Does a crematorium really have worst sounds in the world? Is there a sound free of any symbolic meaning?

  • Destroyed military vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, after Russia's invasion in February 2022 (Photo: REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko, March 1, 2022)
    «My role as a composer is to surface truth»
    Interview by Hugo Emmerzael
    How can music capture the violence of war without turning it into spectacle? Grammy Award-winning composer Sam Slater talks about scoring documentaries like «Chernobyl» or «2000 Meters to Andriivka», blending frontline sounds, ghostly voices, and self-built instruments.
  • This is where the sound happens. MRI, Inselspital Bern. Photo: Janina Neustupny
    Tube Techno
    Short Essay by Janina Neustupny
    What happens if you turn an MRI scan into a rave? Thoughts on unexpected moments of liberation.
  • Whispers 3.
    Whispers 3
    Playlist by Rugun Sirait
    A Jakarta-born-and-bred music enthusiast compiles representative sounds of her hometown. Her insights that emerge in the process are surprising!
  • Whispers 2.
    Whispers 2
    Playlist by Saifulhaq
    These lesser heard whispers are alive and loud, they are thriving underground and are nursed by unyielding devotees. Saifulhaq, an extreme music veteran in the city, compiles favorite performances from the metal and punk shows in Jakarta.