what we immerse ourselves in

essay11.07.2018

Lullabies and memory loss

© Alexander Banck-Petersen

It’s the opening concert of Klang Festival 2018. Everyone is paying close attention, preparing to discuss the music afterwards. But listening is no simple task – what’s it all about? Professor Holger Schulze, author of ‘The Sonic Persona – An Anthropology of Sound’, takes us through his listening experience.

By Holger Schulze

reportage29.06.2018

Noise in the tropical underground

The Indonesian noise and experimental music scene exists. Sanne Krogh Groth spent two weeks in Central Java, whose local culture influences the music.

By Sanne Krogh Groth
reportage09.04.2018

Heterotopias

Maya Shenfeld returns to Israel to investigate the local music scene amid what has been labelled a ‘culture war’.

By Maya Shenfeld
interview07.02.2018

Shouting, naked. James Black, the composer

His debut concert only a few weeks away – both a blessing and a ‘fucking nightmare’ – Copenhagen-based composer James Black talks to Andrew Mellor.

By Andrew Mellor

review31.01.2018

The gradual growth of ice crystals

Alexander Banck-Petersen

Thinking big suits Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Celebrated for her orchestral endeavours, the second edition of Njord Biennale let the Copenhagen audience encounter the Icelandic composer’s works for smaller ensembles. Andrew Mellor on Saturday’s double concert.

By Andrew Mellor

review17.11.2017

Gong Tomorrow

Anmeldelse af Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (3.11.17, Koncertkirken) & Copenhagen Piano Trio etcetera (8.11.17, Glyptoteket) under Gong Tomorrow Festival 2017

By Andrew Mellor
PEER audio paper15.11.2017

The audibility of rebellion versus nationalism

Using sounds of political chanting from Turkey, the paper shows how political orientation changes the inflection of chant, reflecting its societal positioning and purpose.

By Jeremy Woodruff
PEER audio paper15.11.2017

Origo

This audio paper documents the climbing of a pyramid, performing and discussing issues such as sound as evidence, networked ontology and agency, facts and materiality.

By Morten Søndergaard

PEER article15.11.2017

Beyond matter: object-disoriented sound art

Questioning sound as an ‘exhibited’ artistic object from a conceptual leaning, the article address sound’s subjective inclination as an experience beyond the material object.

By Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

PEER article15.11.2017

A temple of sonic haecceities

An investigation of the sonic and durational experiences that formed the encounter with three artworks at the museum Dia:Beacon.

By David Chesworth
PEER article15.11.2017

The im/mediate noise

This paper seeks to explore digital media polemics in relation to the use of sound in ‘algorithmic culture’ discussing two artistic works by the author himself.

By Kevin Day
PEER article15.11.2017

Tears, fears and flashes

Considering the relationship between interpersonal understanding and propagandist rhetoric, the article speculates on the ethical implications of such a relationship.

By Ido Govrin