SONIC AGENCY

…being together, in community  

Spurred on by the acuteness of current global events, we are raising our voices in solidarity with the oppressed, the tortured, the silenced, and the unheard. While humanity is at stake, and our values are on trial, in moments of despair, rage and endless grief, acts of solidarity are needed more than ever. The events that shake Palestine and Israel are resulting in an ever-tighter spiral of violence and desperation. They are a horrific wake-up call that brutally brings the precarious situation on our planet to the fore. The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinian civilians are intolerable. On top of that, the military actions threaten the lives of the remaining hostages in the Gaza-Strip, and even more innocent people in Gaza. 

Looking at armed conflicts and acts of systematic oppression around the globe, taking into account what’s happening in Russia/Ukraine, D.R. Congo, Myanmar, Sudan and Haiti, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, Iran, Turkey, and so many more places, it becomes clear that fascist, violent regimes, and repressive, reactionary, imperialist, authoritarian forces are on the rise. In Austria and elsewhere, extreme right-wing movements are rapidly gaining power, while racism, antisemitism, islamophobia, and nationalism become even more overt. 

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listing is an active act.

We want to establish new ways to think and act collectively via sonic means. Sound’s ability to touch the listener, to involve them via emotional and physical affection, turns the sonic into a partner in the fight for a more just world. Sonic Agency is led by urgency and the pressing need for articulation. It is an effort to enable and reinforce transformative processes in our societies, while critically questioning hegemonic systems. Sonic Agency opens up space for a caring community of equals. Sonic Agency is grounded in the sonic’s ability to introduce the feeling of connectivity, and the possibility of community – a community yet to come. 

We stand in global solidarity with the part of our societies that has no part.
We are raising our voice for those who are silenced, unheard and rendered invisible – dehumanised.
We are advocating for peace, justice, equality, and freedom for every human being on this earth.
We protest collectively against oppressive systems and systems based on exploitation, authoritarian regimes, fascist ideologies, and reactionary governments everywhere on this planet. 

Full statement:
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY

Brigitte Fontaine - L'Auberge
Youmna Saba - Al khayal
Dakn - Too low, too far
Keeley Forsyth - Lost
Hermann Nitsch - Satz 1
Speaker Music - Amerikkka's Bay (ft. Maia Sanaa)
Speaker Music - Black Industrial Complex - Automation Repress Revolution in the Process of Production, and Intercontinental Missiles Represent a Revolution in the Process of Warfare
Anohni & the Johnsons - Free at last
Brian Cox reads Refaat Alareer's last poem "if i must die"
Lucy Railton - Pinnevik
Matana Roberts - I Am
Kamilya Jubran - Nabd
Meredith Monk - Last Song

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Jessica Ekomane is a French-born and Berlin-based electronic musician and sound artist. She creates situations where the sound acts as a transformative element for the space and the audience. Her quadraphonic performances, characterized by their physical affect, seek a cathartic effect through the interplay of psychoacoustics, the perception of rhythmic structures and the interchange of noise and melody. Her ever-changing and immersive sonic landscapes are grounded in questions such as the relationship between individual perception and collective dynamics or the investigation of listening expectations and their societal roots. Her first LP Multivocal was released in 2019 via Important Records. Since then, her work has been extensively presented in festivals, venues, contemporary art spaces and museums across the world. She was one of the fellows in residence for the villa Romana Prize 2023 in Florence.

https://soundcloud.com/jessica-ekomane
https://jessicaekomane.com
https://jessicaekomane.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/jessicaekomane/

🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listening is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - JESSICA EKOMANE - "Palestine Mix"


ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Originally from Paju, South Korea, bela (they/them) is a Berlin-based musician and performance artist. They vigorously work towards embodying queerness and class consciousness by using laptop electronics and metal-inspired vocal techniques to actualise highly conceptual ideas into discrete sound-objects.

https://soundcloud.com/6314
https://6314.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/6_e_l_a/

🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listening is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - BELA - "4 Years (Feudalist Capital)"

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Tintin Patrone is a German-Filipino composer and sound artist currently based in Hamburg. With a focus on minimal sound work and long-duration performances, Tintin’s artistic endeavours are deeply influenced by her studies in microtonality. Using a trombone and a range of modulation devices, she crafts compositions that gradually unfold, featuring sustained tones that create a contemplative atmosphere.

🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listening is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - TINTIN PATRONE - "Abhauen"

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Audrey Chen is a 2nd generation Chinese/Taiwanese-American musician who is using the voice, cello and analog electronics. Chen’s work delves deeply into her own version of narrative and non-linear storytelling. A large component of her music is improvised, is completely un-processed and her approach to this is extremely personal and visceral. Her playing explores the combination and layering of an analog synthesizer, preparations and traditional and extended techniques in both the voice and cello. She works to join these elements into a singular ecstatic personal language.

https://www.audreychen.com/
https://audreychen.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/audreychen
https://www.instagram.com/audreyisabelchen/

🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listening is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - AUDREY CHEN - "Sharpest Tongue"

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Lukas Koenig is a drummer and percussionist, based in Vienna. He is known for his collaborative approach, working with Reggie Washington, Malcolm Braff, Steven Bernstein, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Audrey Chen, Julien Desprez, Chris Pitsiokos, Moormother, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Briggan Krauss, Dorian Concept, Leo Riegler, Freya Edmondes, Peter Kutin, Nik Hummer, Michael Fischer, Shahzad Isamaily, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Elliott Sharp, Almog Sharvit, Brandon Seabrock, Adam O’Farrell, David Leon, MC Sensational, Elvin Brandhi, Petter Eldh, Otis Sandsjö, Klangforum Wien, Bilderbuch, and many more.

www.instagram.com/lukas________koenig/
https://lukaskoenig.com

🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

As we have always dealt with sound as a political category, our activism is based on listening and focuses on the revolutionary potential that is inherent in the sonic. Under the banner of Sonic Agency we want to enforce a sonic activism of opposition and resistance. The artists involved are advocating for social and political transformation. Their sounds lend themselves to global emancipatory struggles, and fights for freedom and equality. The featured sounds aren’t complicit in the silence that surrounds us. They are furious, desperate, crying, paralysed, compassionate and rebellious like us. There is a message in sound that cannot be negated.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listening is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - LUKAS KOENIG - "Woodbow"

"Structure of Wild Type Human Transthyretin in Complex with Diflunisal"

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ

Peter Kutin works with sound across genres.
His pieces have been exhibited, commissioned, performed, screened or discussed at various notable occasions and venues across the globe. He has composed and written music / sonic-environments for film, theatre, performance, ensembles, contemporary dance, radio, etc…. His interest in moving image expanded beyond music, having also developed and directed a series of experimental short films and multimedial-scenarios. He received several awards, scholarships and residencies.

https://www.kutin.xyz/
https://soundcloud.com/kutin
https://www.instagram.com/kutin_____/

Steve Hui, known as Nerve, is a multidisciplinary artist with training in contemporary classical composition and roots in the rave scene. He hacks into the existing music system by mixing art forms, crossing boundaries and experimenting with traditions. His practice transcends the boundaries between music, sound art, multimedia theatre and underground culture. His major works include the trance installation opera Somnium, the documentary opera Songs of Portrait in collaboration with Cheuk Cheung, the cinematic opera 1984, and the digital opera The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci. He is a co-operator of experimental art organisation Twenty Alpha, a lecturer of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, a resident of Hong Kong Community Radio, and a fellow of Asian Cultural Council in New York. He has performed at festivals such as CTM Berlin, LUFF Lausanne, playfreely Singapore and Sónar Hong Kong.

https://www.lo4nerve.com/
https://soundcloud.com/lo4nerve
https://lo4nerve.bandcamp.com/


🌿 ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ

Sonic Agency privileges the acoustic to create a platform for further exchange. We endorse the emergence of new ideas, new alliances and the crystallisation of direct action. The politics we are supporting are based on dialogue and mutual respect. Dialogue is enabled when speaking and listening are valued equally. By enabling activist listening, entering dialogue and taking seriously the plurality of voices involved, we want to run counter to the continuous monologues of dominant narratives, and acknowledge and amplify the multifaceted reality we are living in. Sonic Agency is promoting the sounds of resistance, compassion, empathy, care, grief, and hope.

