The electronic musician Tim Hecker is like an aesthetic engineer whose visceral live concerts deconstruct musical meanings.
Norient is proud to present a new series of cutting-edge concerts and audiovisual performances. In collaboration with the Rewire festival (Den Haag, the Netherlands) and Schauspielhaus Zürich Norient presents exciting acts of today’s pop music on the theater stage in Zurich, Switzerland. In the first edition on April 21, 2018, the experimental sound worlds of Ben Frost have collided with the dark avant-garde pop of Jenny Hval. In the second edition on June 9, 2018, the spiritual vocal collages of Aïsha Devi met a «black out» show in total darkness by electronic and ambient producer Tim Hecker.
Short Essay by Philipp RhensiusThe music of of the electronic musician and singer Aïsha Devi creates a world of unheard sounds and utopian ideas. Read a sonic fiction in advance of her audiovisual live show at our new concert series.
Review by Maha ElNabawiThe music of Ben Frost tells stories without words. In his album «The Centre Cannot Hold», he is held captive aboard an aircraft carrier on which the only escape is music. Read a sonic fiction essay.
Review by Luise WolfThe music of Jenny Hval engages you in ambivalent journeys. In her song «That Battle is Over», she reflects not just our inner but also our political realities. Read a sonic fiction essay.
Short Essay by Adam HarperMusic is not escapism. It is a machine that creates reality. This is the core of Kodwo Eshun's masterful book «More Brilliant than the Sun». How Sonic Fiction challenges the oppressive prison called reality.