Ecology describes the relationships among living organisms. At Norient, we add sounds and music, asking, for instance: what does a field recording tell about the environment it was recorded?

  • Podcast by Zachary Chan, Rosemainy Buang
    «TIMEZONES» – Episode 24 What does it mean to live on an island and yet feel estranged from the sea? Moving through Singapore and the Malay archipelago, this episode, produced by Zachary Chan and Rosemainy Buang, gathers voices, songs, and personal stories that are carried across the waters of Southeast Asia.
  • Podcast by Luisa Fernanda Uribe
    «TIMEZONES» – Episode 20. Four artists delve into the complex duality of Bogotá, a city that is both vibrant and chaotic. They explore how ambient music not only serves as a powerful medium for pause and introspection but also becomes a form of resistance and storytelling within a challenging urban environment.
  • Quotation by Zahra Malkani

    «The echo is how sound becomes collective.»

  • Interview by Forensis Collective, Katía Truijen, Philipp Rhensius
    With their performance «The Drum and The Bird» at Rewire festival 2025, Forensis and Bill Kouliglas unearth the echoes of colonial violence in Namibia – amplifying erased voices and the land’s testimony. A conversation about how sound can make history audible.