Beirut: Traces of a City – A Pod Poem

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Beirut: Traces of a City – A Pod Poem
Beirut: Traces of a City – A Pod Poem

A reflection on the current uncertainties experienced in Beirut and how they have influenced creative processes.

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Quote: Muriel Kahwaji
Design: Šejma Fere

Electronic Adventurers

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Electronic Adventurers
Electronic Adventurers

Watching «Sisters with Transistors» reminds Ruth Saxelby that electronic music is a doorway to endless worlds of wonder.

 

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Design: Šejma Fere

How to Make a Soundscape Film

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How to Make a Soundscape Film
How to Make a Soundscape Film

The soundscape of a film defines its perception, yet it is often neglected. While watching «RIAFN», a cinematic journey into the soundscape of the Alps, our writer decided to write a short guide to making a soundscape documentary, in five steps.

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Design: Šejma Fere

Experimental Audio Essays Klang Moor Schopfe 2021

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Experimental Audio Essays Klang Moor Schopfe 2021
Experimental Audio Essays Klang Moor Schopfe 2021

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Inspired by installations of Alva Noto or Rie Nakajima, they merge sound art, poetry, interviews, and club music.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Post-Euphoria – The Ambivalence of Remembering: Part 3

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Post-Euphoria – The Ambivalence of Remembering: Part 3
Post-Euphoria – The Ambivalence of Remembering: Part 3

In the third part of the series «Post-Euphoria», Guy Baron reflects on his use of audio effects to suggest the faded recollection of lost euphoric experiences.

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Quote: Guy Baron
Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Guy Baron

Neither Inside Nor Outside: bittelangsam

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Neither Inside Nor Outside: bittelangsam
Neither Inside Nor Outside: bittelangsam

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Listen to a podcast inspired by the sound installation of the duo bittelangsam.

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Photo: KMS21

I Listened, Therefore I Was

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I Listened, Therefore I Was
I Listened, Therefore I Was

Songs can entail memories about who we are. In an essay inspired by the OneBeat workshop «Everything Old is New Again», our writer reflects on the role of music as a source of one’s own biography.

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Photo: Sara González Salamanca
Remix: Ailín Grad

Radical Unintentionality

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Radical Unintentionality
Radical Unintentionality

Artists’ residencies are often aimed towards results in order to bulk up institutions’ portfolios. But what happens if the only goal is unintentionality? An essay inspired by a workshop in the OneBeat program.

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Photo: Raldie Young
Remix: Ailín Grad

Connect or Divide: The Ambivalence of Radio

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Connect or Divide: The Ambivalence of Radio
Connect or Divide: The Ambivalence of Radio

As a teenager, our writer experienced a natural disaster, and the only radio nearby united the survivors. Yet, as she learned in OneBeat’s Radio Building workshop, radio can also have dividing effects.

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Photo: Connie Fu
Remix: Ailín Grad

Entangled Thoughts: Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) & Albert Oehlen

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Entangled Thoughts: Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) & Albert Oehlen
Entangled Thoughts: Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) & Albert Oehlen

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Listen to a podcast inspired by the sound installation of Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) & Albert Oehlen.

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Photo: Markus Wicki

How to Disappear with Rie Nakajima

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How to Disappear with Rie Nakajima
How to Disappear with Rie Nakajima

At Klang Moor Schopfe 2021, Philipp Rhensius created 12 experimental audio essays. Listen to a podcast inspired by the sound installation of Rie Nakajima.

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Photo: Markus Wicki