paparazzi: noah heupel
the playlist is part of a mix series curated by fromheretillnow for the swiss art magazine PROVENCE
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
The latest works of the young artist Sung Tieu are influenced by her visit to the mountainous region of Bạch Mã in her home country of Vietnam. Her prose and experiments on the traditional Vietnamese stringed instrument Đàn Bầu underlie the wordless universes created by the Hamburg musician and artist Christian Naujoks. His melancholic soundscapes are based on short, concise melodies and the use of relays and echo effects on the guitar.
Antinote is a young Parisian label run by Quentin “Zaltan” Vandewalle and Gwen Jamies alias Lueke. It all started with Luekes old techno tapes he produced in the early nineties. It’s release formed the basement for the future career of the label.
One could not overhear the influence of bands like Ultravox, Felt or the Yellow Magic Orchestra. The latest compilation also hosts instrumental pieces that Renner composed exclusively for an exhibition of paintings. Today Mark is still active as an artist and musician. We‘ve asked him about his recent work, his inspiration and his future plans.
Entire volumes could be written about the output of the label Vinyl on Demand. The roughly 150 re-releases of obscure, long-forgotten material—mostly located somewhere between experimental, minimal, and early-80s noise—each has its own story. Here a mere two of our favorites briefly are introduced.
kaitlyn aurelia smith's formative years were spent communing with nature on orcas island in the northwest region of washington state, a place she describes as "one of the most magical and peaceful places i have ever been.
great work by the french collectors dj sundae (who run the brilliant idle press & hollie imprints) and julien dechery. a deep sentimental journey into obscure folk and art pop.
tomaga is valentina magaletti and tom relleen. the two london musicians have toured galleries and art spaces near and far; here they share their thoughts about various exhibitions and spaces from new york to antwerp.
hello! well, first i’d like to express my absolute enthusiasm for your lovely work. i have rarely encountered a label with such a individual and innovative spirit.
"this is me on a friday, pondering about a ‘best of’ mix tape for you with the friendly ears. tough decisions to be made… i’m told to concentrate on drone/ambient stuff, but there is so much more to listen to and discover than what ends up in this list.
The Los Angeles-based film director and author Ashkan Soltani shot a documentary about Jandek together with Craig Matarrese about one of the most mysterious American musicians with a large international cult following. The film provides rare access to the elusive performer and an intimate examination of Jandek's creative process. We have the chance to raise a few questions to Soltani himself.
toru takemitsu was a japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. largely self-taught, takemitsu possessed consummate skill in the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre.
When listening to music by the likes of American label Hot Releases, one repeatedly encounters a performance-like aesthetics which seems influenced by Sonic Youth or Maurizio Bianchi. As Secret Boyfriend, Ryan Martin’s music is distinguished by neurotic noises and reduced synths combined with a lo-fi songwriter voice—see, for example, the recent Grovl release They’re Playing Themselves or the 2013 Blackest Ever Black release This Is Always Where You’ve Lived.
while doing research for an article about pauline anna strom, i came across an image of journalist and internet theorist hannes grassegger holing one of strom’s records. in the process of searching for the story behind the image, hannes sent me an extensive reply and explanation. read the original german text for the first time here.
Lead: Mathis Neuhaus
Interview: Marc Jauss
Image: © Oskar Pawelko
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner. Taking an anything-goes approach to musical source material, Christensen and DeNorch do not give preference to certain genres or styles but often are drawn to projects with clearly traceable artistic identities. They see themselves mostly as facilitators for music they find “inspirational,” as Christensen told Marc Jauss of fromheretillnow. Their conversation, which was conducted on Yegorka’s home turf in Berlin, is printed below.
Yegorka’s approach resulted in a catalogue abundant with artists the label and its founders worked with over the years. Aside from releasing music by artists like Mechatok [see zweikommasieben #16], Ryong, Yantan Ministry [see zweikommasieben #15], and Angel Wei, Christensen also has his own collaborations to show for, including projects with Elysia Crampton and Chino Amobi, and for a recent video he worked with photographer Nadine Fraczkowski and cinematographer Catherine Pattinama Coleman. He traces some of these connections in the following conversation. Christensen also talks about what led him to move from Copenhagen to Berlin, and how his approach to collaboration was shaped by his years using platforms like Myspace and his experience as co-organizer of party series like Janus in Berlin and House of Mixed Emotions in Zurich.
the interview was originally conducted for issue #24 of zweikommasieben, which also featured artists like Nazar, Soraya Lutangu Bonaventure, Milyma, and more, and can be bought here.
Marc Jauss: What projects are you working on at the moment?
Tobias Lee Christensen: A few. How they come together is very different. I’m currently working on two projects for Yegorka. It’s time-consuming work, building it up from the bottom. Artists often deliver finished material, and I basically only have to say “yes” or “no,” but the current project is different: I’ve approached people, and we’re doing the whole thing from scratch. It’s hard to talk about because it’s literally happening in real time. Our only rule is that things take the time they need. I would rather wait for something to develop into something good then to enforce a strict deadline.
MJ: I would like to know more about your background. Where are you from, and what brought you to Berlin in the end? I heard that you used to live in Copenhagen.
TLC: I grew up in the suburbs outside of Copenhagen. As soon as I graduated high school, I went to the city. I never actually thought I was going to move to Berlin because I used to come here for many years. I had a lot of friends who often invited me to play at their parties. I was using Copenhagen as a base and went wherever I needed to be, but then life left me in a situation without a place to stay. I split up with my partner, and a friend from Munich offered that I could stay at his flat in Berlin. I ended up here by chance, and I’ve been here ever since.
