A Day Out with the Bandsmen

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A Day Out with the Bandsmen
A Day Out with the Bandsmen

Abhishek Mathur, a musician in an ensemble band himself, ventures out to spend a day with a ceremonious gathering of brass bands. He reflects on the tensions and contradictions layering the multidimensional worlds of bandsmen and the sonic explosions that they create.

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Bearing Sonic Witness

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Bearing Sonic Witness
Bearing Sonic Witness

An audio documentary by writer, researcher, and listener R. Talitha Samuel, as they report from sites of protest and worship in the capital city of India to make audible the voices and desires of Dalit Christians in the country.

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10 Video Clips from Delhi: A State of Mind

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10 Video Clips from Delhi: A State of Mind
10 Video Clips from Delhi: A State of Mind

A snappy and disorienting selection of music videos to give you a taste of some sights and sounds brewed over years in Delhi sauce.

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Quote: Shiv Ahuja
Photo: Chaar Diwaari
Sound: Songs For A Tired City
Remix: Geetanjali Kalta

Home in the City

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Home in the City
Home in the City

In this video essay, Kimberley Rodrigues reflects on feelings of belonging and identity through the acoustic memories, distinct tastes, sight, and smells of C.R. Park, a unique neighborhood in Delhi, India, a place that she calls home.

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Photo: Pawas Aakrsh, Kimberley Rodrigues

Remembering Ishrat Meenai

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Remembering Ishrat Meenai
Remembering Ishrat Meenai

A compositional memoir in which the author introduces a conversation between different generations in his family to delve into and construct the acoustic memories of Jamia, a part of the city of Delhi, India that he calls home.

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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