Listening is not neutral.
Listening shapes the reality we live in.
Listening is shaped by ethics and politics and leads back to it.
Listening is directly linked to memory and identity.
Listening is as important as speaking.
Listing is an active act.

Read the full curatorial statement here
strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

SONIC AGENCY - KUTIN & NERVE - "Structure Of Wild Type Human Transthyretin In Complex (...)"

Concert, Club & Podcast-Series, Vienna I AT
https://strumandiodine.com/

Next Dates:
13/12 - Able Noise, Kampan, Inou Ki Endo - rhiz
18/12 - Gnoomes, Aki Traar Release-Show "Hound", Macrosoft - Flucc Deck
24/01 - Rafael Anton Irisarri and more tba - Westbahnstudios

Past Shows:
27/11 - Chuck Roth, Tony Wagner, Simone Borghi Release-Show - Westbahnstudios
17/10 - Hyperdub Night feat. Kode9, DJ Haram, ssolve, মm., Lucia Kagramanyan, yarx, E the artist - Flucc Wanne
02-07/09/2025 - Unsafe+Sounds Festival 
“𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞”
https://www.unsafeandsounds.com/
w/ Nkisi, Coby Sey, Vanyfox, Rosa Anschütz, amm
16/09/25 - S+I Export Berlin - Rashad Becker, FRANKIE, Andrea Ida, Feelx, S.verin, Inou Ki Endo - bar neun, Berlin
21/06/25 - Imminent Death, Lukas König, DJ Warzone - Westbahnstudios
31/05/25 - EM Guide Fest feat. Poly Chain, Ece Özel, Martyyna, Gischt, Daniel Kordik, Pedro Ramirez, Kin Teal, S.verin b2b Soulglo - Flucc Deck
08/05/25 - mʊdʌki, STURMHERTA Release-Show, Daphne von Schrader, Inou Ki Endo - rhiz
03/05/25 - S+I Showcase Brno feat. Rent, STURMHERTA, Kazpa, mʊdʌki, Michael Dose, S.verin, Feelx, Inou Ki Endo - Fraktal, Brno
18/04/25 - Slikback, Yao Bobby & Simon Grab, Chloé Ryo, Adina Camhy, Mursal, LANDA, S.verin - Flucc Deck
13/03/25 x EXILES - Abrys Gryllus, Alley Catss, Zosia Holubowska, Inou Ki Endo - rhiz
27/02/25 - Teklife: Traxman, DJ Spinn, Sun People, zey, jess_whereyouat - rhiz
22/02/25 x EXILES - Saint Abdullah & Eomac, Rojin Sharafi, Telesport, XABDX - Trafó House, Budapest
08/02/25 - KAVARI, Dialect, Tati Au Miel, Bara & Isa, Gaia Ginevra Giorgi, Robert Schwarz, House of Skin, Firmament, Cristian Ingemann - das weisse haus
13/12 - Buttechno, Lucia Kagramanyan, Nino Stelzl, MARAws, Inou Ki Endo - rhiz 
17/11 - Alex Zhang Hungtai, Claire Rousay, Natasha Moreno, Misonica dj
1/11 - Rabit, LUηG, Nunguja, Kein Pony, Yves b2b Call Me Daddy - Flucc Wanne
13/09 - x Unsafe+Sounds - Iceboy Violet, same - WUK Projektraum
21/06 - Nazar, 3Phaz, Rent Release-Show, Patrik Lechner, Rakita, Transki - Flucc Wanne
14/05 - Qow, Asifeh, Inou Ki Endo - AIL
09/05 - BADER, Authentically Plastic, zey, AfroNinja - Flucc Wanne
17/04 - Liliane Chlela, Kasho Chualan, Andrea Lumplecker, Yasmina Haddad - rhiz
05/04 - Toumba, Assyouti, Elvin Brandhi, Enesi, মm., Toupaz, Yuzu - Flucc Wanne
14/03 - Sara Glaxia, DJ Warzone, Sami Mandee, Power - rhiz
07/03 - Sonic Agency Listening Session - RSVP
