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NORIENT BOOKS INSPIRES OFFLINE 💚📚 Do you sometimes need a break from the virtual world? The publications from Norient Books ground and lift your spirits offline: Think in new directions and perspectives about the music and sounds of today and tomorrow. From Norient classics like Seismographic Sounds to the anthology Politics of Curatorship, browse through our publishing catalog and order your copies directly via linktree or: https://norient.com/books 🔗 Have a good day – and a good read!  🤫A new Norient book will be released in spring 2025. 🎬 trailer by @iam_karrl #NorientBooks #PoliticsOfCuratorship #thistrackcontainspolitics #seismographicsounds

EPISODE 6 OF THE NEW NORIENT PODCAST ✨ LONG TAKE: LIFE AS AN ARTIST. Gold Cube, RizwanOnTheBeat & Paital – Hip Hop from Dhaka In this episode of Long Take: Life as an Artist, we meet young Bangladeshi hip-hop artists Gold Cube, Paital, and RizwanOnTheBeat. Through their lyrics and beats, they confront social issues and spotlight the challenges faced by Bangladesh’s youth. Bonus: Gold Cube shares his must-hear ‚Dec 18, 2024 Quota Reform Movement Monologue.‘ Don’t miss it! Listen to Episode 6 and the Gold Cube Add-On on YouTube, Spotify, or other platforms via @norientsounds linktree. 🔗 🌍 The podcast «Long Take: Life as an Artist» dives into deep conversations with artists from across the globe, focusing on musicians and sound creators. Hosted by Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter, it explores the personal journeys of these artists—their aspirations, successes, challenges, creative processes, and perspectives on the world. ℹ️ The three are part of the international collective Independent Artists, a supergroup and community dedicated to supporting and uplifting one another. They wield rap as a powerful weapon against negativity. Their international influences include iconic American artists such as Ice Cube (whose name inspired the „Gold Cube“ moniker), Dr. Dre, Kanye West, and the beat-producing collective Internet Money, led by Taz Taylor. RizwanOnTheBeat produces a podcast and creates content for @bhhofficial, having previously contributed to @desihiphop and @beatsbangla. 🎙episode 6 🎤 Host: Thomas Burkhalter 🎚️Mix and Mastering: Daniel Jakob 🎧 Sound: @melodiesmyhead (Daniel Jakob + Thomas Burkhalter) 🎨 Graphic Design (Cover): Pamuditha Zen Anjana 📸 Ørjan Ellingvåg + Thomas Burkhalter 💻 Editorial support: The Norient team + Rebecca Favale 🙏 Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo for your support in Dhaka! 💶 supported by Pro Helvetia, Stiftung für Radio und Kultur Schweiz 🔘Available on Spotify, YouTube, an

EPISODE 5 OF THE NEW NORIENT PODCAST ✨ LONG TAKE: LIFE AS AN ARTIST. Skibkhan – Punchlines and Metaphors from Dhaka In this episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», we meet Bangladeshi rapper Skibkhan. He delves into the creative process behind his lyrics and explores his role and responsibilities as a rapper in Dhaka. Listen to episode 5 now via @norientsounds linktree. 🔗 🌍 The podcast «Long Take: Life as an Artist» dives into deep conversations with artists from across the globe, focusing on musicians and sound creators. Hosted by Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter, it explores the personal journeys of these artists—their aspirations, successes, challenges, creative processes, and perspectives on the world. ℹ️ Bangladeshi rapper Khan M Sayeed, popularly known as Skibkhan, strives to pack as many words into a bar as possible while keeping his lines simple and not overly complex. As a founding member of The Deshi MCs, the group credited with introducing hip-hop to Bangladesh, Skibkhan has played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s music scene. Currently he is mixing rap and metal with Guerrillaz Of Dhaka. 🎙episode 5 🎤 Host: Thomas Burkhalter 🎚️Mix and Mastering: Daniel Jakob 🎧 Sound: @melodiesmyhead (Daniel Jakob + Thomas Burkhalter) 🎨 Graphic Design (Cover): Pamuditha Zen Anjana 📸 Thomas Burkhalter 💻 Editorial support: The Norient team + Rebecca Favale 🙏 Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo for your support in Dhaka! 💶 supported by Pro Helvetia, Stiftung für Radio und Kultur Schweiz 🔘Available on Spotify, YouTube, and many other platforms. #LongTake #podcast #interview #Norient #Anthropology #ThomasBurkhalter #Skibkhan #rap #BanglaRap #Bangla #Bangladesh #Dhaka

