products on the norient space by Thomas Burkhalter

Home is Where the Heart Strives explores what place means in relation to music and sound. 85 contributors from 38 countries map their sonic landscapes of migration, war, queerness, and home through essays, poems, articles, artworks, photos, and songs.

Melodies In My Head is the new duo by anthropologist, author, and audiovisual artist Thomas Burkhalter (founder and director of Norient) and music producer and musician Daniel Jakob (Dubokaj, Dejot, Filewile). Purchase their debut album here.

An examination of how political contexts of our time are transformed into musical production. Among other accounts from around the world, we follow the sampling of car horns in Indonesia or read about an Italian refugee project that uses smartphones as sampling resources.

Das erste Norient-Buch diskutiert Zeitfragen und Trends im globalisierten Musikschaffen zwischen Europa, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien und den USA.

This book offers the first in-depth study of experimental and popular music in Beirut. 2014 finally out as Paperback and Kindle Edition.

The co-edited book is finally out! Ten articles about new musical positions in the Arab World.