what we immerse ourselves in

essay04.09.2018

Memorials of grief: Music after 9/11

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The most incomprehensible aspect of September 11 may well have been the aftermath, a time when suddenly nothing made sense. Tim Rutherford-Johnson on the musical responses to the 2001 terrorist attacks.

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

review03.08.2018

»An opera you need to see twice«

A generational cycle of sexual abuse paired with a clear and lucid score. Last year’s operatic talk of the town was back for one day.

By Andrew Mellor
essay11.07.2018

Lullabies and memory loss

Attending a concert – what’s it all about? In this essay Professor Holger Schulze takes us through his listening experience at Klang Festival in Copenhagen.

By Holger Schulze
reportage29.06.2018

Noise in the tropical underground

The Indonesian noise and experimental music scene exists. Sanne Krogh Groth spent two weeks in Central Java, whose local culture influences the music.

By Sanne Krogh Groth

reportage09.04.2018

Heterotopias

The Evangelical Church Ramla. © Maya Shenfeld

Amid what has been labelled a ‘culture war’ in Israel, with politicians demanding loyalty from cultural institutions, Maya Shenfeld returns to her native country to investigate the local contemporary music scene. Is art even possible under such conditions?

By Maya Shenfeld

interview07.02.2018

Shouting, naked. James Black, the composer

His debut concert only a few weeks away – both a blessing and a ‘fucking nightmare’ – Copenhagen-based composer James Black talks to Andrew Mellor.

By Andrew Mellor
review31.01.2018

The gradual growth of ice crystals

Thinking big suits Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Andrew Mellor on her works at Njord Biennale 2018.

By Andrew Mellor
review17.11.2017

Gong Tomorrow

Anmeldelse af Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (3.11.17, Koncertkirken) & Copenhagen Piano Trio etcetera (8.11.17, Glyptoteket) under Gong Tomorrow Festival 2017

By Andrew Mellor

PEER article15.11.2017

Diagram for invisibility

The article suggests a “diagrammatic” reading of the notion of the acousmatic, where an experiential tension unfolds based on what can and cannot be seen, in relation to what is heard.

By Rune Søchting

PEER audio paper15.11.2017

The audibility of rebellion versus nationalism

Using sounds of political chanting from Turkey, the paper shows how political orientation changes the inflection of chant, reflecting its societal positioning and purpose.

By Jeremy Woodruff
PEER audio paper15.11.2017

Origo

This audio paper documents the climbing of a pyramid, performing and discussing issues such as sound as evidence, networked ontology and agency, facts and materiality.

By Morten Søndergaard
PEER audio paper15.11.2017

How to (re) do(o) things with sounds

In this audio paper and in the companion video paper Logan discusses sonic materiality through an inclusion of performative means.

By Kevin Logan