«Ohrwurm» or «Earworm» – usually used to describe a song torturously stuck in your head. But what about those of us who yearn for this? All I do is listen to one song over and over again, for weeks on end. Is this a happily welcomed, disassociated kind of relief from reality
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».
This compact nonstop compilation by DJ Karma showcases rap and R&B music by artists primarily from Nepal, Tibet, Nagaland, Sikkim, and other regions of the Northeast of India, currently residing in the city of Delhi.
How does the practice of women walking at midnight shape alternative ways of listening, intimately and associatively? Mallika Taneja shares a durational recording of a recent walk, inviting listeners to sense a night in New Delhi, India, as they journey alongside.
A conversation with the Delhi-based ensemble Chaar Yaar / Faqiri Quartet about the ensemble, language, translation, Sufi poetry, listening to histories, and songs of love, joy, and collectivity in times of divisiveness.
How can one think about city sounds without taking into account the sounds that have been silenced by the state? This question underscores the essay by Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita as they contemplate the sound of time spent in unjust incarceration by the state.
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.
