SONICA 2024 | KMRU, NZE NZE, Bridget Ferrill, rouge-ah & Pixel Bambi

The closing night of the 16th edition of the SONICA with the ambassador of contemporary ambient music, Kenyan artist KMRU – an intoxicating sonic massage for all the senses!

The evening will also feature a performance by the trans-genre phenomenon NZE NZE, one of the most impressive French electronic music projects of the moment, whose explosive "electronic post-punk" expression weaves together the warrior songs of the Fang, a Bantu people based in Central Africa, hypnotic polyrhythms, industrial textures and dub echoes.

The opening act of the night will be the premiere of the SONICA Residency 2024, an exclusive presentation of a new collaborative project by American composer Bridget Ferrill, Slovenian harpist rouge-ah and Slovenian VJ Pixel Bambi. 
 

KMRU (KE) 
For Joseph Kamaru (KMRU) a Nairobi-born Berlin-based sound artist, sound is a sensorial medium through which social, material and conceptual interpretations are manifested in his works. KMRU carries with him a repository of listening experiences from Nairobi and beyond expanding his sonic practices, bringing an awareness of surroundings through creative compositions, installations and performances. He has earned international acclaim from his performances and releases , at the Barbican, Berlin Atonal, Présences électronique, and releases on Editions Mego, Subtext, Seil Records. KMRU has carved out a serious and definitive space on the list of essential authors in ambient experimental music - one of the most prolific and innovative artists in his field.
 

NZE NZE (FR)
Possessed rhythms and guttural voice. NZE NZE was born in 2021 following a residency at Red Bull's Paris studio. Bringing together the three heads behind Sacred Lodge and the duo UVB76, the project crosses haunted chants, surgical production and dusk atmospheres. At the core we find the Fang warriors (Central Africa) and their stories. All around, sounds ironed through modular patches and effects pedals. At the end, a music that draws on industrial music, dub and post-punk.

Bridget Ferrill, rouge-ah & Pixel Bambi: SONICA Residency Premiere (USA, DE, SI)
SONICA presents an exclusive residency and premiere of new material! The 2024 residency features American experimental composer Bridgett Ferrill, a SHAPE+ platform protégé for 2023/24, internationally acclaimed Slovenian harpist and artist rouge-ah, who already performed at SONICA 2023, and up-and-coming Slovenian designer and VJ Pixel Bambi, also known as a member of the mala roza muca project. Expect a complex yet playful audiovisual adventure, expanded between hyper-visualisations, experimental electronics, augmented sounds, ambiental harmonies, deconstructed pop tunes and noise.

SONICA 2024: Glocalisation
18 ¦ 20 April 2024
Ljubljana, Slovenia

The 16th edition of the international festival of electronic music and transitory art SONICA brings a diverse selection of artists who have made a significant impact on the field of electronic and experimental music in recent years. 

Co-produced by MoTA - Museum of Transitory Art, SONICA Festival Institute and Cankarjev dom. Supported by Ministry of culture RS and Municipality of Ljubljana - Department of Culture. Bridget Ferrill and NZE NZE  are part of the SHAPE+ platform co-funded by Creative Europe. 
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