NOÉMI BÜCHI - DOES IT STILL MATTER
Cat #: OUS050
Release date: May 24, 2024
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«The new avant-garde isn’t about creating something that doesn’t yet exist, it’s about abandoning and confusing rigid genres. I want to open up, in order to both abolish and reconstruct the musical past.» — Noémi Büchi @noemibuchi

Noémi Büchi’s album ‘Does It Still Matter’ completes a series of releases whose titles - ‘Matière’, ‘Matter’, and ‘Does It Still Matter’ - place the physicality of music in the center of attention. Büchi’s specific sound structures and aesthetic choices question the state of materiality in a world that is becoming more and more fluid and intangible.

From ‘Matière’ to ‘Matter’, Büchi subtly transferred from a focus on substance to questioning the enigmatic core of
being, passing from a noun to a verb, and from a single word to an inquiry. ‘Does It Still Matter’ weighs in on the importance of questioning. Her pieces juxtapose multi-layered analog synthesizer textures, crystal clear sounds and almost brutalistic noises, while they unfold in compositional structures akin to pop songs. Driven by an orchestra of myriad parts, her music creates transcendent intonations that resonate deeply with the listeners’ bodies. A daring blend of complexity and accessibility are molded into captivating sound sculptures that challenge and intrigue listeners alike.

Deviating from conventional time divisions, ’Does It Still Matter’ immerses listeners in a discordant succession of elements, and guides them towards an eternal present that erases the past with each new revelation, while maintaining it through recurring themes that serve as intimate memories. Büchi’s electronic maximalism questions our linear perception of time, offering a glimpse into a world where the past, present, and future converge into a singular moment. Her avant-garde approach rejects predictability, inviting listeners to immerse themselves fully in the present. Everything starts anew at any given instant. Each musical idea exists for one precise moment, rendering the future unpredictable.

‘Does It Still Matter’ unfolds against a backdrop of collective disaster and biocidal urgency, challenging the very essence of time. Büchi explains: «The world appears to have gone mad. It’s all but impossible to reflect on the meaning of avant-garde in music, considering the future in this sepulchral kind of stability of the human condition.» Her compositions resonate like an infernal machine, questioning the instantaneous dissipation of everything. Finally, echoes and fragments of sounds remain, haunting memories like ghostly companions.

’Does It Still Matter’ is an immersive experience that invites listeners to contemplate the impermanence of our world and the enduring power of sound.



CREDITS
Written and produced by Noémi Büchi 
Mixed & mastered by Manuel Oberholzer, Suoni Speziali (VFBM)
Album cover by Mirko Eremita, Encor Studio
Graphic design by Rebecca Morganti-Pfaffhauser

Does It Still Matter?

Window Display Of The Year

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Noémi Büchi - 4 - Window Display Of The Year

𝘍𝘞𝘋 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢, 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴. 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘭, 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 + 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🖤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.
 To date, -OUS has released music by @noemibuchi (Zurich, CH) @SPIMEIM (Turin, IT), @Feldermelder (Fribourg, CH), @jsartorius (Bern, CH), @Bit-Tuner (Zurich, CH), @Furtherset (Bologna, IT), @jan-nemecek (Belgrade, SR), NHK yx Koyxen (Berlin/Osaka, JP), @senkingmusic (Cologne, DE), Hirsch&Eigner (Cologne, DE /Vienna, AT), @IOKOI (Zurich/Milano, IT), @simongrab (Zurich, CH) and @Tresque (Geneva, CH).

-OUS was founded in 2015 by @ink_ous, @mprfctmprmnntncmplt, Feldermelder and JJ. The label is run out of Switzerland. All releases are distributed through Kudos and are als available via http://ousooo.bandcamp.com

Distributed by Kudos: https://ous.kudosrecords.co.uk/

http://www.ous.ooo

I love electronic music. I listen to underground, indie artists. There are so many diamonds in the rough. I just want to share them with the world.

Creating electronic and electroacoustic cross-genre music.

bookings: danilo@basemental.it

Future Live Concerts

06/12/25 Progetto Bao - Brescia (IT)
29/11/25 Bienale Son, Sion (CH)
14/11/25 tba
26/10/25 tba
25/10/25 Némo Biennale, Paris (FR)
17/10/25 Volumens, Valencia (ESP)
19/19/25 Opernhaus, Zürich (CH)
13/09/12 Prima Onda Festival, Palermo (IT)
06/09/25 Musikfestival, Bern (CH)
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Selected Past 

