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A clump of ambient euphony artistes from antithetic parts of the satellite volition stitchery successful Kozhikode contiguous for the debut variation of Listening State, an ambient euphony festival showcasing a caller acoustic acquisition successful Kerala.
Founded by physics instrumentalist and experimental euphony enthusiast Wasim Kozhikode, whose ambient physics euphony task Sacred Seeds, has performed astatine renowned festivals specified arsenic Magnetic Fields, Hilltop Festival, and Bloom successful Green, Listening State opens the doors to an alternate dependable culture.
It is being presented successful collaboration with Utopian Dystopia, a pioneering creation and euphony level known for bridging originative disciplines and cultivating autarkic taste movements crossed Kerala.
A niche genre, ambient euphony makers make an biology soundscape, layering textures of dependable to connection a heavy listening experience. Conceived arsenic a level for experimental and exploratory music, the thought is to physique a assemblage that listens deeply, says Nisham Husain, laminitis of Utopian Dystopia. “The lawsuit brings unneurotic talented ambient musicians, who person been creating profoundly inspiring soundverses and an informed assemblage that has been pursuing ambient music,” Nisham adds.
A community-driven initiative, each measurement of Listening State would contiguous unrecorded physics acts, dependable artists, and improvisers who attack euphony arsenic taste exploration. The task exists to physique a thoughtful assemblage for exploratory dependable and to nurture collaboration crossed disciplines of art, technology, and design.
Apart from Wasim of Sacred Seeds, whose euphony blends synthesis, tract recordings, and experimental dependable design, the lawsuit features Atomic Phantom, founded by Japanese artist, decorator and composer Jyoti Naoki Eri, based successful Auroville. He has 9 ambient albums to his recognition and founded his ain euphony label, Nādāsana, successful 2022. Bufogaudi, an physics euphony task of Oman-based creator Zeyad, co-founder of After 12 Collective, a cardinal radical successful Oman’s experimental euphony scene, whose dependable bridges ambient atmospheres with intricate rhythmic work.
Firas Shambeh’s Shoomb Sounds, physics euphony shaper from Muscat, Oman, who creates experimental soundscapes from downtempo IDM (intelligent creation music) to uptempo techno and darkpsy (sub genre of psytrance). Shoomb present performs unrecorded utilizing modular cogwheel and hybrid DAW setups astatine creation exhibitions, commercialized shows, and planetary festivals including HillTop and Mutek. Firas is the co-founder of the After 12 Collective.
Maheshwar Mannat and Shihad Huzzain, an ambient–experimental duo weaving soft and handpan into soulful, meditative soundscape, volition besides beryllium showcasing their music. Shihab, a composer and producer, and Maheshwar, a drummer turned handpan artist, research the abstraction betwixt bushed and stillness.
Adding to the premix volition beryllium Shoombufo, a collaborative task by Firas (Shoomb) and Zeyad (Bufogaudi). Both artists evolved from their roots arsenic a drummer and guitarist into curators of physics euphony with influences from progressive rock, dense metallic and reggae music. The duo crafts experimental enactment ranging from ambient, IDM, to Psytrance.
Each acceptable volition unfold astatine the lawsuit arsenic a curated dependable experience, pairing unrecorded audio manipulation with immersive ocular art.
It volition beryllium held astatine The Heritage, Kozhikode Beach, from 5pm to 10pm.
