A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt

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A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt
A Space for Ambivalence: The Spiritual Latitudes of Yaadt

Yaadt doesn’t need an invitation. It talks to everything around you. In the new episode of the Sonic Worlding column, our writer enters a poetic dialogue with the new music style born in Cape Town that exceeds the borders of the sounds it’s composed of.

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PLST 05/24: Santiago de Chile

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PLST 05/24: Santiago
PLST 05/24: Santiago de Chile

Chile’s new generation of musicians and producers bring a variety and richness in the ways of making music, presenting an interesting statement to the internet global scene.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Paltamango

Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-Toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico

Norient Mixtape #3
Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico
Norient Mixtape #3: Chart-Toppers and TikTok Appropriations from Mexico

Peso Pluma, IAMTRA$H, Mabe Fratti? On this mixtape, Mexican and «Mexican» artists face each other who will probably never be friends in real life.

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Design: IAMTRA$H, TRA$HCANDY, sma$her
Sound: IAMTRA$H, TRA$HCANDY

5 Video Clips from Honduras

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5 Video Clips from Honduras
5 Video Clips from Honduras

Speaking truth through poetry, a devotion to challenging stereotypes and life-affirming beats. Watch a list of videos from the depths of the lively music scenes in Honduras.

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Wann gehen wir zurück?

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Wann gehen wir zurück?
Wann gehen wir zurück?

In diesem Text reflektiert die in Deutschland lebende, lurische Sängerin Pardis Zarghampour ihr Verhältnis zur Kultur der Luren, einer indigenen iranischen Volksgruppe. Insbesondere die Musik spielt in der Kulturvermittlung eine bedeutende Rolle.

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Sound: Casanora

The Otherworld of Music

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The Otherworld of Music
The Otherworld of Music

Music that hits you so strong that you stop what you were doing, transporting you to an otherworld. In this essay, our writer ponders this alternative space she finds when listening to specific tracks.

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Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo

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Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo
Norient Playlist 04/24: Tokyo

For emamouse, the curator of the April playlist, selected music that is rich with images of spinning and going to another dimension. From dreamy soundscapes to sudden bursts of noise and techno-influenced beats.

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Design: Kai Oh
Sound: Pain Palace

Peek – AI! Brought to its Knees

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Peek - AI! Brought to its knees
Peek – AI! Brought to its Knees

Artificial Intelligence turns emotive on a Swiss underground radio dataset and gives up in peace – collective curatorial practices winning over. A collaborative radio feature on various artists, programmers, and scientists from the Swiss (musical) underground. 

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Design: Maria Uthe
Photo: Urs Rihs/AI

We Listen, but Other Agents Are Always Listening Back

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We Listen, but Other Agents Are Always Listening Back
We Listen, but Other Agents Are Always Listening Back

When talking about listening in the broadest sense, listeners are usually at the center of attention.  In this dialogic essay, Rewire’s context curator Katía Truijen and Norient’s editor Philipp Rhensius what happens when the sound listens back.

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Design: Anja Kaiser, Jim Kühnel

When the Sound Listens Back from Mexico

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When the Sound Listens Back from Mexico
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Design: Anja Kaiser, Jim Kühnel

Hearing Out a Window

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Hearing Out a Window
Hearing Out a Window

Voices in crowded urban terrains, the sonic shock of fighter jets. Some music can evoke ideas of the life it is made in – and create relationships. Read an essay by Majd Shidiac.

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Design: Anja Kaiser, Jim Kühnel