DIY or Die: Budapest Beneath the Surface

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DIY or Die: Budapest Beneath the Surface
DIY or Die: Budapest Beneath the Surface

Episode 11 of the «Timezones» podcast series delves into Budapest’s independent arts and music scene in the wake of the latest Hungarian parliamentary elections in April 2022.

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Quote: Lilla Lőrinc
Design: Šejma Fere
Sound: Gábor Kovács

The Unending Trials of Finding a Better God

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The Unending Trials of Finding a Better God
The Unending Trials of Finding a Better God

In this sonic fiction, our writer depicts the Moroccan avant garde band Nass El Ghiwane as straying birds in search of a different life.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Norient Playlist 10/22: Budapest

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Norient Playlist 10/22: Budapest
Norient Playlist 10/22: Budapest

Listen to this playlist with a selection of tracks from the city’s underground producers.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: Fullogic

Norient Playlist 09/22: Beirut

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Norient Playlist 09/22: Beirut
Norient Playlist 09/22: Beirut

Listen to this playlist of artists from Beirut. This selection features new and older releases by musicians across musical genres.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: Sharif Sehnaoui

No End and No Beginning

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No End and No Beginning
No End and No Beginning

An introductory text to the Online Special «Norient City Sounds: Beirut». Special curator and writer Rayya Badran asks: what are the sounds of the aftermath of a collapse?

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Sound: Omar Itani

A Taste of Metal in My Mouth

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A Taste of Metal in My Mouth
A Taste of Metal in My Mouth

In a text that fleshes out past events from Rami Sabbagh’s life in Beirut, the filmmaker discusses the often perilous entanglement of politics, music, and sound.

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Sound: Omar Itani

Soothing Apocalypse

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Soothing Apocalypse
Soothing Apocalypse

The Indonesian summer is very hot. It’s when our writer shelters at home listening to music, only to realize that the state between slumber and consciousness can not be as innocent as it used to be.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Norient Playlist 08/22: Durham

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Norient Playlist 08/22: Durham
Norient Playlist 08/22: Durham

Listen to this playlist of artists from Durham and their current releases. This selection by Durham-based artist Debt Stalker is a collection of tracks that compliment both the physical terrain of the city and the ever-changing DIY electronic music scene in the region.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: Suzi Analogue, ZenSoFly

Under Clear Starry Nights

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Under Clear Starry Nights
Under Clear Starry Nights

Listening to live music outside can be a life changing experience. For our author, it set nothing less than the pathway of his life.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Norient Playlist 07/22: Montevideo

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Norient Playlist 07/22: Montevideo
Norient Playlist 07/22: Montevideo

Listen to this playlist of artists from Montevideo and their current releases. With his selection of talented artists, Montevideo-based music producer and DJ Pobvio attempts to show the diversity of the Uruguay underground music scene.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: Ojosfinos

Norient Playlist 06/22: New York

Norient Playlist 06/22: New York
Norient Playlist 06/22: New York
Norient Playlist 06/22: New York

Listen to this playlist of artists from New York and their current releases. It’s a selection of things that NYC-born and based sound practitioner Geng PTP has been returning to, over and over again.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: Chynna