Jose Macabra Sound Design for "ERASURE". Animation by Birgitta Hosea for Venice Biennale 2016.

Directed, produced and animated by Birgitta Hosea
Soundtrack composed and performed by Jose Macabra

Synopsis

Repetitive actions and the textures of ink, bleach and other cleaning products are used to re-animate the labour of domestic work performed by many generations of women, yet invisible and forgotten.

Biog

Birgitta Hosea is a media artist, who works in expanded animation and experimental drawing. Her work, which is included in the Tate Britain archive, explores presence, time and the invisibility of labour and takes many forms from video installation and animated performance art through to drawing on paper. Although once a cleaner, she now works as Head of Animation at the Royal College of Art in London.

More information: www.birgittahosea.co.uk
Blog: www.expandedanimation.net

Jose Macabra Sound Design for "ERASURE". Animation by Birgitta Hosea for Venice Biennale 2016.

The superstitious concept of recognizing something as art lies in its nurturing by the public and culture. Non-public creativity is alive and difficult but pure. You will exist in your own light
Says the man with severed hands.
Here are some contempary impurities and public beliefs that can help define the concept of so called ‘art’ and making it but that can kill creativity : 
- Be famous
- You must be educated
- Work on your appearance
- Follow the famous examples
- You must be seen
- What does it yield financially?
- Using drugs

Jose Macabra, is an artist, sound designer, producer, video director, radio DJ/podcast maker and curator. 

Jose teaches Sound Arts and Music Production at the London College of Communications, UAL and other educational establishments. His work nourishes many influences, from the industrial and noise panoramas, together with a legion of related genres such as ritual and the darker flavours of techno, blended with sound art, soundscape, art brut and experimental music.
 
Jose has worked with and for Kimatica Studio, Persona Collective, Ernesto Tomasini, Ron Athey, HR. Giger, Sally Mann, J. Milo Taylor, Nicola Serra, Christian Duka, Martin Delaney, Eraldo Bernocchi, FFIN DANCE Company, Rum Luck Theatre Company, Persona Collective, UCL, UAL, SAE Institute, HMPPS Belmarsh and Unite the Union, to name a few.
 
Jose Macabra has performed in art establishment venues, including Barbican, Tate Modern, National Gallery X, Oxford University, Tate Liverpool, BFI, The Photographer's Gallery, Waterman's Centre, The Museum of Consciousness, Camberwell College of Arts, London College of Communication and Kent University. Works involving Jose's music and sound design have toured significant festivals in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Athens, Brussels, Milan, Barcelona, Lisbon, Manchester, Liverpool and other cultural centres.
 
Jose's research interests include Electronic Music, Field Recording, Noise Music, Industrial Music, Improvisation, Sound Art, Performance Art, Queer Studies, Ritual Art Practice, Collaborative Practice, Altered States of Consciousness through Sound, Horror, Darkness, Film, Surrealism, Automatic Writing and  Spatial Audio.

🌀BIO

Sounds Of Ogigia is Pako Vega's label—a portal into psychedelic soundscapes and the hidden corners of the mind, drawing inspiration from Greek mythology. The label finds its roots in the show of the same name, which aired on Edinburgh’s EHFM from 2018 to 2023. Praised for its dreamy, ritualistic, and otherworldly selections, it captivated listeners and carved out a unique sonic space.

Pako is also the founder of Aquelarre nights at FAB Leith Cricket Club in Edinburgh—gatherings that summon witches and misfits alike, giving the night its raw energy and sonic curiosity.

In the club, Pako's sets are anything but predictable. He drifts between slow, dreamy rhythms and intense, fast-paced beats—always inviting the crowd to lose themselves in the music. It’s a ride through sound, unbound by rules or expectations.

Beyond music, Pako runs Teviand Cinema Club in Edinburgh, a monthly movie night showcasing films with potent aesthetics and surrealist undertones.


