In this essay, the diasporan writer Shayan reflects on the sounds of the Iranian revolutions, from the delicate stories of his family’s past to the brutal videos circulating in the aftermath of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022.
Improvising with machines. Listen to an audio essay featuring Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper from the duo MSHR, in which they discuss their sound installation at Klangmoorschopfe 2023 based on a cybernetic feedback system.
A selection of recent releases from Kampala’s prospering underground music scene, including artists from the corresponding TIMEZONES episode.
An introductory note to the third edition of Norient City Sounds moored in Delhi, India. This collection tunes into a polyphony of voices, songs, sounds, and stories that reimagine and «unconceal» the many worlds and characters constituting the capital’s «sonicities».
In this video essay, Kimberley Rodrigues reflects on feelings of belonging and identity through the acoustic memories, distinct tastes, sight, and smells of C.R. Park, a unique neighborhood in Delhi, India, a place that she calls home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