IN FOCUS: MAYSSA JALLAD ✨ In her concept album Maarja: The Battle of Hotels, released via @rupturedthelabel and selected one of the best albums by @thewiremagazine in 2023, @mayssajallad tells stories of urban battles during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1976) through an architectural lens. 🔊The Beirut-based singer-songwriter, architectural researcher and activist has been invited to discuss her debut album, as well as the challenges of creating music amid Lebanon's ongoing political and social unrest alongside with the founder of the platform Beirut and Beyond @bbimf @amanisemaan at @transmusicales , today at @leschampslibres. She will be performing at the festival tomorrow at  @uburennes. ℹ️ In 2022, Mayssa Jallad contributed to the Norient multimedia publication "Beirut Adrift" which explores how artists and musicians have resisted in various ways the darkness and traumatic events that Lebanon has faced and continues to witness. In her short essay she reflects on the role of songwriting and singing as tools for resistance and derision during the uprising of October 17, 2019 in Lebanon.  🔗Find this and more written, audio and film works online at: norient.com/beirut-adrift 🎬 by @vertigobruja w exerpts from the song and music video "Holiday Inn (January to March) by Mayssa Jallad #mayssajallad #transmusicales #maarjathebattleofhotels #beirutadrift #norientcitysounds #beirut

EPISODE 4 OF NEW NORIENT PODCAST ✨ LONG TAKE: LIFE AS AN ARTIST. Aia Lemonsky – Songs from a Bangladeshi Prison. In the fourth episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», Asif Iqbal, known as Aia Lemonsky, recalls how writing songs gave him strength to survive his time in prison. He sings us some of these songs - with the sounds of Dhaka in the background. Listen to episode 3 now via bio linktree. 🔗 🌍 The podcast «Long Take: Life as an Artist» dives into deep conversations with artists from across the globe, focusing on musicians and sound creators. Hosted by Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter (@thomasburkhalter), it explores the personal journeys of these artists—their aspirations, successes, challenges, creative processes, and perspectives on the world. ℹ️ Music, writing, and drawing served as lifelines for @aia_lemonsky during his time of imprisonment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reflecting on that period, he recalls how music gave him the strength to face each day, writing helped him organize his thoughts, and drawing became a form of meditation. Since his release, Aia Lemonsky has resumed creating music with his band, @kaaktaal (which translates to “The Serendipity of Life”). In addition, he is building a career as an architect alongside being a professional graphic designer and video editor. 🎙episode 4 🎤 Host: Thomas Burkhalter 🎚️Mix and Mastering: @dejotdejot / @dubokaj 🎧 Sound: Daniel Jakob, Thomas Burkhalter @melodiesmyhead 🎨 Graphic Design (Cover): @pamudithazenanjana 📸 Ørjan Ellingvåg + Thomas Burkhalter 💻 Editorial support: The Norient team + @favale_rebecca 💶 supported by Pro Helvetia, Stiftung für Radio und Kultur Schweiz 🔘Available on @spotify @youtube #LongTake #podcast #interview #Norient #Anthropology #ThomasBurkhalter #AiaLemonsky #AsifIqbal #Kaaktaal #Bangladesh #Dhaka #prison #prisonmusic #prisonsongs

🎹 STEFAN SCHULTZES HYPERPLEXIA LIVE Das Performance-Projekt HYPERPLEXIA des Komponisten und Pianisten Stefan Schultze lotet die pianistischen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten mithilfe von neuesten Technologien aus: Zwei Flügel, einer davon mit Selbstspielmechanismus, virtuelle Klaviere, Sample-Bibliotheken, KI-Agenten, Controller und visuelle Effekte werden über MIDI miteinander zu einem faszinierenden Klan.  💫Diesen Mittwoch spannt Stefan Schultze mit dem ebenso experimentierfreudigen Duo @witchnmonk von "Rebel Flutist" Mauricio @velasierra und "Anarchic Soprano" @heidiheidelberg zusammen, visuell inszeniert von Paul von Chamier. Nicht verpassen: Diese Walpurgisnacht für pianistische Zukunftsvisionen findet bei @beeflatbern im @progr_bern statt. 🌐 Über Inspirationsquellen wie das japanische Subgenre Black MIDI und Gedanken zum Projekt hat Stefan Schultze eine Blogserie auf Norient veröffentlicht unter: norient.com/hyperplexia 🔗 ℹ️ Der Komponist und Pianist @stefanschultzemusic bewegt sich an den Schnittstellen zwischen Neuer Musik, Improvisation und Jazz. Seine Kompositionen erkunden unterschiedlichste Klangwelten. Er ist Professor und Leiter des Masterstudiengangs Musikkomposition zeitgenössischer Jazz an der  Hochschule der Künste Bern. 🛠 Ein Projekt von @stefanschultzemusic 💶 Unterstützt von @hkb_musik @hkb_jazz  @prohelvetia @bgbern 🗓 Publiziert 08/2024  #Hyperplexia #blackMIDI #pianodesign #performanceproject #thenowinsound

