpts from Paul van Ostaijen’s 1921 book of poems “Occupied City”, and partly on sections from Thomas Kling’s 1999 cycle “The First World War”.
Römer has produced various radio plays for children (among others “the talking banana” SWR/RB 2000). Between 1999 and 2003 Römer was the accompanying musician for Johann König, furthermore, he was the sideman in Jancee Pornick Casino, an American-Russian-German roackabilly and surf band. In addition he has written poems and essays on poetics, which have been published in various anthologies.
In 2013 Römer completed his as yet unpublished novel “Die Wacht am Rhein” (At Watch on the Rhine). He is currently working on his second novel as well as various programming jobs.
Publications (selection)
gnip-gnop: Sprechduette (CD together with Julia Trompeter) 2008
PaPaPst (CD together with Julia Trompeter) 2010