Snaps

What is real in recorded reality? While listening to the music of Lucie Páchová and Paweł Kułczyński, our author speculates on their use of field recordings of seemingly natural sound sources. Read a new essay from the «Sonic Worlding» column.

A scalpel cut of the Bratislava music scene. Subtle ambient, through the legendary Bratislava electroacoustic studio, emotional anti-pop, reinterpretations of folk, and dirty modular synth improvisations.

In this video list, Moldova-based DJ Borș reflects on the identitarian limbo and relativity of her post-imperialist reality, asking: How are we using music to create multiple directions for our diverse existences?

In her sound piece, artist and educator Shanti Suki Osman explores the sonority of rage. Listen to a new episode of the «Sonic Worlding» column, which asks how one’s positionality is created by the people who listen.

With this playlist you get a flavor of what Karachi music used to be and what it is now. A selection by Pakistani rapper and comedian Ali Gul Pir, including artists from the TIMEZONES episode on Karachi, Pakistan.

Episode 19 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series gives you a feel of what it’s like to be an artist in Karachi, Pakistan. A city of a million plus dreams, hopes, and problems. According to Ali Gul Pir, the most misunderstood place in the world.

A selection of sounds from the community of music makers and sound artists from Vietnam and also from the Vietnamese diaspora community, including artists from the TIMEZONES episode on Hanoi.

Episode 18 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series travels to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and dives into its diverse sounds, noises, and artistic practices.