MJ: How did you experience Berlin’s and Copenhagen’s music scenes?
TLC: Most importantly, Berlin has a lot more spaces, which changes everything. One thing I kept hearing was that it wasn’t a problem to have a lot of friends in the music scene. Here in Berlin, they would be supportive of each other, whereas in Copenhagen, people are basically fighting for one space. Berlin offers more spaces, more opportunities, and, of course, more events. It’s less competitive in that regard, which is not to say that there’s no competition here, just that the city is so much bigger and more international. And I really like the sense of community that comes with that.
But Copenhagen also has changed since I came to Berlin. People collaborate and find each other in ways that weren’t happening when I was still there. Now, for example, I see the club scene organizing events with the noise crowd, and it really warms my heart to see this because it was something I missed while I was there. In that time, everything was segregated and tiny. It didn’t make sense to me that one small group of people refused to do stuff with another small group.
MJ: I’ve experienced similar things in Zurich: a little town filled with isolated micro-scenes. Nowadays, everything comes together naturally. What do you think are the reasons for this?
TLC: This probably goes back to the 1990s and early 2000s when it was still common to have clearly separated genres. A typical American high school canteen situation with the skaters in one corner and the goths in the other. This has changed a lot, I think. Today, people don’t take pre-defined roles and genre definitions seriously anymore. The 1990s were all about identifying yourself with one fashion trend or one musical genre. I’m sure that inspired a lot of people who came up in this period, but over time, people realized that this was restricting one’s character rather than defining it.
Yegorka marble logo by Kyselina
MJ: By the way, I am to send you warm greetings from Lhaga Koondhor. She was one of the people responsible for the House of Mixed Emotions series, and you were one of the first acts to play the series in 2011! Can you give me a little insight into that time?
TLC: It was really the beginning of all these parties that identified themselves by not being genre specific. It also was a time when Instagram didn’t exist. Well, it did, but it wasn’t as crucial to one’s career as it is today. I remember back then I got booked by both Janus and by H.O.M.E because of three or four tracks on my SoundCloud. I don’t want to be too nostalgic, but it was a very special time in the sense that you had no idea what people looked like. It was all based on music.
MJ: Over the years, you’ve worked with some interesting people. I am thinking about Demon City [Break World Records, 2016], for which you collaborated with Elysia Crampton. How did that come about?
TLC: The majority of people I collaborated with over the last ten years I met in a period from around 2007 to 2010. It was this weird Myspace time when I literally met everyone. I think that’s also why I still have strong connections with the people I met in this time. This was before any of us got any attention or could benefit professionally from just being friends. Demon City was Elyisa and my first official release although we had already done things together before that. The collaboration was always there, in the way we communicated and trusted each other. It was almost telepathic because we never sat down and decided to officially do something. For Demon City, Elysia just decided to include a lot of her friends to honor these friendships.
MJ: How do you feel about collaborating nowadays?
TLC: There’s definitely a lot more business that goes into it. People are getting more professional and are in a position to make money from their art. I have absolutely no problem with that, but sometimes I just feel the industry’s pressure at work, to which I’m a little bit allergic. I have seen how it has driven people apart, and I have also experienced how it complicates things. I sometimes wished that things happened more fluently or more effortlessly. I have also seen people get ripped off. I personally always aspired to make sure I have the option to not only think about the profits, but everyone is doing it their own way – that’s for sure. And I totally respect everyone’s personal drive or what they consider important in being a professional musician.
MJ: Let’s talk about Yegorka. You run it together with Dan DeNorch, who also runs the label and the event series Janus. What was your motivation for starting the label?
TLC: I met Dan because I was familiar with Janus as a label and party series. He had booked me for the second Janus party ever, and since then he basically kept on booking me for the party as sort of resident. That was the beginning of our friendship, and I really saw a unique quality in what he was trying to do.
MJ: What exactly was that quality?
TLC: Janus possesses a strong sense of taste and a strong belief in doing it their way. It was cool because it was never trying to be cool. It was deeply defined by not being bound to one specific genre, culture, or type of artist. At some point, I think Dan personally didn’t feel like he could go further with Janus, which basically ended in 2017. That was officially the last Janus event at Berghain.
With Janus as a label, it’s been a comparable trajectory, so he asked me if I wanted to collaborate with him on something new. Dan lets me do what I guess he felt he couldn’t do anymore, but we are still finding our roles. From time to time, he gives me input or suggestions about artists or interesting music he has discovered, but my acquisition is mainly based on the people I meet or find inspirational or that I think could do something for us. After that, we discuss what can be done for the different projects. Looking back, Yegorka really came out of Janus, I think. Basically, Dan offered me his platform and his know-how in terms of music publishing, and I was able to plug my ideas into his existing infrastructure. I always felt very safe during this whole process.
Picture: Hee-Seong Han
MJ: Yegorka’s 16th release Flagrant Hours by Kittisol came out recently. It is a collaboration between Alexis Chan and Jackie Poloni aka Yantan Ministry. Can you shine some light on the process behind this release?
TLC: I was supervising this project from a non-access point of view and was just kept in the loop on what was going on. I have no problem art directing for myself, but I don’t like to tell other people what to do or how to do it. I like to think that I can trick people into doing something without actually giving them any specific direction, but Jackie and Alexis did Flagrant Hours completely on their own. It only came to my attention when it was already 90% done, which I really like. It gives me a feeling that it comes only from the artists, and I like artists to drive both the visual and the sonic side of the project.
