In this forest sounds crawl, samples drift, and bodies feel woven to infinity. Read a sonic fiction by the writer and artist Anne Lesley Selcer, an excerpt taken from their in-progress novel CLUB SPACE.
In the debut episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», Yakawrath, aka Fira, an experimental psytrance musician and a 2D/3D artist from the Maldives, opens up about his journey as an underground artist in Malé City.
How to run an independent web platform without being too much of a «gatekeeper»? AQNB co-founder and editor about the platform’s struggle to archive a depicted scene by entering a cycle of mutual influence rather than (mis-)using curatorial power to make top-down statements.
A playlist that offers a deep dive into the sounds shaping Bogotá’s alternative scenes. An effort to highlight the independent and creative labels and artists constantly evolving amid struggles for the production and commercialization of their music.
A look at the city’s contrasts that delves into how diverse voices blend resistance and celebration. // Una mirada a los contrastes de la ciudad que explora cómo diversas voces mezclan resistencia y celebración.
Rou Rodríguez captures Bogotá’s dynamic street culture, showcasing its fusion of architecture, nature, sounds, and people. // Rou Rodríguez captura la dinámica cultura callejera de Bogotá, mostrando su fusión de arquitectura, naturaleza, sonidos y personas.
From the idea of needing a room of one’s own to the shared knowledge on production, venues, and community around electronic music, this piece explores what’s ahead for women and queer communities in Bogotá, Colombia.
Bogotá’s music journalism, once thriving, now faces a void. Read Eduardo’s research about the tension between content creators and music journalism in the midst of a general media and cultural crisis.
Join the label In-Correcto in exploring the city of Bogotá through historical footage, label recordings, and spoken poetry. // Únete al sello In-Correcto para explorar la ciudad de Bogotá a través de archivo histórico, grabaciones del sello y spoken poetry.
Listening is presence and present, and this is what Ana María Romano proposes to us: a careful listening to her closest soundscapes. // Escuchar es presencia y presente, y esto es lo que nos propone Ana María Romano: una escucha cuidadosa de sus paisajes sonoros más cercanos
An exploration of the development of hip hop in the rainy mountains of Bogotá. The essay traces how the genre has followed and then evolved beyond the classicist tradition to make room for other rap subgenres that mirror a diverse city that, as its music, never stops moving.
