On his new album «Ecologies II: Ecosystems of Excess», J.G. Biberkopf explores the way global politics shape ecosystems. Norient talked to him about looking for a political stance in a troubled world and the exploitation mechanisms of art institutions.
Baile Funk ist eine brasilianische Hip Hop-Variante mit hypersexualisierten Lyrics und energetischen Tänzen. Er stammt aus den ärmsten Vierteln einer der schönsten, aber auch gefährlichsten Städte der Welt: Rio De Janeiro.
In some Jamaican jails, prisoners can join a music-focused rehabilitation program. The award winning documentary «Songs of Redemption» is a fascinating portrait about the power of music. An interview with the co-director Amanda Sans.
The electronic musician FIS combines broken rhythms derived from somnambulant drum & bass and cinematic melodies with notions of a futurist naturalism. Martyn Pepperell talked to him about noise, permaculture and perfect harmony.
Tamer Abu Ghazaleh is one of the key figures of Egypts independent music scene. Norient caught him to talk about curating music, Cha'abi and egyptian futurism.
Im Stadtteil Pigneto im Osten Roms floriert die «italian occult psychedelia»-Szene. Die morbide bis psychedelische Musik verarbeitet die Krise und setzt auf düstere und experimentelle Sounds.
«I can almost imagine my music as pop music, but for a different era of human history, maybe a history of insects». The composer and writer David Toop talks about about his interest in distortion and why he doesn't listen to music anymore.
Boris Blank gained worldwide fame as a pioneer of electronic pop music and sound designer. Here he talks about his passion for electronic music, the shift from analog to digital and the magic of pre-sets.
Supermarkets are a popular setting for music videos. The cultural theorist John Hutnyk comments on this and presents a kind of a Marxist theory of shopping.
Dhaka is the Detroit of Bangladesh. But before the city produced its own independent scene, british bengalis layed the ground for one of the most influential music styles in the 90s: Asian Underground.
