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Ein Blick in die Geschichte von Norient. // Wir erfinden Norient neu. Norient, vor fast zwei Dekaden gegründet, will weiterhin grossartige Musik präsentieren, ein wichtiges Sprachrohr für Musikszenen von Argentinien über Ghana bis Pakistan sein, und sich für eine offenere Welt einsetzen, jenseits von Eurozentrismus, Exotismus und Diskriminierung.

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Norient – Backflashes 2002-2019

Emmerson «2 Fut Arata» (Sierra Leone)

Fac Alliance «Mariama» (Guinea)

Life Begins, Life Ends But We Trying To Become Eternal Bribing Death.... 

That Butterfly In The Chest

Jose Chameleone, excerpt from an Interview with Thomas Burkhalter from Norient.com. Read Interview soon on Norient.com

Jose Chameleone - «Africa is the next Destination»

The track «Aranis» by Soap Kills (from 2005) is discussed in the book «Local Music Scenes and Globalization: Transnational Networks in Beirut» by Thomas Burkhalter (Routledge). Info: http://beirut.norient.com/

Book Info

Soap Kills - «Aranis»

A Dot Within

Gqom from Durban is being added to our Norient playlists for quite a while now. On our recent South African tour we finally met some of the producers of this deep and dark electronic music in different townships around Durban. We interviewed them, and edited, mixed and manipulated their voices and music. First take of our Gqom Edits: Citizen Boy, and his grandmother. We met them at their house in Avoca Hills, Durban. Co-produced by Thomas Burkhalter, Bit-Tuner and Dejot. Upcoming Gqom-Takes: Dominowe, Menchess.  

Link to Norient Post:  http://norient.com/audio/gqom01/
Photo of Citizen Boy: by Thomas Burkhalter, Norient, 2016

Gqom Edit Post

Citizen Boy - Gqom Edits 001

Toiret Status from Japan came to my attention a while ago thanks to his rough mixing of samples, drum-beats, fun effects and field recordings. For my new series «A Portrait Of - Experimenting with the Interview format» I sent out an email with questions to him and received his answers in Japanese. Using Google Translator, I mixed this podcast with his voice, music and sounds. By Thomas Burkhalter, Norient.

Lost in Translation - A Portrait of Toiret Status

Norient Post

Lost in Translation - A Portrait of Toiret Status (Japan)

Khaled Arman spielte in Kabul Funk, in Prag und Paris zeitgenössische Gitarrenmusik und in Genf afghanische Populärmusik. Mit dem Ensemble Kaboul hat Arman einen BBC World Music Award gewonnen, und als Solomusiker geht er mit seiner umgebauten Rubab eigene Wege. Eine Radiosendung von Thomas Burkhalter.

Der Podcast auf Norient.com: https://norient.com/podcasts/khaledarmanpodcast/

Portrait of a Real Man

Ensemble Kabul: Afghanische Musik vom Genfersee (Podcast)

For the Norient exhibition «Seismographic Sounds – Visions of a New World» (http://seismographic-sounds.norient.com) the Sri Lanka based musician and label owner @isuru-kumarasinghe compiled a special experimental music mixtape with sounds from mainly Asia.

Tracklist «Without Title»

1. Mirror #4 – Magic Love Mirrors – Isaac Smith (New Zealand, Sri Lanka), Rosie Langabeer (New Zealand), Kei Watanabe (Sri Lanka, Japan), Isuru Kumarasinghe (Sri Lanka)
2. 2011 – Daffy Maestro aka Gihan Senevirathne (Sri Lanka)
3. Truly Sorry, Trudy (part 1+2) – Borey Shin (USA, Korea)
4. Clarinet And Trickle – Middle Cove, Sydney Harbour –  Reuban Derrick (New Zealand)
5. Untitled# 2 – Moss Garden aka Sarani Perera (Sri Lanka)

Isuru Kumarasinghe – Without Title (Mixtape for Seismographic Sounds)

The new trans-disciplinary, audio-visual performance and podcast series of NORIENT.com mixes and manipulates music, sounds, noise and voices from Switzerland. Check: http://sonictraces.norient.com/ 
This podcast features the Swiss-Lebanese Rapper La Gale.
Buy her new album at http://lagale.bandcamp.com/album/la-gale and check out her blog: http://lagale.tumblr.com

La Gale - Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, norient.com

Norient-Podcast: Julie Semoroz über ihre Installation in Schopf N°8 am Festival «KLANG—MOOR—SCHOPFE»

by Theresa Beyer

https//klangmoorschopfe.ch
www.norient.com
www.juliesemoroz.ch

Julie Semoroz ist Sängerin und Klangkünstlerin. Ihre Werke basieren auf verschiedenen Quellen wie Feldaufnahmen und ihre eigene Stimme, welche sie mit elektronischen Mitteln weiterentwickelt. Das Resultat: Musik für einen Roadtrip, der Licht ins Dunkle bringt, bis tief in das eigene Unterbewusstsein. Irgendwo zwischen kultureller Innovation und politischer Vereinnahmung. In aller Kürze: Musik für uns – die postindustrielle Konsumgesellschaft.

Schopf N°8: Julie Semoroz

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Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDV4pDiFUyw

Jeewithe Sihinayan ජීවිතේ සිහිනයන්  Bo Sedkid Remix

The third edition of our Collections series contains previously unreleased tracks from Jambutek regulars as well as a few promising additions to our roster. Featuring music by:

Bruno Bernades / @brunomuzique
Hamza / @hamzarahimtula
Jamer / @jamer_sounds
Jota / @jotamusicarg
Nigel Perera / @nigelpereralk
Sweetie / @sweetiesl
Steven Kaiser / @stevenkaiser

Collections Vol. III

JBTKVA005 / Sweetie - Little Horizon (Original Mix)

Norient is an audiovisual gallery and a community (of practice) for the sound of the world:
We conceive music, sound, and noise as seismographs of our time, 
facilitating space and place for thinkers and artists from over 50 countries to tell new and different stories of the now and tomorrow.