🌀GIGS

2025

21.09.25 Sounds Of Of Ogigia x Aquelarre @ Exit, Glasgow w/ Anna Vs June, Jan Van Angelopoulos, Ana K Miller, Slacky, Pako Vega
20.09.25 Sounds Of Of Ogigia x Aquelarre @ Leith FAB Cricket Club,Edinburgh w/Anna Vs June, Jan Van Angelopoulos, Ana K Miller, Slacky, Pako Vega
19.09.25 Sounds Of Of Ogigia x Off Symmetry @ The Peer Hat Club, Manchester w/ Anna Vs June, Jan Van Angelopoulos, Chriz B2B Ana K Miller, Slacky, Pako Vega
18.09.25 Sounds Of Of Ogigia x Narr Radio @ Golden Lion, Todmorden w/ Anna Vs June, Jan Van Angelopoulos, AHRKH, Narr Dj’s, Pako Vega
18.07.25 Aquelarre with Tony Morris, Sacred Keys & Moth Girl @ Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh Scotland
17.05.25 Aquelarre with Naomie Klaus and Chris Imler @ Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh Scotland
20.03.25 Jebel Musa @ WIP, Leith Depot
15.03.25 Aquelarre with Eyes Of Others @ Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh Scotland

2024
04.07.24 Kelburn Festival, Lars, Scotland
16.06.24 Eden Festival, Moffat, Scotland
12.05.24 Mossy Weekender 2024, Scottish Borders, Scotland
06.04.24 Anunnaki’s Club, Aracena, Spain 
05.04.24 Sublima Tattoos y Discos (in-store Dj set)
22.03.24 DADAnza Santa @ Sala Denver, Ceuta, Spain
09.03.24 Beatcraft @ La Rotonde Stalingrad, Paris, France
24.02.24 La Passerelle, Lablachère, France

2023
29.12.23 Club Vision vol. 3, Ceuta, Spain
24.11.23 Festival De Las Luces, Ceuta, Spain
19.11.23 Club Vision vol. 2, Ceuta, Spain
06.10.23 Club Vision vol. 1, Ceuta, Spain
8-9.9.23 Beat Craft Summer Party, Orte, Italy 
14.07.23 Champs Libres, Ardeche, France
03.07.23 Kelburn Festival, Lars, Scotland
10.05.23 Eden Festival, Moffat, Scotland
24.3.23 Terpsichore Dance Release Event [Centro Cultural "Estación del Ferrocarril"] Ceuta, Spain

2022
18.11.22 Aquelarre with GK Machine @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
14.10.22 Astron Bar with Greta and Ayshel, Athens, Greece
28.09.22 Fade TV, Athens, Greece
16.09.22 Aquelarre with Lizzie Urquhart @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
15.07.22 Aquelarre with Alicia Carrera @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
20.05.22 Aquelarre with MR. TC @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
13.05.22 Heiners Bar, Berlin, Germany
18.03.22 Aquelarre with Lonely Carp @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
10.03.22 Pako Vega @ RRFM Amsterdam, Netherlands
04.03.22 Pako Vega @ Kiosk Radio, Brussels, Belgium

2021
19.11.21 Aquelarre with Sacred Keys @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
17.09.21 Aquelarre with Maja Pa @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland

2020
11.01.20 TEESH - DJ Cheers & Pako Vega, Edinburgh, Scotland

2019
21.06.19 Mondo Nights with Salvatore @ Canvas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
08.05.19 Heaters B2B with Anatolian Weapons @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh Scotland
18.04.19 Sun & Snow Festival, Granada, Spain
13.04.19 TEESH ~ 'All You Can Eat Mind Buffet' with Coolant Bowser B2B Pako Vega, Edinburgh, Scotland
12.01.19 TEESH - DJ Cheers & Pako Vega, Edinburgh, Scotland

🌀Contact/Bookings: jebelmusaogigia@gmail.com

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Pantoclast is a name taken from a mental disease disturb  that joins the greek words Panto-all, and Clastia-destroy : "Morbid impulse to break any object you can find in the surrounding environment; may occur in the states of schizophrenic manic excitement or histerism".

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