05/07/25 Videocittà, Rome (IT)
02/07/25 Festival de la Cité, Lausanne (CH)
21/06/25 Tanzhaus, Basel (CH)
24/05/25 Blaues Rauschen Festival, Dortmund (DE)
08/05/25 Umbo, Zürich (CH)
14/03/25 ArgeKultur, Salzuburg (AUT) 
28/02/25 28/02/25 Seeyousound Festival, Torino (IT)
31/01/25 Sonic Matter, Zürich (CH)
22/11/24 Festival Internacional del Cinema, Madrid (ESP), Museo Reina Sofia
25/10/24 Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)
18 & 19/10/24 Théâtre de l'Oriental, Vevey (CH)
08/10/24 Festival Maintenant, Rennes (FR)
04/10/24 Palace, St.Gallen
03/10/24 Kunsthaus Walcheturm w/ Tim Hecker
24/09/24 Otranto Film Festival (IT)
21/09/24 Tanzhaus Basel, w/ @musiqueinfinie
20/09/24 Kaserne Basel, FOG Festival (CH)
07/09/24 Pavillon Le Corbusier, Lange Nacht der Museen, Zürich (CH)
24/08/24 Bruit Rose, Fribourg (CH)
17/08/24 TRSTN Radio, Fribourg (CH)
08/08/24 BaseCamp, Locarno (CH)
31/05/24 Bildrauschfestival, Basel (CH)
04/05/24 L.E.V. Festival, Gijon (ESP)
19/04/24 RKC, Vevey (CH)
13/04/24 MUTEK, Barcelona (ESP)
30/03/24 Festival Variations, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes (CH)
22/03/24 Amalgame (CH) w/ @musiqueinfinie
09/03/24 Currents Festival, Zürich (CH)
12/01/24 Moods, Zürich (CH)
29/12/23 Incandescent Festival (ESP)
01/12/23 Aargauer Kunsthaus (CH)
21/10/23 Fri-Son w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
08/10/23 Roma Europe Festival (IT)
30/09/23 Rote Fabrik, Zürich (CH)
23/09/23 LAC, Lugano (CH)
08/09/23 Ars Electronica, Linz (AUT)
01/09/23 Klang Moor Schopfe Festival, Kunsthalle Appenzell (CH)
01/06/23 Kilbi, Bad Bonn w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
05/05/23 IGNM Bern (CH)
25/04/23 ABC-culture, La Chaux de Fond (CH)
22/04/23 Outer Festival, Modena (IT)
19/02/23 Perronnord, St. Gallen (CH)
10/02/23 Bad Bonn 
12/01/23 Gare du Nord, Basel (CH)
07/12/22 Stadtkino Basel (CH)
03/12/22 SONIC MATTER, Zürich (CH)
02/12/22 Zentralwäscherei w/ @feldermelder, Zürich (CH)
25/11/22 Linecheck w/ -OUS, Milano (IT)
02/11/22 Kaserne Basel (CH)
13/10/22 Ablette Records, Fribourg w/ Feldermelder (CH)
8/10/22 Trnstn Radio, Fribourg w/ Feldermelder (CH)
7/10/22 Umbo, Zürich (CH)
24/09/22 Festival Fracanaüm, Lausanne (CH)
16/09/22 Strom am Mittag, Kulturhaus Helferei Zürich (CH)
01/09/22 SMEM, Fribourg (CH)
27/08/22 Rümlingen Festival (CH)
12/08/22 Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (DE)
29/07/22 Stadtsommer, Zürich (CH)
22/07/22 Floating Notes Festival (CH)
21/06/22 Pavillon Corbusier w/ M@musiqueinfinie, Zürich (CH)
05/06/22 Rhizom Festival, Zürich (CH)
24/05/22 IOIC at Walcheturm w/ @musiqueinfinie, Zürich (CH)
21/05/22 Fashion Show Arienne Birchler, Zürich (CH)
06/05/22 Royal, Baden (CH)
08/04/22 Neubad, Luzern (CH)
28/03/22 Renée Bar, Basel (CH)
18/03/22 Taktlos Festival, Zürich (CH)
11/03/22 Palace, St. Gallen (CH)
02/03/22 Schönegg Varieté, Zürich (CH)
26/02/22 Elbar, Wald (CH)
25/11/21 Sender, Zürich (CH)
23/11/21 Kirche Riehen w/ Thélème (CH)
19/11/21 Fri-Son, Fribourg w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
18/11/21 Südpol Luzern (CH)
06/11/21 Festival Klangwelt Toggenburg (CH)
09/10/21 Skaiv, Stockholm (SWE)
02/10/21 Festival Maintenant, Rennes (FR)
23/09/21 Umbo, Zürich (CH)
18/09/21 Immersive Sound Festival, Fribourg (CH)
08/09/21 Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich (CH)
05/09/21 Kilbi, Bad Bonn w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
21/08/21 Les Digitales Zürich (CH)
29/07/21 Summer Camp, Rote Fabrik, Zürich w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
23/07/21 Festival Hautes Fréquences, Leysin w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH)
25/06/21 Le Salon de Marie&Madeleine, Vevey w/ @musiqueinfinie (CH) 
11/03/21 Zentralwäscherei (CH) w/ -OUS
06/12     Megahex.fm w/ Kashev Tapes, Zürich
27/11        LjudOljud Festival, KMH, Stockholm (SWE)
24/10      EP Release w/ Light Of Other Days, Kosmos, Zürich (postponed)
22/08     Bad Bonn, Düdingen w/ -OUS
18 - 20/08 Artist Residenz, Helsinki, Zürich
16/08      Les Digitales, Basel (canceled)
08/08     Klub Kegelbahn, Luzern
05/04/20     Umbo, Zürich (postponed)
31/03/20       Radio Bollwerk, Bern (postponed)
11/03/20       Kosmos, Zürich
25/01/19      Danse Modulaire, ZHdK, Zürich
18/01/19       Hohlstrasse, Zürich 
13/12/19        Lange Nacht der zeitgenössischen Musik, ZHdK, Zürich
02/11/19        GDS.FM, Zürich, Live w/ molekühl
25/10/19       Bar3000, Zürich
05/10/19       Bend Sinister w/ Claudia Stöckli, Rote Fabrik, Zürich
25/08/19      Kinozwinger/Garage 29, Zürich
24/08/19      Vernissage w/ Alice Gilardi, Zürich
22/08/19      Helsinki, Zürich
10/08/19       Lethargy Festival, Zürich
20/07/19      Gamut Kollektiv, Schalter, Zürich
05/07/19      Kraftfeld, Winterthur   
19/06/19      Barfussbar, Kein Museum, Zürich
08/06/19     Rhizom Festival, Zürich
19/02/19     EXHHIBIT-A-TON, Kein Museum, Zürich
17/01/19      Opulenza w/ Alice Gilardi, Dynamo, Zürich
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