Alexis and Jackie both have their own solo projects, but they really found each other for this one. It was a funny way of perceiving one’s past, present, and future. They were able to focus on exploring new territory by making use of a specifically vocal take on music. It was their first time using their voices as an instrument. In that sense, I helped giving them an additional kind of artistic identity that wasn’t defined by a trend or a demand because there was no demand for anything. They built a micro-universe for themselves.
MJ: Does it often work like this?
TLC: Over the years, people started to understand that I prefer not to be part of that creative process for reasons I’ve already explained. I’m afraid that I end up influencing things too much. For all the recent projects, the artists sent fully formed and developed things, and then it’s just on me to decide whether I want to take that further or not. Then again, the two things I’m working on right now are different because I asked the artists if they would like to develop something for me. There is no common thread or process. I don’t actually have a preference on how we develop the releases. I am essentially just a big fan of music and get inspired by people who have a strong drive and a strong vision. I like to sit back and enjoy something that visually and sonically is already done — and done well.
MJ: Last year, you released your album Caged Animal [Yegorka, 2020]. For the track “Dragged,” you collaborated with Elias Rønnenfelt from the band Iceage. This resulted in a video that was directed by Catherine Pattinama Coleman. In it you are tied up on a chair bathed in shimmering red light…
TLC: I had been planning a video shoot for a long time, but the pandemic kept preventing me from realizing it. Under normal circumstances, I would have wanted to shoot the video in one setting in Copenhagen. What ended up happening was that parts of it were shot here in Berlin, and parts of it were shot by Catherine in Copenhagen. Catherine is a professional cinematographer and was pregnant at the time, which made it even more challenging. I was really afraid of overworking her, but she was really into the project and also suggested her sister Ribka as an editor for the video. In Berlin, Hannya did the rope scene, and the visual cinematography was done by Nadine Fraczkowski.
What you see in the video is actually these four people: Nadine, Ribka, Hannya, and Catherine. It’s all their ideas coming together. It might be the one thing I have ever done for which I never at any point knew how it was going to turn out, and I never really had a clear result in mind other than incorporating what they all brought to the table. I have to say that I become a very evil dictator when it comes to my art and music. When that’s the case, then all the solidarity and all the smoothness and tenderness goes out the window. The video for “Dragged” is maybe the one time I wasn’t dictating or telling anyone what to do. I’m still very pleased with how it came out, and I’ve also learned a lot from it.
Dragged Movie Poster by Dan DeNorch
MJ: The pandemic has shown us that there are other new ways to work with people. Where do you see opportunities (and threats) for the future of collaborative work?
TLC: How we do things on the label didn’t change during the lockdown. We actually did more releases during 2020 than in any of the previous years. Our setup is so simple that we weren’t logistically challenged by the lockdown. The shoot for “Dragged” was a very reassuring experience in that sense. If somebody is going to limit us, it’s going to be us ourselves. In that sense, we are our own ecosystem. I am also seeking ways to make the label profitable – not in the sense of me personally being able to take any money out of it, but I want to be able to offer more opportunities. I want to be able to do more ambitious things without compromising our vision. That is something that I am still struggling with: how to raise more funds without compromising in regard to the way we do things. Essentially, I want to give people the best opportunities to present their work in the most nuanced way possible.
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zweikommasieben is a Swiss magazine that has been devoted to the documentation of contemporary music and sounds since the summer of 2011. Released in print twice a year it features columns, essays and interviews and contributions by artists.
Since the beginning, the Berlin based label runs a unique catalogue with an international spirit. Guided by instincts and an individual publishing approach, lots of non-identical music has appeared over the past years. According to their upcoming release [YGK016], a small photo report has been created by people from the Yegorka environment.
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
A mix created by fromheretillnow for the listening session "painless-listening" happened in Bern, Switzerland, at the offspace PROZESS Kultur & Bar.
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
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With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
Unmittelbar vor dem Launch von Johanna Oderskys neuem Album, welcher im Projektraum Ashleys in Berlin stattfand, traf ich mich zu einem Gespräch mit der Künstlerin und Musikerin in ihrem Studio außerhalb der hektischen Großstadt. Gemeinsam erkundeten wir die Facetten von Räumen, Emotionen und die transformative Wirkung des Samplings auf ihre künstlerische Praxis.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Discover unique underground electro acoustic and contemporary sounds with fromheretillnow's radio show compilations, curated by curator and selector Marc Jauss. Featuring a diverse selection of tracks from talented musicians and artists such as Human Mesh Dance, Patrick Belaga, Ana Roxane, Lorenzo Senni, Croatian Amor, and Klara Lewis.
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Since the beginning, the Berlin based label runs a unique catalogue with an international spirit. Guided by instincts and an individual publishing approach, lots of non-identical music has appeared over the past years. According to their upcoming release [YGK016], a small photo report has been created by people from the Yegorka environment.
the playlist is part of a mix series curated by fromheretillnow for the swiss art magazine PROVENCE. Photos: Michael Meier and Yesh
In the Age of hyper energy im still driven by the light.
Sunrise. Sunset. Repeat.
In the first hour of waking when the hormone levels peak, I know I gotta get going and leave the maze behind.
Do the trees really know more than we do?
Palms facing skyward.
Happy at midnight.
I will visit this place in my dreams again and again.
