what we immerse ourselves in

review18.10.2024

Head to Venice and Hear Foreign Songs Everywhere

Ersan Mondtagn's opera work »Monument eines unbekannten Menschen«. © Thomas Aurin

War, refugees, and destruction are inescapable at the Venice Biennale. You can feel it, see it, hear it – it's all-encompassing. Has Venice ever been this filled with sound?

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

reportage07.10.2024

In the Shelter of the Noise of Glasgow’s Night

The audiovisual festival Sonica shakes up the senses with sick robots, bagpipes and electronica for the future.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
essay20.08.2024

Another Day, Another Rediscovery of Else Marie Pade

A good twenty years after the first rediscovery of Else Marie Pade as an electronic pioneer, she is now being branded as a visionary acoustic composer. It seems we never get tired of rewriting the story of this special artist – and writing ourselves into it.

By Sune Anderberg
review06.08.2024

»Ist nix für Frauen«

Powerful Rhythms and Empowered Voices dominated at the opening night of Heroines of Sound Festival in Berlin.

By Giada Dalla Bontà

reportage08.02.2024

Do You Feel the Vibration?

© Katarzyna Kukiełka

Heaven, hell, love and country – life’s biggest mysteries were studied at the Polish festival Sacrum Profanum. And it ended well for two Danes.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

PEER audio paper31.01.2024

Dynamics of power dynamics

It is through knowledge of the art-form and skilful weaving of networks of symbols, that creatives can dictate the terms of storytelling and thus exert their power over the audience.

By Carlos Manrique Clavijo
interview16.01.2024

The Useless Hell

In the musical theater performance »Calls to this number are being diverted« Matthew Grouse puts the absurd working life of late modernity under the microscope.

By Henrik Marstal
interview16.01.2024

The Useless Hell

In the musical theater performance »Calls to this number are being diverted« Matthew Grouse puts the absurd working life of late modernity under the microscope.

By Henrik Marstal

PEER article06.01.2024

Sound as shield

Doing Ukrainian self-defense

By Olya Zikrata

PEER audio paper11.12.2023

To whom it may speak

This audio paper narrates through the experiences and ambiences of Russian aggression to which Ukrainians relate a long history of Russia’s imperial statehood.

By Olya Zikrata
PEER article11.12.2023

Democratic noise

Democratic conversation and collectively improvised music have such pronounced similarities that improvisations can be discussed in terms of their democratic potentiality.

By Noa Grønhøj & Jakob Kjær Bødker
PEER audio paper11.12.2023

The limitations of sonic offer

The sound of the slogans at the demonstrations touches the body, it is impossible to hide from. The vulnerability revealed through this touch creates immediate affective responses pointing at the limitations of sonic support and solidarization.

By Vita Zelenska