((( otherworldly experiments in rhythm and sound )))

Debut Album 'Terminal City (Deluxe Edition)' out now: https://linktr.ee/chxmeras

Hawa meaning wind in Arabic is experimental, improvised avant-folk music of the West Asian diaspora that we like to call ‘Levant-garde’. Music of resistance and liberation from the root of the land and the depths of the soul.

With Palestinian/Lebanese singer Alexandra Aristera - vocals
Destanne Lundquist - moog synth, mbira, effects
Jesse Gentes - tombak, percussion, effects

Caitlin Pencarrick
& 
Amos Hertzman

electronic music duo based on Galiano Island
altered voice, field recordings, and rhythm
creating ambient fourth world music 
immersed in the practical realization of 
feminist themes in literature and society

curators/producers of Active/Passive, an ambient music series and day-long mini-festival on Galiano Island celebrating artists from the Pacific Northwest


past performances
Dec 31 2019 - NEUZTEC
Oct 2019 - Biomass @ Bloedel Conservatory

August 2019 - Active / Passive @ The Yellow House Arts Centre

Active / Passive is an annual summer concert series on Galiano Island, showcasing live ambient performances by artists living and working in the pacific northwest.

A collection of live recorded moments at an infamous raver retreat at the castle in the sky.

Followers of active / passive