~ of many movements and thresholds ~

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~ of many movements and thresholds ~
~ of many movements and thresholds ~

This piece time travels through the author’s experiences of his years spent in Delhi, India, floating in and out of conversations, encounters, perceptions, and memories of the city through mentors and friends who shaped the author’s practice in sound and listening.

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When Creativity Meets Chaos

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When Creativity Meets Chaos
When Creativity Meets Chaos

Episode 15 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series offers insight into the uncompressed underground music scene in Kampala, Uganda, shaped by many inspiring and upcoming artists.

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Quote: DJ Flo
Design: Šejma Fere
Photo: Turkana
Remix: Turkana

Accompanied by Physics

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Accompanied by Physics
Accompanied by Physics

How does wood sound? This is one of the questions in Andi Otto’s interactive sound installation at Klangmoorschope 2023. Listen to an audio essay in which he discusses his way of relating to the environment with sound.

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Quote: Andi Otto
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground

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5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground
5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground

Istanbul: the bridge between West and East. This list is curated to show another side of the most populated Turkish city, the one that doesn’t make the headlines. Enjoy a diverse selection of music from bone-crushing metal to piercing rap.

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Sound: pembe, Parya x Rinxlaya, Kaptan Kadavra, sorrynobody

Apocalypse Nowish

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Apocalypse Doomish
Apocalypse Nowish

In their sound installation for Klang Moor Schopfe, the collective Zaira Oram explores the notion of the apocalypse. Listen to an audio essay featuring the collective’s initiators Francesca Ceccherini and Eleonora Stassi.

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Quote: Zaira Oram
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi

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Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi
Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi

When our playlist curator began performing, the Delhi indie scene consisted of not more than a handful of women who dared to write and perform music in a largely male-dominated space. The handful grew over the years. This playlist pays tribute to the womxn of Indie Delhi.

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Sound: The Manta Sidhu Ensemble

Hide, Don’t Show

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Hide, Don’t Show
Hide, Don’t Show

Challenging the perception of its listeners is at the core vision of the collective Encor Studio. Listen to an audio essay in which they discuss their site-specific installation «Adsum» which creates moments of pure presence.

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Quote: Encor Studio
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

A Huge Reservoir of Life

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A Huge Reservoir of Life
A Huge Reservoir of Life

The first form of communication was not language but vibration. Listen to an audio essay featuring the biologist Juan José López and sound artist Ludwig Berger who sonify species that soon threaten to become completely extinct – if we don’t listen.

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Quote: Juan Lopez
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound

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5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound
5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound

So-called naff music is considered as lacking in style or taste. It’s not the kind of music you’d claim to be a fan of, but Alex Rigotti finds it to be a hidden side of national British identity.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: 5ive & Queen, Mr Blobby, Cher Lloyd, Tinchy Stryder feat. N Dubz

Funkot, Gabber’s Distant Cousin from the Far East

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Funkot, Gabber’s Distant Cousin from the Far East
Funkot, Gabber’s Distant Cousin from the Far East

One day, when sitting in an angkot minivan in Bogor, our writer had a weird encounter that made her ears ring; it was funkot, a mix of gabber and Indonesian folk. An essay inspired by the music of Animistic Beliefs who will perform at MUTEK festival 2023.

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Design: Maria Uthe

Like Super Mario Bumping His Head on Obstacles

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Like Super Mario Bumping His Head on Obstacles
Like Super Mario Bumping His Head on Obstacles

A body walks through the city while listening to a DJ mix. The switching between sites is like switching between tracks is like switching between worlds. An essay poem inspired by a mix of the New York-based artist Zarina.

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Design: Ali Sayah