sound art series based on the poetry collection "Stories Untold"

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people were falling in the streets
shivering in agony, for what they saw would hit them
like a bolt, scalding them from within,
the Great War was now inside them

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I am buried
with you, and the others
in the trenches of shame, all piled up
& covered with sickening laughter.
Our eyeballs are rubbed with injustices,
ears deafen by rumble of terror,
hearts numbed with trepidation,
limbs soaked in repugnant lies,
minds bleached by virtual ordure.
They murder, they rape, they rob.
They bury. Me, you,
and the others.
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this 21-minute long sound work is a forest tale about war, re-imagined from the perspective of the land that witnessed centuries of socio-cultural turmoil. tamed nature versus wilderness, contaminated versus protected land, the Iron Curtain belt saw some significant changes – from being a brutal barrier between East and West strewn with mine fields, to becoming a highly protected European natural heritage.

the somewhat tense, suffocating and dark-sounding atmosphere of this piece reflects my feelings on possible relations between former and present conflicts, and alludes to the harsh consequences necro-politics of the past are imposing on contemporary society.

the stunning forest microbiome researched in this work is now part of the European Green Belt, formerly the Iron Curtain borderlands between Austria and Czech Republic. 

released September 14, 2023

sounds gathered during SHAPE+ musikprotokoll residency, July 2023, kindly hosted by Kulturzentrum – Garage Druzba, Harrachstal.

all sounds recorded, edited & composed by Manja Ristić
hydrophone built by Jez riley French
mastering La Plant Studio

Bandcamp

for what they saw would hit them like a bolt

electroacoustic composer + revox performer

Théo Fernandez is a French composer and performer. Originally from Toulouse, now based in Paris. He moves through the territories of electroacoustic music. From this practice, he retains a plastic approach to the sound object: the careful, alert collection of sounds that ripen slowly; and find their consequences in the dramaturgy that link them to others. He works mainly with reel-to-reel tape recorders. Tape does not restore but re-deform again. An oxidisable nature that revisits what has been lost with digital clarity; in loops, where each passage carries a certain nostalgia for the future; where music belongs to a moment that may never have truly existed.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@Drax-official-ldn

listening, 
playing,
dancing
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You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
...

https://bandcamp.com/hakekong
https://www.facebook.com/ha.kekong
...
My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
Sorry Joe. =(
...
sometime in 2025:
I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
...

I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
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Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.

Mixed Media Artist - Going Through The Layers ;-)

Experimental Duo based in Leipzig 

Their performances weave together rhythmic tapestries, abstract harmonies, eco-dystopian field recordings, and pulsating bass lines, creating an immersive experience that draws the audience into a hypnotic journey. The moniker « Multipolar » mirrors the complexity of their music, reflecting a myriad of influences that fuel weird compositions.

Last release on UNSE records, get the tape here:
https://multipolarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-my-life-unse-record

Full live : https://youtu.be/xp2tbBfZKlk 

Impressions Sextoysnoise Sluggg : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYm6eXyLtk&t=2s

Booking: multipolar.pulse@web.de

Soloprojekt: @nuancesdengrais

ALSO: Organizing experimental FLINTA* Artist concerts in Leipzig. Feel free to contact me!


Upcoming:
18.11.23 Aquarium Leipzig


Past events:
22.10.22 Multipolar for KOLORIT // die digitale
25.09.2022 Sextoysnoise + Multipolar // T3 Bratislava
24.09.2022 Nuances d'engrais + Sextoysnoise // Wien Kulturverein 
20.09.2022 Nuances d'engrais // Frankfurt 
26.08.2022 Multipolar // Aquarium Leipzig
20.08.2022 Multipolar // Poznan 
19.08.2022 Nuances d'engrais // Berlin
29/30.07 Noisefestival // Polen
16.07.2022 Multipolar + Tetr4.Morph // Rennes
03.07.2022 TL live Axxxi
02.07.2022 Ambient Staircase Orchestra Krudebude Leipzig
25.06.2022 Multipolar // XX Cave Leipzig
18.06.2022 Multipolar // Connewitz Leipzig
10.06. - 12.06.2022 Audiofeature Sextoysnoise +Nuances d'engrais // Snippet Festval Basel
08.06.2022 Anachronism MS Stubnitz HH // Fatigue Suspecte + Nuances d'engrais + Sextoysnoise
7.06.2022 Anachronism Schwankhalle Bremen // Fatigue Suspecte + Nuances d'engrais + Sextoysnoise
28.05.2022 Café Kabale // Multipolar + Fatigue Suspecte
27.05.2022 Nuances d'engrais + Fatigue Suspecte RUbug2022
21.05.2022 Witzenhausen // Multipolar + Nuances d'engrais + Fatigue Suspecte
13.05.2022-20.05.2022 RUbug // Soundinstallation + Performances
29.04.2022 Ukraine-Soli Konzert Leipzig
23.04.2022 Soloproject nuances d'engrais // Noise Warm-Up Sxlxnkx
12.03.2022 Live at Stapeltor 'Multipolar'
11.03.2022 Live at Stapeltor 'SEXTOYSNOISE' (Duisburg)
06.03.2022 Live at SLUGGG (Leipzig)'SEXTOYSNOISE' 
05.03.2022 Live at Konrad (Leipzig) Free Impro Session
26.02.2022 Live at Kultur im Bunker (Bremen)
24.11.21 Live in Living Room Nancy
03.11.21 Live at Radio Mulot aka France Museau Nantes
31.07.21 Live at Reconnect Magdeburg

for what they saw would hit them like a bolt

Manja Ristic