The Norient Podcast: Sounds

The uncompromising work of Israeli sound artist Meira Asher has been portrayed by Norient from time to time (see here or here). In this podcast she talks about her militant approach to music making and her aim of providing alternative information through sound art. She presents a few of her artworks such as «One Blanket Lost» on Nigerian girls being prostituted in the European sex business. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds by Thomas Burkhalter.

«I don’t have a typical day», says Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran and laughs. In the podcast she talks about her biography, living as a musician in Europe, the power of music, and her song «Suite Nomade, Pt. 1». The collaboration with double bass player Sarah Murcia is based on poetry from World War I about the state of war and how it effects fragile communities. For Jubran a poem that hasn’t lost any of its topicality: «I look today how we live in Israel, in Palestine – and not only there, in many other countries – and I find that this is written today.» A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, produced by her longtime musical partner Werner Hasler.

Wikluh Sky is part of the hip hop trio Bad Copy from Belgrade, Serbia. In the Norient podcast he talks about making art in Serbia, their video «Esi mi dobar» – a sarcastic experiment in his words – and about what would happen when Hans Zimmer would call him and offer him a job. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, written by Dragana Despotović, and produced by Nebojša Despotović aka Shonegrad O’Connor.

MC Sacerdote – auf Deutsch übersetzt «Priester» – ist Kuduro-Musiker aus Luanda, Angola. Im Norient-Podcast erzählt er, welche Rolle das Geld in seiner musikalischen Laufbahn spielt: Sacerdote ist einer, der schon früh gelernt hat, sich mit nur wenig davon durchzusetzen. Angefangen hat alles mit Hip-Hop und Gospel. Ein Podcast aus der Norient-Ausstellung Seismographic Sounds, produziert von Andónio Madureira und Overvoices von Jay Rutledge.

In seinem Werk thematisiert der Deutsche Komponist der Neuen Musik Johannes Kreidler immer wieder das Thema Geld. Im Norient-Podcast und im Interview erläutert er dessen Auswirkungen auf die Konzepte seiner Musik und sagt, inwiefern Kultursubventionen ein Problem darstellen. Ein Podcast aus der Norient-Ausstellung Seismographic Sounds, produziert von Olaf Karnik und Jörg Follert.

Ali Gul Pir is a comedian, writer, producer, and entertainer from Karachi, Pakistan. In the Norient podcast he tells us what’s the only good thing about doing music in the national music scene. He interviews producer Mooroo (Taimoor Salahuddin) about being lonely as a musician and adds his own point of view. An impressive and moving testimonial of an artist who is faced by death threats due to his art. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, written by Ali Gul Pir, produced by Taimoor Salahuddin, and transcripted by Manal Khan.

Burgerkill is a heavy metal band from Bandung, Indonesia. Founded in 1995 they have been touring around the world since then and built up a huge fan community. In this podcast the Burgerkill guitarists Ebenz and Agung talk about the massive corruption in the country, their economical situation, the consequences of digitization and their protest song «House of Greed». A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, produced by Rudolf Dethu.

«Existential loneliness can be very close to its opposite: the experience that you are deeply connected with everything that exists», says Heta Bilaletdin from the Finnish underground punk band Olimpia Splendid. In the self-produced podcast they talk about being lonely, the economic depression and their music video «Jukka-Pekka». A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds produced by Jonna Karanka and Katri Sipiläinen.

When producing his tracks Endeguena Mulu, known as Ethiopian Records, is always in search of the vibe of a piece of sound. In this experimental podcast he speaks about what makes him feeling lonely as an African and Ethiopian artist, the access to the digital World, and traditional music. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, produced by Ethiopian Records.

«It’s like a deformed anger which comes out us. Some kind of shy happiness», says Wanlov the Kubolor, one half of the Ghanaian rap duo FOKN Bois. In the Norient podcast he talks together with his musical partner M3nsa about their visions and their way of doing art in a religion-shaped context. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, produced by Thomas Burkhalter and Maame Adjei.