«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»

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«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»
«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»

This is the story of a Palestinian song. A song that originated in the beseiged Palestinian district Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria. After Aeham Ahmad, who played this song in the streets of Damascus, fled to Germany, the meaning of the song has changed.

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Design: Šejma Fere
Photo: Facebook

The Grain of Online Voices

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The Grain of Online Voices
The Grain of Online Voices

Every physical interaction leaves traces. In the fifth episode of «Sonic Vignettes», Salomé Voegelin reflects upon the grain of the voice as an irreducible trace of human contact and why it is it is endangered by AI cleaning language.

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Prelude in an Interrogative Mood

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Prelude in an Interrogative Mood
Prelude in an Interrogative Mood

Some people think they know what Italian music is, until you really start to ask. An introduction to the Norient special «Sonic Traces: From Italy».

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The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club

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The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club
The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club

This text is a literary remix of Enrico Prampolini’s «The Aesthetic of the Machine and Mechanical Introspection in Art» (1922), considered a key text to understand the so-called second wave of Futurism, also referred to as «futurismo degli anni venti».

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We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily

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We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily
We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily

In this short memoir, an excerpt from a longer version originally published (in Italian and English) on his website, London-based Sicilian visual artist and musician Seb Patane reflects on what it meant to be a young Italian fascinated with British subcultures.

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Photo: Google Street View
Sound: Seb Patane

Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants

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Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants
Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants

Life in Milan through a foreigner’s eyes: A mix of indifference to the Other, social invisibility, and Italy’s dependence on cultural artifacts imported from overseas.

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2021: Duality

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2021: Duality
2021: Duality

This episode of our 2021 video series is a musical conversation between two piano players. The video looks for situations of duality in the spaces around us. In finding each other, the protagonists find new hope for the second year of the pandemic.

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Sound: LP Duo

You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness

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You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness
You Are Here! Episode 1: Worldliness and Unruliness

In the first episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner meets two keyboard players, Liz Kosack and Christoph Ogiermann, for a shared musical indulgence.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Liz Kosack, Christoph Ogiermann, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows

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You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows
You Are Here! Episode 2: Raindrops and Windows

In the second episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner connects with performance artist David Helbich, on electronic instruments, and Koto player Naoko Kikuchi.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: David Helbich, Neoko Kikuchi, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility

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You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility
You Are Here! Episode 3: Fragility and Responsibility

In the third episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner invites Oud-playing singer Kamilya Jubran and the composer Oxana Omelchuk, who rocks one of the first portable analog synthesizers.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Kamilya Jubran, Oxana Omelchuck, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl

You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension

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You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension
You Are Here! Episode 4: Reduction and Extension

In the fourth episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner meets two sound-obsessives: Drummer Etienne Nillesen and electronic musician and spoken word artist Elsa M’bala.

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Design: Ji Youn Kim/form fellows
Sound: Elsa M’Bala, Etienne Nillesen, Paul Hübner, Hannes Seidl