Fresh reset greetings,
YESH
YESH is a tibetan singer / performing artist born and raised in Switzerland, based in New York City. In 2020 she released her debut EP hours 2147 with Pique Projects. Her latest work 49 days - a dance theater piece created together with the collective xenometok - premiered in early 2022 at the Theaterhaus Gessnerallee in Zürich. YESH recently performed at Le Consulat and Port de Suffren in Paris, at Zentralwäscherei ZW Zürich and at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC.
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
mixed and compiled by marc jauss, 2021
published via megahex.fm
Machine Girl - Mg1
Fauna - 144
System Olympia - Tommi B
John FM - Alone
The Black Dog - Cup Noodle
CiM - Metric
The Verbrilli Sound - Views
Love From San Francisco - Simple Pleasures
Tube - Where You Are When You're There
D. Tiffany - Get Back To You Soon
Sky H1 - Elysian Heights
Francis Inferno Orchestra - Oasis - Erotikk Mix
Facta - Blush
Priori - Winged
Opus III - Alzir
Europa & Amoxi - What i found
innerinnerlife - You Coexist
Fauna - Eradanus
photography by john patrick walder
Jung An Tagen - Spill
7038634357 - No Hate Is a Cold Star
Masahide Sakuma - Track05
SV1 - Wince
Ssaliva - Unshielded
Ytem - Eco
Piccolo - 10 09
Astrid Sonne - My Attitude My Horoscope
Ange Halliwell - Interlude 3
Adios Adios - To Weave A Shade
Frog of Earth - The Moth
NIGHTGOD - Palacex
Iceboy Violet - Domestic Cosy Thugga (Young Thug)
The Yawning Portal - The Burning Bridge
Genome 6.66Mbp - Me and Mommy Walking
KMRU - OT
Rashad Becker - Dances VII
Young Echo - Transmission 1
Ikue Mori - Small Fortune
Zeena Parkins - Captiva III. Acoustic
Jennifer Moore - Shawdow Loop
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
Monthly show on the community radio Megahex.fm
monthly show on the community radio megahex.fm
featuring music by:
Perila - Time Date
AceMo - A Ballad for 2020
Voafose - Wooden League
Rezzett - Wet Bilge
Cybermission - Intro
Ayaz - Yuma
System Olympia - You Are Not Talking
XVARR - Transitional Being
Stasis - Utopia Planetia
E.V.A - Ataraxia
A Produce - Owachomo
Patrick Belaga - Rust
human mesh dance - Infinity
The Primitive Painter - Levitation
monthly show on the community radio megahex.fm
featuring music by:
h̴u̴m̴a̴n̴ ̴m̴e̴s̴h̴ ̴d̴a̴n̴c̴e̴ ̴-̴ ̴N̴e̴r̴v̴e̴ ̴C̴r̴y̴s̴t̴a̴l̴ ̴(̴I̴n̴s̴t̴i̴n̴c̴t̴ ̴A̴m̴b̴i̴e̴n̴t̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴4̴
̴F̴u̴l̴l̴ ̴M̴o̴o̴n̴ ̴F̴a̴s̴h̴i̴o̴n̴s̴ ̴-̴ ̴Y̴e̴s̴ ̴-̴ ̴O̴r̴i̴g̴i̴n̴a̴l̴ ̴M̴i̴x̴ ̴(̴E̴l̴e̴k̴t̴r̴o̴l̴u̴x̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴5̴
̴H̴i̴g̴h̴e̴r̴ ̴I̴n̴t̴e̴l̴l̴i̴g̴e̴n̴c̴e̴ ̴A̴g̴e̴n̴c̴y̴ ̴-̴ ̴C̴o̴n̴o̴i̴d̴ ̴T̴o̴n̴e̴ ̴(̴B̴e̴y̴o̴n̴d̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴3̴
̴A̴k̴i̴o̴ ̴/̴ ̴O̴k̴i̴h̴i̴d̴e̴)̴-̴ ̴S̴c̴r̴a̴t̴c̴h̴e̴s̴ ̴(̴S̴u̴b̴l̴i̴m̴e̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴6̴
̴S̴t̴r̴y̴k̴e̴ ̴-̴ ̴T̴h̴e̴ ̴C̴o̴l̴d̴ ̴I̴s̴ ̴C̴o̴m̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴(̴A̴d̴r̴e̴n̴a̴l̴i̴n̴ ̴R̴e̴c̴o̴r̴d̴s̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴7̴
̴S̴y̴z̴y̴g̴y̴ ̴-̴ ̴D̴i̴a̴l̴o̴g̴u̴e̴ ̴O̴f̴ ̴C̴o̴n̴s̴c̴i̴o̴u̴s̴n̴e̴s̴s̴ ̴(̴R̴i̴s̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴H̴i̴g̴h̴ ̴R̴e̴c̴o̴r̴d̴s̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴4̴
̴B̴-̴Z̴e̴t̴ ̴-̴ ̴Z̴a̴u̴b̴e̴r̴w̴a̴l̴d̴ ̴1̴ ̴(̴E̴y̴e̴ ̴Q̴ ̴R̴e̴c̴o̴r̴d̴s̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴5̴
̴C̴i̴M̴ ̴-̴ ̴S̴h̴i̴f̴t̴ ̴(̴D̴e̴l̴s̴i̴n̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴9̴
̴I̴n̴t̴e̴r̴f̴a̴c̴e̴ ̴-̴ ̴W̴e̴i̴g̴h̴t̴l̴e̴s̴s̴ ̴(̴I̴n̴n̴o̴v̴a̴t̴i̴v̴e̴ ̴C̴o̴m̴m̴u̴n̴i̴c̴a̴t̴i̴o̴n̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴9̴