🫏 B DE BURRO In honor of eight years of groundbreaking work by local label In-Correcto, we present a video essay that explores Bogotá’s dynamic cultural evolution through historical footage and powerful spoken word. Discover how Bogotá continues to shape and redefine itself as a bustling hub of creativity and resilience. 🌆✨  ✍️ Camilo Casallas Torres @9_caverna_9 is a writer and musician. He wrote the books «Hambre y Sed» (Hunger and Thirst) and «Qué televisión tan puerca» (What a Dirty Television). 📹 Santiago Álvarez @doris.salsero a visual artist and cultural events producer. He is also founder, director, and editor of the label In-Correcto since 2015. 🛠️ produced by @incorrecto  🎨 snap design by @lajulita_vavolada 🎧 snap sound by @zoroxxe · remix by @nicoguga @tembelabsonoro 🎬 Trailer by @lajulita_vavolada 📒 part of the Norient Online Special «Norient City Sounds: Bogotá» The publication explores Bogotá’s diversity and struggles, revealing its creativity and contradictions. #BogotaVoices highlights the city's vibrant nightlife, boundary-crossing music, and defiant existences. 💻 curated by @_luisafernando 👾 project team @otro_aguirre @julianna_808 @lajulita_vavolada @tembelabsonoro 🌀 edited by @_luisafernando @hannesliechti 🔊 communication & press by @vertigobruja 💬 copy editing by @tuckermcgeee 🗓 published 08/2024 💶 supported by @prohelvetia⁠ #southculturalfunds by @artlink.ch #stanleythomasjohnson foundation #bogotavoices #historiccity #incorrecto #videoessay #thenowinsound

EPISODE 3 OF NEW NORIENT PODCAST ✨ LONG TAKE: LIFE AS AN ARTIST. Mohamed Rai – Water, Drumming and Silence In the third episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», we meet Mohamed Rai @kahdevi, a session drummer, handpan musician, and former scuba dive instructor from the Maldives. He tells us what it means to work as a musician in the many tourist resorts, and he talks about his love for water, waves and silence. Listen to episode 3 now via bio linktree. 🔗 🌍 The podcast «Long Take: Life as an Artist» dives into deep conversations with artists from across the globe, focusing on musicians and sound creators. Hosted by Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter, it explores the personal journeys of these artists—their aspirations, successes, challenges, creative processes, and perspectives on the world. ℹ️ Mohamed Rai started drumming when he was three years old, encouraged by the musicians in his family: his grandfather Ibrahim Ahmed (Molhudhoo Thuthu), and his uncle Nashid, front man of the well-known band «Zero Degree Atoll», who passed away in 2016. Mohamed studied graphic design in Sri Lanka. He left the dense capital Malé and today lives on Thulusdhoo island, where he runs an Airbnb (@starlitthulusdhoomaldives), and recently opened the music venue/ Restaurant «The Shore Shack» (@theshoreshacksessions). 🎙episode 3 🎤 Host: @thomasburkhalter 🎚️Mix and Mastering: @dejotdejot / @dubokaj 🎧 Sound: Daniel Jakob, Thomas Burkhalter @melodiesmyhead 🎨 Graphic Design (Cover): @pamudithazenanjana 💻 Editorial support: The Norient team + @favale_rebecca 💶 supported by Pro Helvetia, Stiftung für Radio und Kultur Schweiz 🔘Available on @spotify @youtube #LongTake #podcast #interview #Norient #Anthropology #MohamedRai #ravdrum #Maldives #Thulushdoo #tourism #zerodegreeatoll #soundscapes #water #silence #sessionmusician #handpan #handpanmusic #handpanworld #handpancommunity

