Lonely Helsinki

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
Lonely Helsinki

In this photo series we get an insight into the musical underground of Finlands capital Helsinki. Here, the photographer captures a – in his own words – «positive side» of loneliness.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Ali Sayah

The Lonely Echoes of Burial

Norient Snap by Fahad Hossain
The Lonely Echoes of Burial

An echo is historically coded as the sound of a lonely disembodied voice, able to produce a decentered sense of alienation. This is illustrated here through the urban echoic production work of Burial (William E. Bevan).

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Quote: Brandon LaBelle
Design: Fahad Hossain, Akaliko Collective
Photo: John William Waterhouse
Sound: Burial
Remix: Miss Auto, Akaliko Collective

Lost in Translation – Toiret Status

Norient Snap by Faisal Khan
Lost in Translation - A Portrait of Toiret Status (Japan)
Lost in Translation – Toiret Status

For my new series «A Portrait Of – Experimenting with Interview Formats» I sent out an email with questions to Toiret Status from Japan and received his answers in Japanese. Using Google Translator, I mixed this podcast with his voice, music and sounds.

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Quote: Toiret Status
Sound: Miss Auto, Akaliko Collective

Malikah Raps out of Rage

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Malikah Raps out of Rage

The Lebanese musician Malikah started to rap out of rage. She travels between the streets of Beirut to Europe's avant-garde spaces. Norient caught up with her to talk about her sense of belonging in an English-speaking, male-dominated hip hop scene.

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Quote: Malikah
Sound: Aam Taateel

Archive and Sampling

Norient Snap by Akaliko

Today the sampling of all material from infinite sources challenges the «spectacular aura» of the pre-recorded original in order to claim autonomy. We asked musicians from the Norient network: how does the digital availability of sources change music?

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Quote: Norient
Photo: Lode Van de Velde
Sound: Joe Bennett
Remix: Miss Auto, Akaliko Collective

Sampling Stories Vol. 7: Katie Gately

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
Sampling Stories Vol. 7: Katie Gately

A psychological approach to sampling: the American avantgarde-pop musician Katie Gately samples familiar, sometimes scary sounds and noises form the everyday that are deeply connected to her childhood memory.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Ali Sayah

A «Formidable» Hype in Brussels

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
A «Formidable» Hype in Brussels

A second commentary in French on the video «Formidable» by Belgium singer Stromae, written for our book «Seismographic Sounds. Visions of a New World». An elaboration on the typical Belgian «bonhomme» mentality.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Stromae
Remix: Ali Sayah

South African Gqom Pushes Limits

Norient Snap by Uno
South African Gqom Pushes Limits

Gqom edit 003 / Experimenting with interview formats // We meet gqom producer Menchess in his house in Durban to discuss what this dark electronic music genre is all about. #dreams #democratization #class #townships

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Design: Uno Design
Sound: Menchess
Remix: Annafruit

Sarcastic Rap Experiments from Belgrade

Norient Snap by Ali Kazmi
Sarcastic Rap Experiments from Belgrade

Wikluh Sky is part of the hip hop trio Bad Copy from Serbia. In the podcast he talks about making art in Serbia, their video «Esi mi dobar», and about what would happen when Hans Zimmer would call him and offer him a job.

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Design: Ali Kazmi
Sound: Ali Kazmi

Sampling Stories Vol. 6: RE:VIVE

Norient Snap by Fahad Hossain
Sampling Stories Vol. 6: RE:VIVE

We trace the history of the carillon of the biggest church in Rotterdam, the Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk. Its bell sounds play an important role in the tracks of the compilation «010», released by the Dutch initiative RE:VIVE.

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Design: Fahad Hossain, Akaliko Collective
Photo: RE:VIVE
Sound: Dhaka Dub Hierarchy
Remix: Dhaka Dub Hierarchy

In Ghana, Stromae Wouldn't Be Lonely

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
In Ghana, Stromae Wouldn't Be Lonely

I was thoroughly fooled by Stromae’s video for «Formidable» the first time I saw it. I found Stromae to be very intelligent, beautiful, meticulous and his music made me want to dance. A commentary from a Sub-Saharan perspective.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Stromae
Remix: Ali Sayah