Snaps

Music that hits you so strong that you stop what you were doing, transporting you to an otherworld. In this essay, our writer ponders this alternative space she finds when listening to specific tracks.

For emamouse, the curator of the April playlist, selected music that is rich with images of spinning and going to another dimension. From dreamy soundscapes to sudden bursts of noise and techno-influenced beats.

Artificial Intelligence turns emotive on a Swiss underground radio dataset and gives up in peace – collective curatorial practices winning over. A collaborative radio feature on various artists, programmers, and scientists from the Swiss (musical) underground. 

When talking about listening in the broadest sense, listeners are usually at the center of attention.  In this dialogic essay, Rewire’s context curator Katía Truijen and Norient’s editor Philipp Rhensius what happens when the sound listens back.

In her work as educator, the artist Antye Greie-Ripatti aka AGF aims to integrate «listening as an art practice» into school curriculums. In this essay, she reflects on teaching children the skill of listening to build environmental sensibility.

Voices in crowded urban terrains, the sonic shock of fighter jets. Some music can evoke ideas of the life it is made in – and create relationships. Read an essay by Majd Shidiac.

Listen to this playlist from Mabe Fratti, who compiles music from Mexico she currently likes.

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.