̴B̴a̴l̴i̴l̴ ̴-̴ ̴M̴e̴r̴c̴k̴ ̴(̴W̴a̴r̴p̴ ̴R̴e̴c̴o̴r̴d̴s̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴3̴
̴H̴e̴a̴v̴e̴n̴l̴y̴ ̴M̴u̴s̴i̴c̴ ̴C̴o̴r̴p̴o̴r̴a̴t̴i̴o̴n̴ ̴-̴ ̴F̴l̴o̴w̴e̴r̴s̴ ̴&̴ ̴B̴e̴a̴d̴s̴ ̴(̴V̴o̴c̴o̴d̴e̴d̴ ̴T̴r̴a̴n̴s̴m̴i̴s̴s̴i̴o̴n̴)̴
̴S̴p̴e̴c̴i̴a̴l̴ ̴R̴e̴q̴u̴e̴s̴t̴ ̴-̴ ̴F̴a̴m̴i̴l̴y̴ ̴D̴o̴g̴g̴o̴ ̴(̴R̴&̴S̴)̴
̴X̴y̴l̴o̴n̴ ̴-̴ ̴R̴a̴i̴n̴f̴o̴r̴e̴s̴t̴ ̴(̴A̴u̴r̴a̴l̴ ̴X̴-̴P̴e̴r̴i̴e̴n̴c̴e̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴5̴
̴L̴o̴s̴t̴s̴i̴d̴o̴n̴ ̴-̴ ̴L̴o̴s̴t̴s̴i̴d̴o̴n̴ ̴-̴ ̴L̴o̴s̴t̴s̴i̴d̴o̴n̴ ̴W̴o̴r̴l̴d̴ ̴(̴M̴a̴s̴s̴i̴v̴e̴ ̴R̴e̴c̴o̴r̴d̴s̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴5̴
̴P̴u̴r̴e̴ ̴-̴ ̴A̴ ̴W̴a̴y̴ ̴o̴f̴ ̴T̴h̴i̴n̴k̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴(̴N̴e̴w̴ ̴E̴l̴e̴c̴t̴r̴o̴n̴i̴c̴a̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴4̴
̴h̴u̴m̴a̴n̴ ̴m̴e̴s̴h̴ ̴d̴a̴n̴c̴e̴ ̴-̴ ̴e̴e̴5̴7̴ ̴(̴1̴2̴k̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴7̴
̴K̴a̴r̴l̴ ̴B̴i̴s̴c̴u̴i̴t̴ ̴-̴ ̴H̴i̴e̴r̴o̴p̴h̴o̴n̴e̴ ̴(̴M̴a̴d̴e̴ ̴T̴o̴ ̴M̴e̴a̴s̴u̴r̴e̴)̴,̴ ̴1̴9̴9̴1̴
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
A mix created by fromheretillnow for the listening session "painless-listening" happened in Bern, Switzerland, at the offspace PROZESS Kultur & Bar.
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
„The people who upload old vinyl rips to YouTube for free have done more for music than these hit piece types ever will'' recently appeared on Iceboy's X feed. The artist, originally from Manchester, deforms and deconstructs samples, blending them into radical sound objects. Their album, Not A Dream But A Controlled Explosion, was recently released on Rainy Miller's brilliant label, Fixed Abode. In it, the Rapper explores the themes of daydreams, hallucinations, and desires, which, according to their statements, influence and shape our reality.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
Unmittelbar vor dem Launch von Johanna Oderskys neuem Album, welcher im Projektraum Ashleys in Berlin stattfand, traf ich mich zu einem Gespräch mit der Künstlerin und Musikerin in ihrem Studio außerhalb der hektischen Großstadt. Gemeinsam erkundeten wir die Facetten von Räumen, Emotionen und die transformative Wirkung des Samplings auf ihre künstlerische Praxis.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Discover unique underground electro acoustic and contemporary sounds with fromheretillnow's radio show compilations, curated by curator and selector Marc Jauss. Featuring a diverse selection of tracks from talented musicians and artists such as Human Mesh Dance, Patrick Belaga, Ana Roxane, Lorenzo Senni, Croatian Amor, and Klara Lewis.
Monthly show on the community radio Megahex.fm
Since the beginning, the Berlin based label runs a unique catalogue with an international spirit. Guided by instincts and an individual publishing approach, lots of non-identical music has appeared over the past years. According to their upcoming release [YGK016], a small photo report has been created by people from the Yegorka environment.
Tadleeh-Banner
Mechatok-selfie---somewhere-Sweden
Palm-trees-at-night---shot-by-Yantan-Ministry---Sri-Lanka
Palm-trees-at-night---shot-by-Yantan-Ministry---Sri-Lanka
A-message---shot-by-Yantan-Ministry---Sri-Lanka
Pho-with-Samantha-Shin-(who-made-the-cover-for-'Stay-on-Your-Path')---photo-by-Seongbuk-Skyway---Seattle
Seongbuk-Ski-Way---shot-by-Seongbuk-Skyway---somewhere-outside-of-Seattle
Dove-selfie---Osaka
Le-Makeup-shot-by-Dove---Osaka
Dove-wearing-Le-Makeup-t-shirt---shot-by-Le-Makeup---Osaka
Images provided by members and friends from the yegorka family.
