With this publication series Norient aims to establish an innovative multi media publication. The Norient Sound Series collects extraordinary research in the field of music and sound studies by following the the mission of our platform: Norient explores the world through music and sound. We conceive audio and noise as seismographs of our time and offer insights into strong, fragile, and experimental (artistic) positions of today, challenging mainstreams, and surface realities. We want to initiate dialogue around hopes, possibilities, and fears of contemporary life in a digitized world.