In this forest sounds crawl, samples drift, and bodies feel woven to infinity. Read a sonic fiction by the writer and artist Anne Lesley Selcer, an excerpt taken from their in-progress novel CLUB SPACE.
In the debut episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», Yakawrath, aka Fira, an experimental psytrance musician and a 2D/3D artist from the Maldives, opens up about his journey as an underground artist in Malé City.
How to run an independent web platform without being too much of a «gatekeeper»? AQNB co-founder and editor about the platform’s struggle to archive a depicted scene by entering a cycle of mutual influence rather than (mis-)using curatorial power to make top-down statements.
A playlist that offers a deep dive into the sounds shaping Bogotá’s alternative scenes. An effort to highlight the independent and creative labels and artists constantly evolving amid struggles for the production and commercialization of their music.
A look at the city’s contrasts that delves into how diverse voices blend resistance and celebration. // Una mirada a los contrastes de la ciudad que explora cómo diversas voces mezclan resistencia y celebración.
Rou Rodríguez captures Bogotá’s dynamic street culture, showcasing its fusion of architecture, nature, sounds, and people. // Rou Rodríguez captura la dinámica cultura callejera de Bogotá, mostrando su fusión de arquitectura, naturaleza, sonidos y personas.
An exploration of the development of hip hop in the rainy mountains of Bogotá. The essay traces how the genre has followed and then evolved beyond the classicist tradition to make room for other rap subgenres that mirror a diverse city that, as its music, never stops moving.
Una exploración del desarrollo del hip hop en las montañas lluviosas de Bogotá. El ensayo rastrea cómo el género ha evolucionado más allá de la tradición clasicista para dar cabida a otros subgéneros del rap que reflejan una ciudad diversa que nunca deja de moverse.
A playlist of the sounds defining Bogotá’s alternative scenes. // Una playlist de los sonidos que están definiendo las escenas bogotanas alternativas.
Un viaje por seis venues independientes de Bogotá, Colombia: visita Matik-Matik, Latino Power, El Edificio, Ace of Spades Club, Asilo y Video Club. En ellos se cruza la fuerza, diversidad sonora e historia de la ciudad.
Desde la idea de necesitar una habitación propia hasta el conocimiento compartido sobre producción, lugares y comunidad en torno a la música electrónica, esta pieza explora lo que depara el futuro para las mujeres y las comunidades queer en Bogotá.