Kept together by Tobias Lee.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
monthly show on the community radio megahex.fm
featuring music by:
Caterina Barbieri - Fantas for Electric Guitar
ity - Bye
Great Area - Over Again
Sjunne Ferger - Candlelight - Alternate
SSIEGE - Angelo Azzurro
YL Hooi - Prince S Version
Tarwater - A La N.A.S.A
Insides - Walking In Straight Lines
CORIN - HYDRATE
Emiranda - Real Life
The Frenzied Bricks - Vicious Circle
Equinox Sounds - Dream On
Healion - Vetiver
Special Request - Family Doggo
Yoshihiro Sawasaki - Magic Dome
Deutsche Wertarbeit - Auf Engelsflügeln
Placid Angles - Ocean - London Mix
Chapterhouse - In My Arms
Higamos Hogamos - Greenwich Tunnel
Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden
Dave Saved - No name, about cities and red lips
Dust-e-1 - C-Thru
Slow Attack Ensemble - Form and F a d e
Lovesliescrushing - teardrop
John Beltran - Collage Of Dreams
featuring music by:
Roméo Poirier - Le bématiste
7038634357 - No Hate Is A Cold Star
Nous Alpha - Golden Lemon
Facta - Iso Stream
Commix - Japanese Electronics - Instra:Mental Moog Remix
RUI HO - Theia Impact
Studio Pressure - Relics
Carl Stone - Au Jus
µ-Ziq - Taxi Sadness
7038634357 - Sugar Armor
James K - Ultra Facial!
Opus III - Into This Universe
Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows
Eartheater - Preservation
Sideral - Mare Nostrum
No Moon - Highland Spring
Kenny Larkin - Tedra
Urban Tribe - Covert Action
Coil - Windowpane
Tiziano Popoli - Minimal Dance N. 1
Diseno Corbusier - Meta Metalic
Lunch Money Life - Lincoln - Loraine James Remix
Yu Su - Gleam
A.k.Adrix - Ambiente Spiritual
Tirzah - Holding On
Sticks and stones may break your bones but mutually remembered songs will brighten the deepest dark - This playlist celebrates over a decade of emotional and creative support. Amanda Weimer (Mandy) and Moritz Haas (Europa) are celebrating what started off as a teenage romance and turned into 13 years of friendship.
Monthly show on the community radio Megahex.fm
images: © rob kulisek
text: david lieske, rob kulisek
music: misanthrope ca
East Hampton, NY, 2016
Through a fateful encounter in the Fall of 2015, a special opportunity presented itself to us:
The offer was to rent a worn-out mansion that was located near the famous town of Amagansett in East Hampton during the month of January 2016 for very little money.
All we would have to do was to make the estate, which was up for sale and subsequent demolition, accessible to potential buyers.
The Chance to explore the seasonal dark-side of the southern shores of Long Island which are internationally known for their sun-drenched beaches and cheerful summer hideouts to Manhattan’s Elite triggered pleasurably dark fantasies of icy solitude and isolation in both of us.
Amagansett in the depth of winter seemed like an almost too ideal equivalent of frost-bearing, Scandinavian coastal towns that we had read about in the context of the development of a particularly atmospheric and grim guitar sound, known as Black-Metal.
Two years before we had started our first efforts to create an American version of this abysmal ambience, that we both adored for many years, out of the bedroom of a small house in East Hollywood.
The thrilling present promise of having the chance to chase the unholy reminisces of famous Hamptons’ She-tragedies such as the mystery-shrouded deaths of glamorous women like Edith Metzger or Edie Bouvier Beale invigorated our fantasies to continue what we had started in California.
Little did we know that only a few days after our arrival at this disheartened wooden complex we would find ourselves trapped in a polar vortex of historic dimensions.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
The ever-present odour of black mould from the basement bathrooms found itself easily up into the attic, where we had set up a provisional studio.
This special room was octagon shaped and seemed suitable as the hidden chapel to a demonic death cult. Small-sized triple bunk beads to each side intensified a ghostly presence of past days children’s laughter and terrible accidents that must have happened on the narrow and more than steep stairs leading up to this bedroom of evil dreams.
Misanthrope ca - lp, 2016
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
mix: fromheretillnow
visuals: marc jauss
screening: twitch tv
twitch.tv/vereinzzzz
ALOBHE - GLORYBOX [unreleased] CHANNEL GEKKO - ENGEL 62 [unreleased]
YANTAN MINISTRY - SANGUINE [Yegorka] JENNIFER WALTON - NEO RENAISSANCE GIRL [All Centre] SPICE BARONS - AROMATIQUE [Silent] BLAU GRISENC - LOS LUGARES REITERADOS [self-released] XYLA - WAYS [Leaving Records] TERZERO - MODUM A [self-released] COMPLETE WALKTHRU - LEAVIN' CHURCH EARLY [Numbers] TETTIX HEXER - VISIBLE WINDS OF SPRING [Janushoved] L.D.R - UNTITLED [unreleased] ANIMA - GLAD U CAME [self-released] THE BLESSED KITTY - EDM LIFESTYLE [Experiences Ltd ] LORD OF THE ISLES - WAITING IN ARISAIG [Whities]
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
Artist: Christian Naujoks
Album: Wave
Label: DIAL
Video by: Sung Tieu
The works of Tieu and Naujoks are interwoven in a complex and contradictory way. It is not their similarity, but the tension between their different artistic practices that characterizes their live performance - the contradiction in the widely separated coordinates of their expression and also their geographic location.
