Struma+Iodine invites the Hungarian label of wonder and intrigue, EXILES, for a mournful showcase in the name of sonic friendship at Rhiz.

Exiles Electronics (EXILES) is a Budapest-based independent record label showcasing experimental music from Hungary and Central & Eastern Europe since 2016. Operating without cultural funding or distributors, the label has released 93 albums (on cassette, vinyl, and digital) and hosted over 100 immersive events in clubs, listening bars, festivals, theaters, and churches across Budapest, Vienna, Prague, and Bratislava.

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ÁBRIS GRYLLUS

Budapest-based media artist and composer Ábris Gryllus explores the boundaries of sound through music and installations, evoking unique associations and time perceptions. Born in 1985, he studied Visual Communication at Moholy-Nagy University, later teaching conceptual and sound design. A member of the noise formation FOR., his work has been showcased at Transmediale / CTM Berlin, the Venice Biennale, UH Fest, and more. Releasing music for over a decade, he debuted under his real name in 2017 with Post_ (Farbwechsel). His experimental electronic works include A.D. (Farbwechsel, 2020), Canon (The Death of Rave, 2021), Every Day (Warm Winters, 2022), Nucleus of the Decay (Exiles Electronics, 2023), and Relent (Exiles Electronics, 2024).

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ALLEY CATSS

Alley Catss is a Budapest-based experimental electronic musician and visual artist. Since 2011, it has developed an eclectic style by blending ambient and abstract sounds with dance music genres like techno, jungle, and juke, often exploring themes of emptiness and theatricality within virtual and digital contexts. Their live performances emphasize improvisation and spontaneity.

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ZOSIA HOŁUBOWSKA

Zosia Holubowska is a non-binary 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. In 2022 together with Julia Giertz, they premiered an immersive audio ritual Community of Grieving, commissioned by Unsound and Elevate Festival. They have completed residencies at MONOM (DE), U-Jazdowski Castle (PL), Kuomo Turku (FI), and Tanzfabrik (DE). Their work has been presented at Mumok (AT), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (ES), and la Gaîté Lyrique (FR). Since 2016 they curate Sounds Queer? a project dedicated to empowering marginalized groups through electronic music. They live and work in Vienna.

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INOU KI ENDO

Inou Ki Endo’s preference lies in infernal and cerebral sounds, obscure dilettantes and professional borderliners beyond the musical mainstream. Shilla Strelka hosts concerts in Vienna as Struma+Iodine, curates the Unsafe+Sounds Festival, is part of the Elevate Festival team of curators and active as a music journalist and lecturer. As Inou Ki Endo, she is filtering communal sounds and rhythms from the past and the present, drawing from techno, hybrid club, ambient, noise and beats from around the globe.

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