Dots and Dashes

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Dots and Dashes
Dots and Dashes

This piece was composed using sounds collected by the author over time: field recordings, domestic appliances, machines, audio journals, decibel levels, notes, and tones that Gaurav weaves into the soundtrack of the city of Delhi, India, which he calls home.

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Misfits in the Mix

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Misfits in the Mix
Misfits in the Mix

This compact nonstop compilation by DJ Karma showcases rap and R&B music by artists primarily from Nepal, Tibet, Nagaland, Sikkim, and other regions of the Northeast of India, currently residing in the city of Delhi.

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Sound: UNB, Jinn, Tnammy, Adesh Rayapa aka DJ Karma

New Delhi at 33.33 RPM

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New Delhi at 33.33 RPM
New Delhi at 33.33 RPM

Walking around the city of Delhi, India with archivist and record-collector Nishant Mittal (Digging in India) and making a pitstop at Ghalib’s tomb as he shares anecdotes from his record collections.

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Sound: Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat, Begum Akhtar (Digging in India Archives)

When Creativity Meets Chaos

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When Creativity Meets Chaos
When Creativity Meets Chaos

Episode 15 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series offers insight into the uncompressed underground music scene in Kampala, Uganda, shaped by many inspiring and upcoming artists.

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Quote: DJ Flo
Design: Šejma Fere
Photo: Turkana
Remix: Turkana

Accompanied by Physics

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Accompanied by Physics
Accompanied by Physics

How does wood sound? This is one of the questions in Andi Otto’s interactive sound installation at Klangmoorschope 2023. Listen to an audio essay in which he discusses his way of relating to the environment with sound.

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Quote: Andi Otto
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground

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5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground
5 Video Clips from Istanbul Underground

Istanbul: the bridge between West and East. This list is curated to show another side of the most populated Turkish city, the one that doesn’t make the headlines. Enjoy a diverse selection of music from bone-crushing metal to piercing rap.

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Sound: pembe, Parya x Rinxlaya, Kaptan Kadavra, sorrynobody

Apocalypse Nowish

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Apocalypse Doomish
Apocalypse Nowish

In their sound installation for Klang Moor Schopfe, the collective Zaira Oram explores the notion of the apocalypse. Listen to an audio essay featuring the collective’s initiators Francesca Ceccherini and Eleonora Stassi.

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Quote: Zaira Oram
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi

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Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi
Norient Playlist 9/23: Delhi

When our playlist curator began performing, the Delhi indie scene consisted of not more than a handful of women who dared to write and perform music in a largely male-dominated space. The handful grew over the years. This playlist pays tribute to the womxn of Indie Delhi.

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Sound: The Manta Sidhu Ensemble

Hide, Don’t Show

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Hide, Don’t Show
Hide, Don’t Show

Challenging the perception of its listeners is at the core vision of the collective Encor Studio. Listen to an audio essay in which they discuss their site-specific installation «Adsum» which creates moments of pure presence.

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Quote: Encor Studio
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

A Huge Reservoir of Life

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A Huge Reservoir of Life
A Huge Reservoir of Life

The first form of communication was not language but vibration. Listen to an audio essay featuring the biologist Juan José López and sound artist Ludwig Berger who sonify species that soon threaten to become completely extinct – if we don’t listen.

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Quote: Juan Lopez
Photo: Klang Moor Schopfe

5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound

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5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound
5 Video Clips from the U.K.: The Naff in Sound

So-called naff music is considered as lacking in style or taste. It’s not the kind of music you’d claim to be a fan of, but Alex Rigotti finds it to be a hidden side of national British identity.

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Design: Maria Uthe
Sound: 5ive & Queen, Mr Blobby, Cher Lloyd, Tinchy Stryder feat. N Dubz