Norient Playlist

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.

This playlist features tracks by Taiwanese dj and producer Sonia Calico. She presents a mix of genres, from alternative rap and industrial to electronic music, pop songs, and chants in indigenous Taiwanese languages. Expect some vibrant and varied sounds emerging from Taipei.

These tracks bring a unique and rich flavor, showcasing the vibrant and diverse sounds of Tunisia. Explore this collection of tracks by talented Tunisian artists who have been inspiring our curator for a long time already.

Bordering Azerbaijan to the north and a long stretch of the Caspian Sea to the East, Gilan is a seafaring, green Iranian province brimming with life with Rasht as its capital. A playlist with music from and beyond Rasht.

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.

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.

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.

A scalpel cut of the Bratislava music scene. Subtle ambient, through the legendary Bratislava electroacoustic studio, emotional anti-pop, reinterpretations of folk, and dirty modular synth improvisations.

With this playlist you get a flavor of what Karachi music used to be and what it is now. A selection by Pakistani rapper and comedian Ali Gul Pir, including artists from the TIMEZONES episode on Karachi, Pakistan.

A selection of sounds from the community of music makers and sound artists from Vietnam and also from the Vietnamese diaspora community, including artists from the TIMEZONES episode on Hanoi.

A playlist with recently released music from Lima, Perú, covering a wide musical spectrum from psych to electronics to experimental electroacoustic compositions, and more. Including artists from the TIMEZONES episode on Lima.

Immerse yourself in a collection of genres from Cairo’s dynamic music scene, where talented producers and singers showcase their interesting voices. Including artists from the TIMEZONES episode Cairo.

A selection of recent releases from Kampala’s prospering underground music scene, including artists from the corresponding TIMEZONES episode.

When our playlist curator began performing, the Delhi indie scene consisted of not more than a handful of women who dared to write and perform music in a largely male-dominated space. The handful grew over the years. This is a playlist to pay tribute to the womxn of Indie Delhi.

Listen to this mix of dance music from Central Asia. For this, our Bishkek-based contributor compiled a rather diverse playlist of dance music from Kazakh and Kyrgyz musicians, both pop and trending and underground.

From dreamy, hypnotic ballads, to fragments of classical piano, to glitchy and playful electronica ¬– Arexibo has promised a playlist that forgoes a consistency with genre and instead, blends together distinct artists to create a love letter for Seoul.

The tracks in the June playlist are a current source of inspiration for the Mexico City-based musician El irreal Veintiuno. It consists of a bunch of tracks somewhere located between experimental electronic music, tribal and dembow.

This playlist by Magis aka Magista Aristyo consists of tracks from artists and musicians from and near the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The selected music is based on his memories from the city.

Listen to this playlist of various artists from Nairobi, Kenya, and their current releases. Curated by EA Wave (East African Wave) from Nairobi. EA Wave is a producer-driven music label/collective pushing the boundaries of East African art.

The artists from this playlist cross borders in ancestral, traditional, and standard Brazilian aesthetics. Both the artists and the list’s curator have a common taste for breaking rules and sometimes respectfully facing a certain black status quo with anarchist acts.

From M.I.A. to Charli XCX to Priya Ragu – South Asia between global pop, underground sounds, and protest. Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter travelled through South Asia for his upcoming podcast series «South Asian Sound Stories» and searched current sound streams.

The artists from this playlist cross borders in ancestral, traditional, and standard Brazilian aesthetics. Both the artists and the list’s curator have a common taste for breaking rules and sometimes respectfully facing a certain black status quo with anarchist acts.

A selection of some recent releases of Ukrainian experimental music, including artists from the TIMEZONES episode Ukraine. Several of the tracks were written or released during the war in 2022.

A selection of eclectic, experimental, electroacoustic music from Buenos Aires, Argentina. All these compositions explore the plasticity of sound. They take us by the ear into hallucinations that are as beautiful as they are chaotic, noisy, or delirious.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Colombo. A mix of original Sri Lankan popular and underground tracks both by Sinhala and Tamil artists.

From K-pop to reggaeton, from afrobeats, mahraganat to hyperpop. Music researcher and Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter guides us through new sounds of the world. Enjoy the playlist of this mixtape, produced for Swiss national radio SRF3.

Listen to this playlist with a selection of tracks from the city’s underground producers.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Beirut. This selection features new and older releases by musicians across musical genres.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Durham and their current releases. This selection by Durham-based artist Debt Stalker is a collection of tracks that compliment both the physical terrain of the city and the ever-changing DIY electronic music scene in the region.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Montevideo and their current releases. With his selection of talented artists, Montevideo-based music producer and DJ Pobvio attempts to show the diversity of the Uruguay underground music scene.

Listen to this playlist of artists from New York and their current releases. It’s a selection of things that NYC-born and based sound practitioner Geng PTP has been returning to, over and over again.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Nairobi, Kenya. It traces different genres and schools and it features music released between 2001 and 2022.

Listen to this playlist of artists from war-torn Kharkiv, Ukraine, and their current releases. Curated by Andrii Symonovych from Kyiv, during the invasion by Russia, 2022.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Palestine and their current releases.

Listen to this playlist of artists from Yogyakarta and their current releases.