The latest works of the young artist Sung Tieu are influenced by her visit to the mountainous region of Bạch Mã in her home country of Vietnam. Her prose and experiments on the traditional Vietnamese stringed instrument Đàn Bầu underlie the wordless universes created by the Hamburg musician and artist Christian Naujoks. His melancholic soundscapes are based on short, concise melodies and the use of relays and echo effects on the guitar.
In response to Naujoks' recent compositions on his album "Wave," Tieu filmed a short video of snapshots of a tropical beach on her trip, which serves as a background for their performance together.
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
event: cardinal & nun, back 2 back massacre, garage 29
images: © marc jauss
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
Grotto Music Tape Release
Venue: Garage 29
Images: © Marc Jauss, © Lara Damaso
Words: Rafal Skoczek
Dear peoples of the forests, after years of somehow trolling the music scene the gods of the winds castigated me to listen solely to the ultimate and only troll music but also elf and orc music and birds and trees and mountains and caves.. ..the grotto sound of Dungeon Synth...After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
Since last winter solstice im not able to listen to anything else, everything sounds frantic and overexcited and chaotic and anxious compared to that misterious box.. in a world spiraling down into an ecological cataclysm i turned my head towards melancology i found refuge in the themes of tranquil and often overpowering nature found in dungeon synth. Synthesizers mimic the singing of birds, or the howling of winds and oceans epic pads and melancholic sequences layered over distant growls of creatures surely not human.. humans rarely appear in the dungeon dimension anyway this is not escapism, we are set for extinction. it just sounds better than a reggeaton apocalypse i just like to imagine after that a silent world.....totally green, will come.
Yours,
DJ Lumpex
laterns by Rafal Skoczek
grotto music tape release
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
picture: © marc jauss
King Softly - Opener
Dylan Henner - I Watched Them Jump Into The Creek
Global Communication - 4 02
ishi vu - Bell-Tower Trip
Jacques & Superpoze - Endless Cultural Turnover
SH3L - DreamSurge (SoftTouch Mix)
Jon Hassell - Last Night The Moon Came
Lanark Artefax - Voices Near the Hypocentre
Midori Hirano - Ocean’s Disconnect
Kuniyuki Takahashi - You Should Believe
Raime - Right Is Alright, Wrong Is To Belong
Jack Jelfs - Morning Rain Image
Vivian Koch - Lil Birdy Starts to Fly Again
Awe Kid - Eve
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
image: Léa de Bartillat
cover image: marc jauss & jordi theler
Hello, can you introduce yourself briefly? Who are you?
Hi, I’m Emilio, Paris-based music enthusiast producing and performing under the Emma DJ moniker since 2018.
“Time to meditate" has just been released recently. A mixtape with unreleased material from you. Can you tell us something about the process?
I’m self-releasing it via Bandcamp this Friday but the whole thing is on SoundCloud already. I recorded all of it in the beginning of October in the South West of France at my friends countryside house, it’s where I’ve recorded most my music. I used a lot of samples on this release (sega bodega, 50 cent, d-savage, ariana grande, salem, wintertime, ll cool j, bitsu, dayna simple, thouxanbanfauni and lil tracy) I feel the process was faster and more fun as you don’t create from scratch, you have more ideas to get out of your comfort zone.
What are your future plans?
I’m currently working on a live A/V performance which I’ll be performing around April next year.
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
playlist for the exhibition how to disappear.
Wednesday 23.09.2020 – Sunday 04.10.2020
concept: atlas studio, Philippe Egger and Jiajia Zhang
In his essay Material and Man, published in Metabolism 1960 for the World Design Conference in Tokyo in the same year, the Japanese architecture critic and metabolist Noboru Kawazoe wrote a short poem as part of the Metabolist Manifesto. The titles of the three parts are (freely translated)
I want to be a shell [Š]
I want to be a ghost [Š]
I want to be a bacterium
Blueprint 1:1 is an interview format developed by the Zurich online platform fromheretillnow. It explores on how urban change affects artists and musicians, exploring the challenges and complexities faced by creatives in cities undergoing new forms of transformation. Through a mix of online and real-time conversations, it provides insight into the evolving dynamics of urban life.
Premiering the performance ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue) in 2018, the artist James K marked the beginning of her residency at ISSUE, NYC. Deeply rooted in a conscious art practice that has honed her peculiar aesthetic to the fusion of visual and sonic elements, with ELEKTRA, James K explored the female voice considering it as an "X-ray to the bones of sound."
JUNCTIONS:SYMPOSIA took place on the afternoon and evening of January 21st 2023, at Brasseries Atlas in Brussels. In the form of a symposium, cultural workers from Zürich and Brussels presented, performed and displayed work in order to initiate conversation and establish first contact with each other.
Sabiwa is an experimental electronic composer and performer from Taiwan. She produces, records, and dissects sounds and videos from natural and synthetic sources, making them interact with complex textures and abstract patterns. Additionally, she also uses her processed voice as a guide in her soundscapes. As connecting elements, performances and DJ sets by Magari, Xafya, and Jauss will fill the dusty tunnel of Zurich’s iconic venue.
Orlando is an ongoing formalist archival project dedicated to exploring the capacity for consecutive sounds, transcripts, images, films, and texts to affect one another according to their literal and thematic proximites.
