Sounds of Eurasia Podcast (2021) Sounds of Eurasia
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Sounds of Eurasia is an international collaborative project led by dj sniff (Takuro Mizuta Lippit) . The project, which was part the 100th birthday Joseph Beuys, explores how artist networks and new collaboration can be made during a pandemic. 3 vinyl records with voice messages from artists living in Southeast Asia were sent to artists living in regions between Europe and Asia via post. When the records arrived, an interview was made before the record was sent to the next artist. This podcast is the collection of interviews made with the 15 artists involved in this project.
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Artist 14: Vavabond (Beijing)
VAVABOND is a laptop improviser and noise player. By processing meaningless and fragmented sounds in a nonlinear-time approach, she explores the theme of ”time and existence” especially in various environmental contexts. Besides solo project, she is also the member of the psychedelic noise group “VagusNerve” and free improvised duo “Mind Fiber.” http://vavabond.com/
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Artist 15: Rajan Shrestha (Kathmandu)
Rajan Shrestha (b.1981) is a Kathmandu based inter-disciplinary artist working primarily with music. Bassist/co-producer for a Kathmandu based post-rock outfit, Jindabaad, Shrestha is an Ethnomusicology graduate from Kathmandu Universityís Department of Music and produces music under the moniker of 'phatcowlee'. He is also one half of Anaasir, a collaborative project with Pakistani electronic musician Alien Panda Jury. One of the founding members of Fuzzscape, a platform for cultural documentation with primary focus on music, archival and storytelling through audio-visual medium, Shrestha is currently associated with a grassroot music festival named Echoes In The Valley.
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Artist 13: Heejin Jang (Seoul)
Heejin Jang is a multidisciplinary artist based in Seoul. Jang has lived, exhibited, and performed around the globe. In her live sound performance, Heejin presents a set of improvised computer music. She arranges and synthesizes sonic spaces that draw from the everyday and the trivial, re-forming them into phenomenal situations of meditation or digitally induced panic.
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Artist 12: Alexander Korsikov (Bishkek)
Alexander Korsikov from Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek has been making music for 25 years. He started with guitar, participated in many local bands and tried different musical styles from classical, metal, punk rock, grunge to pop. Now he works solo and in various collaborations. These are mainly underground experiments in the direction of noise and industrial. His solo project is called Sweet Daddy.
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Artist 11: Sergei Khegai (Bishkek)
Sergei Khegai lives in Bishkek, but was born in a secret city nestled deep in the Taiga Woods. His parents both are geologists and whisked him away to the Kygryz mountains when he was still a baby. There he spent the remainder of his childhood. He was always fond of music. In university Khegai started playing as a bass player in indie rock band "Eholami" which was quite popular in Central Asia. The band traveled all over the former USSR with concerts, made music videos, and organized festivals. Now he likes electronic music, ambient, and experimental music. With his friend Alexander they created experimental hip-hop band "GLUB-OKIY-SON." He looks to the future with enthusiasm.
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Artist 10: Sandro Kozmanishvili (Tbilisi)
Sandro Kozmanishvili has been performing dj and live acts since 2013, at various venues and festivals like Mtkvarze, Khidi, Bassiani, Cafe Gallery, Drama Bar, 4GB and others. He is also a member of V.C.V.S. with Irakli Shonia, formed in 2016 after a long friendship and working together on various projects.