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Thursday, 9. May 2024

18:00-21:00 SONIC AGENCY – LISTENING SESSION IX

at Flucc Wanne – Free Entry

Live-Shows starting 21-03:00 – 10€

🌿 Listening to the contributions of 3XOJ (MAR), KIMYAN LAW (DRC/AT), ZOSIA HOŁUBOWSKA (AT/PL), ASIFEH (AT/PSE), BADER (SYR/LBN/BEL)

Guests: Kimyan Law, Zosia Hołubowska

Open discussion moderated by মM., Samo Zeichen & Shilla Strelka

* All contributions released via our Website & Soundcloud

3XOJ

3xOJ is a Meknes-raised, Casablanca-based electronic music DJ and producer that can best be described as an all-round self-taught creative. His approach to music history and theory has brought him in contact with a wide range of styles and influences that he has learned to weave together with his love for contemporary club culture. Whoever listens closely to a track by 3xOJ can be sure to discover something new each time it is played.

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KIMYAN LAW – “Coltan”

Having its roots in Drum & Bass, the music flies far beyond the confines of that often-formulaic genre, expanding sonic ranges and disrupting standard arrangements. Kimyan Law incorporates African instruments and influences into his set up, achieving a rare organic and human quality amongst the cold electronics. Glittering cascades of tuned percussion are expertly weaved into layers of state-of-the-art bass and the result is a stunning, future/primitive array of romantic and cinematic music that, with its sheer humanity, seduces everyone who experiences it.Having its roots in Drum & Bass, the music flies far beyond the confines of that often-formulaic genre, expanding sonic ranges and disrupting standard arrangements. Kimyan Law incorporates African instruments and influences into his set up, achieving a rare organic and human quality amongst the cold electronics. Glittering cascades of tuned percussion are expertly weaved into layers of state-of- the-art bass and the result is a stunning, future/primitive array of romantic and cinematic music that, with its sheer humanity, seduces everyone who experiences it.

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ZOSIA HOŁUBOWSKA – “Oscillating”

Zosia Hołubowska is a Vienna-based sound artist, queer music activist, researcher, and producer. They work on topics of queering archives, healing practices, and interspecies intimacy. They create performances, sound installations, and radio works and compose soundscapes for dance performances. They are a member of a feminist collective Oramics. Holubowska is a founder of Sounds Queer?, a collective working on the intersection of electronic music, sound art, and queer activism. Their solo project Mala Herba is deeply rooted in Slavic traditions, magic, and demonology.

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ASIFEH

Asifeh (also known as Stormtrap) is a producer/rapper based between Vienna and Ramallah. His music consists of rap vocals, sampled material, and original compositions using modern and abandoned technologies. He is co-founder of the former Ramallah Underground collective, who laid the foundations for a booming underground music scene in Palestine, active during the years 2003 – 2009. Asifeh is 1/3 of the AIWA Collective, who organized a series of hip hop events in Berlin. He is also co-founder of the NOISE&BEATS collective, who organized experimental music events and workshops in Vienna. Asifeh has released four solo albums “Iradeh” (2012), “Datura” (2017), “Makhazen Bukra” (Well Gedacht – 2020) and “Tasalul” (Ghost Dance Tapes – 2022). In addition to those albums, Asifeh self-released two experimental synth-based projects in 2020 on his Bandcamp, “Hideout” and “2003”. He has performed around the world in different cities such as Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Brussels, Melbourne, Beirut, Amman, London, Ramallah, Istanbul, Rome, and many more. He regularly releases singles on his SoundCloud page, which includes collaborations with local and international artists (such as Akhenaton, Grup Ses Beats, Ethnique Punch, She3rap to name a few).

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BADER – “Clash”

Having a Libyan mother and a Syrian father, Bader spent his youth between Benghazi & Damascus. He grew up listening to Libyan Tagaza Majrouda rhythms and Syrian classical music. His brother DJ Khalil was one of the pioneers in the MENA region who fused his musical heritage with hip hop beats. When Bader moved to Belgium he studied photography and became a videographer and visual artist, working for numerous artists & brands. He started curating Yalla World wide events in Ghent; bringing the cream of the crop of the alternative MENA music scene to Belgium. At the same time Bader started dj’ing and producing music with Yalla Soundsystem together with his colleague Acid Ponch. His sound can be described as a symbiose between east and west: bass heavy patterns merge with his own musical heritage from the MENA region. One thing’s for sure: Bader kills dancefloors without any compromise. Yalla Soundsystem has a residency and hosts a monthly radio show on the Paris based channel Radio Flouka.

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