'Echo Shelves' was a special evening that featured soundscapes by Nina Emge and Heith, presented by fromheretillnow in collaboration with the artist Dominic Michel and Istituto Svizzero. 'Echo Shelves' gathered thoughts on the scenic quality of public inventories and used objects, sound, and places as carriers of stories that continually transformed and extended themselves. The event symbolized the gradual fading of the current exhibition, marking a transition into a 'dark mode' that marked the exhibition's conclusion.
With the invitation to the PARA/SITE O. SINENSIS event, which was curated by Lhaga Koondhor, fromheretillnow responded with a selection of moving images and music videos that were focused on noise and the complex relationship between host and parasite.
A glimpse behind the scenes reveals an authentic parallel world that stands in strong contrast to the perfectly staged show. The scene as a whole appears unfinished, chaotic, and somehow improvised. Ultimately, everything is aimed at a specific moment that fades away after a certain time and only exists in our thoughts or in recordings in the form of sound, videos or images.
During the "Charmlore – Keepsake Of History" event on April 19th at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, we showcased music videos and audiovisual works themed around Terminal Architectures through our exhibition format E.N.C. The screening included works by BOD [包家巷], Chino Amobi, Hannah Rose Stewart, Mark Leckey, Rustan Söderling, and VISIO.
This is the kind of music I want to make with the "Wave Notation" series. because music is not only meant to be something which exists atone, What I am attempting to do, in an overall sense, can be called `sound design'. This includes the adjustment and regulation of sounds which are proper to an environment, along with the production and composition of the music within this series. Possibly, for a given environment, just one sound would be sufficient.
Just moments away from Johanna Odersky's album launch and the multifaceted exhibition set to grace Berlin's Projektraum Ashleys, I found myself immersed in conversation with the artist and musician at her studio nestled outside the bustling city. Together, we embarked on a journey exploring the nuances of spaces, emotions, and the transformative effects of sampling on her artistic practice.
FHTN 1123 is a grassroots project by Zurich-based music editor and Fromheretillnow curator Marc Jauss. Inspired by the tragic romance of “Sister Küngold and the Pale Knight,” an audio-collage of contemporary experimental music by selected musicians has been crafted.
Dreamcore.vol 1 captures the raw energy of an untamed underground music scene, that fiercely defies the tides imposed by the rapidly-evolving urban landscape. The compilation offers an atmospheric journey through obscure textures, distorted rhythms and vivid soundscapes and grasps subconscious aspects of collective experience.
There are many approaches to running a record label. Finding a niche and sticking with it is one, sprawling out into many different directions another. Yegorka’s mode of operation is the latter. The label is run by DJ and producer Tobias Lee Christensen aka Why Be and Dan DeNorch, who founded the now defunct party series and label Janus with Michael Ladner.
Imprisoned by an unreal site of frozen remains to a highly developed civilisation that seemed to have vanished entirely in view of these inhumane conditions we began a routine of expedition like walks and daily experimentations with musical equipment.
Based on the format of the live stream, 'fromheretillnow' offers insight into self-produced images and found footage, inviting viewers on a journey of new discoveries. Accompanied by musical pieces and exclusive tracks from individuals in our community, the stream provides a unique experience.
After infinite hours listening to decomposing moldy tapes that i found in a metal box during a hike on the mountains near Glarus, i compiled a series of limited edition mixtapes that Ill be releasing in collaboration with fromheretillnow.
The Parisian musician Emma DJ recently released his sample album "Time To Medditate" on the Bandcamp platform. For this, he used all sorts of material from well-known or lesser-known musicians such as Sega Bodega, 50 Cent, D-Savage, Ariana Grande, Salem, Wintertime, LL Cool J, Bitsu, Dayna Simple, Thouxanbanfauni, or Lil Tracy. The album cover was designed by Marc Jauss and Jordi Theler.
The Zurich collective Kashev Tapes recently published the sampler Sonic Resistance in cooperation with the Polish platform Oramics.
Rare are moments like this: hearing Elephant Château's song "Dreamings" two years ago, I was instantly hooked. Who were the clever people that came up with this strange and beautiful music? A couple of months later, I met Mark van de Maat of label Knekelhuis in Amsterdam. He told me that Maxi Fischer and Matthias Orsett are putting together a compilation of Swiss electronic and experimental music. One thing led to another, and last spring I met up with Max Spielmann in Basel and in December again, this time joined by Johannes Vetsch, the other core member of Elephant Château.
Departures, a music video for Sky Walking directed with Hanna Schwarz, shows an underwater world whose movements appear to be remote-controlled by music. As the video progresses the surrounding aquarium becomes apparent with human figures observing this world as if on a touchscreen display.
during last years ctm/transmediale festival i met cera khin, berlin based artist and selector with tunisian roots, in a breezy-cold passage in front of the hardwax record store.
i remember this one cold october day in zurich. back then, i used to live in this spacious four room apartment in the middle of the city, which had a very modest interior, a guest-bed and an lo-fi stereo unit. my two french guests from paris, louis vial and cyrus goberville from collapsing market, didn’t need more to feel safe…
The imprint was launched in 2010 with Secret Parking Lot, the enigmatic debut from Samantha Glass. Behind the pseudonym is the skateboarder and self-confessed Rihanna fan Beau Devereaux, who on the one hand runs the label and on the other, as an artist, wears many skins: as Anvil Dome, Victor Portsmouth, Roan Linden, and even Samantha Glass, he produces mystical sound landscapes.
if you're interested in electro-acoustic and obscure sounds you should consider paying a visit to oor records in zurich and ask for anna frei. anna, one of seven enthusiasts running this very specialized place, is definitely the right person to guide you.