BEYOND THE NORTH-WEST ASIAN SUBCONTINENT NEW WAYS OF MUSICKING 🌏 Eurological ways of curating music tend to ignore their own social and aesthetic contexts.  In his essay, the composer Sandeep Bhagwati asks for more wakefulness in choosing that acknowledges the pluralities of musics today. 🌒 Read this essay online and purchase your book copy online: norient.com/books ℹ️ Sandeep Bhagwati is a composer, artist, curator, and author. 📚Politics of Curatorship: Collective and Affective Interventions
 💭How do we curate more diverse and increase equality in curatorship? Essays, academic texts, poems, photos, and comments by 32 writers, artists, journalists, and scholars worldwide. 💻 Editors: Philipp Rhensius @alienationist_ & Monia Acciari @memoonyho ✍Authors: 
AGF aka poemproducer, @lynhan_b, @lutlopl, Sandeep Bhagwati, @phila_bergmann, @thomasburkhalter, @viviancaccuri, @chicodub, Daniel «duex» Fontana, @ago.12.ago, @nataliegravenor, Nikhila H., @rim_irscheid, @maybedjraph, @aqnb, nghbrhd_chrctr, @larozza, Sulgi Lie, @imaadmajeed, Thea Reifler, @rebeccasalvadori, @suvanisuri, @gruusomeflower, @chaf12, @lcia_65, @viswanathgita, @soundwords_sv 🎨 Book design: @lauramascarenhas 💬 Copy Editors: @meredithslifkin , Tash Siddiqui, Angus Finlayson 🎨 snap design by @srg.slzr
🔁 Audio Loops Snaps: @ayluaylu 🔊 Outreach @vertigobruja #curation #curatorship #music #colonialism #decolonial #culturalproduction #gatekeeping #queer #situatedknowledge #theory #blackstudies #power #politics #performance #selection

NEW NORIENT PODCAST IS OUT ✨ LONG TAKE: LIFE AS AN ARTIST. Second Episode: Zara Mujthaba – Music and Tourism in the Maldives In the second episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», Maldivian singer, producer, and artist Zara Mujthaba @zaraaznil shares insights into her musical journey and life on Thulusdhoo island, her involvement with the influential Maldivian collective Dinba Family @dinba_music, and her perspective on the evolving tourism industry in the Maldives. She remains hopeful for the future of music in the Maldives and sees potential in the younger generation of artists. Listen to episode 2 now via bio linktree. 🔗 🌍 The podcast «Long Take: Life as an Artist» dives into deep conversations with artists from across the globe, focusing on musicians and sound creators. Hosted by Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter, it explores the personal journeys of these artists—their aspirations, successes, challenges, creative processes, and perspectives on the world. ℹ️ Singer and performer Zara Mujthaba blends Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, and R&B in her solo albums that focus on life and social issues. She shares her expertise by teaching children at the Maldives Music and Arts Center and has mentored emerging artists at the third season of «Maldivian Idol». 🎙episode 2 🎤 Host: @thomasburkhalter 🎚️Mix and Mastering: @dejotdejot / @dubokaj 🎧 Sound: Daniel Jakob, Thomas Burkhalter @melodiesmyhead 🎨 Graphic Design (Cover): @pamudithazenanjana 💻 Editorial support: The Norient team + @favale_rebecca 💶 supported by @prohelvetia ⁠@prohelvetia_newdelhi Stiftung für Radio und Kultur Schweiz 🔘Available on @spotify @youtube #LongTake #podcast #interview #Norient #Anthropology #ZaraMujthaba #DinbaFamily #Maldives #Thulushdoo #tourism

NORIENT RECOMMENDS: SNAKESKIN - BEIRUT & BEYOND RESIDENCY CONCERT 31.10.24 Das in Beirut ansässige visionäre Dream-Pop-Duo Snakeskin stellt sein neues Album They Kept Our Photographs am 31. Oktober in der @prozess.kultur.bar vor.  Die Singer-Songwriterin @juliasabra und der Musiker und Produzent @fadi.tabbal verbindet eine zehnjährige Freundschaft und Zusammenarbeit. Ihre Musik erzeugt mit dunkler Folktronica mit schillernden Dream-Pop-Elementen eindringliche Stimmungen mit beunruhigenden und leuchtenden Momenten, die sich über Ambient und Industrial-Unterströmungen bewegen. Sie verwandeln die sie umgebende Gewalt in eindringliche Poesie und erkunden dabei immer dunklere, tiefere Strömungen. +++ Beirut-based electronic dream pop duo @snakeskinmusic by singer musician and producer @fadi_tabbal and singer  presents their new album "They Kept Our Photographs" on October 31 at @prozess.kultur.bar .  Their music creates immersive atmospheres through dark folktronica with shimmering dream-pop elements and unsettling yet luminous moments above ambient and industrial undercurrents. Snakeskin are turning the violence around them into visceral poetry, exploring ever darker and deeper spheres.  📅 31.10.2024  ⏰20 Uhr MEZ - 8pm CET 📍@prozess.kultur.bar ℹ️ Teil des interantionalen Residenzprogramms von PROZESS und Beirut and Beyond Part of the international residency program by PROZESS and  Beirut and Beyond @bbimf|  💿Album: They Kept Our Photographs by @snakeskinmusic 📅Released Oct. 10, 2024 @umdiscos , London ✅Buy on the spot or order via snakeskinmusic.bandcamp.com #Norientrecommends #Snakeskin #TheyKeptOurPhotographs #residency #ProzessBern #BeirutandBeyond