09/02 - Struma+Iodine=11 Years feat. Nkisi, Fitnesss, Huuum, ssolve, MARAws, DJ Diamond - Flucc Wanne
02/02 - Cheap Records 30+1
20/01 - GIL, Kutin, Zs Zs - Venster99
16/01 - Richard Skelton, Jung An Tagen, Firmament - AIL
15/12 - Katatonic Silenzio, dieb13 - AIL
26/11 - DJ Sacred, Chieff Rockka, Xepaces, Dacid Go8lin - Flucc Deck
23/11 - Rắn Cạp Đuôi, Florence Sinclair, S280f, Rent - Venster99
08/11 - Perila, Afrodeo - AIL 
06/11 - YL Hooi, Hylut, Windtal, Lucia Kagramanyan - rhiz
13/10 - Mabe Fratti, DJ Maria., Geier Aus Stahl, Alpha Tracks, Nino Stelzl, Inou Ki Endo - rhiz
04/10/23 - KMRU, Misonica, Inou Ki Endo - AIL
07-17/09/23 - Unsafe+Sounds Festival
https://unsafeandsounds.com/
24/06/23 - UTE Showcase (Mikkel Rev, Marius Bø, Ekkel, Kineta, Accelerationism, Omformer, Alpha Tracks), DJ Valentimes, DJ Gusch, Ehrenschwesta, DJ Warzone, Dr. Schock, Katana, Inou Ki Endo, Midnight Climax - Das Werk
26/05/23 - Atikka, Transki, Vich Mind, Alpha Tracks, Inou Ki Endo - rrr
13/05/23 - HIDE, Drug Searching Dogs, Morast, Inou Ki Endo - Venster99
22/04/23 - Jana Woodstock, Evicshen, Codex Empire, Greensequence, Mike Nylons, Tiredpurple, GNEVER, DJ Jackhammer, Distortina, Relatic, Tucibi - DasWerk
06/04/23 - AGF (Antye Greie-Ripatti), Palmovka, Chra, Guta!, Gast - rhiz
31/03/23 - Mama Snake, Hieroglyphic Being, Tin Man, Alpha Tracks, Quehenberger & TJ Hicks, Inou Ki Endo - Flex
08/03/23 - Bobby Would, Leila Bordreuil, Daniella Ljundsberg, Andrea Ida - rhiz
24/02/23 - 10 Years Anniversary - Buttechno, Spekki Webu, Elvin Brandhi, Battle Ax, Jung An Tagen, In My Talons, Alpha Tracks, Schirin, DJ Warzone, DJ Jackhammer, Flower Crime, Gischt, Nachtbote, Tintin Patrone - Das Werk
30/01/23 - Grand River, Gajek, Akrüül, Sucre Sucre - rhiz
14/01/23 - DÆMON, Yantan Ministry, Europa, Hunt, Electric Indigo, Gretchen Bazooka, Katana, DJ Hauswein, Gggauna - Das Werk
13/12/22 - Cucina Povera, Conny Frischauf, Misonica, Firmament - Rhiz
28/11/22 - Divide And Dissolve, Age of Strange Cults, DJ Pechmarie - Venster99
22/10/22 - Mary Lattimore, Stefan Fraunberger, Daphne X, MARAws - Das Lot
23/09 - 01/10/22 - Unsafe+Sounds Festival
feat. Rrose, Stine Janvin, Nkisi, Sentimental Rave,  DJ Haram, Astrid Gnosis, Mikkel Rev, Oprofessionell, Ezy, No Bra, Ewa Justka, SØS Gunver Ryberg, amm.
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On Sonic Agency:
https://strumandiodine.com/article/sonic-agency/

Struma+Iodine engages with the deeper structures of the present as a contribution to the globally distributed efforts of transforming them. We focus on rhythms of a diffuse community that is based on affect, pulses and frequencies. 

Artwork - Lion Sauterleute, Robert Pawliczek
Concept - Shilla Strelka - https://soundcloud.com/inoukiendo
Signation - Jung An Tagen - https://soundcloud.com/jungantagen
Live-Set Mastering - Rashad Becker, Cam Deas
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Supported by MA7, Stadt Wien Kultur, BMKOES & SKE