The City Will Follow You is a project by Nour Sokhon & Flugen.

Across 3 Spaces, is a melancholic piece that was produced upon our encounter in Athens, in February 2022.
The improvisation was instigated by our shared feeling of disbelonging, in our current place of residence.
The body of water, being the mediterranean sea opened up the door for our conversation, across 3 cities Beirut, Berlin and Athens.

Mastered by Ziad Moukarzel

Across 3 Spaces

“The City Will Follow You” is an auditory dialogue between Maya Aghniadis and Nour Sokhon. Both artists use the method of sonic/musical improvisation to share and explore their intimate experience of their memories linked to their home city, Beirut. They left their base at around the same time and crossed paths in Athens, what they define as their bridge as both cities are connected by the same sea. The bridge, being Athens and the connecting point being Beirut sparked their musical conversation. 

A multi-layered approach will be used, weaving field recordings from Beirut, objects, percussive and string instruments to build their collaborative album.“The city will follow you”, will carry soulful melodies, interrupted by chaotic distortions similar to the soundscape of their city that is constantly disrupted by high levels of noise pollution, due to the daily unexpected political upheavals which locals continuously adapt to without choice. 

The sonic landscape will translate the discomfort carried by many immigrants across the globe. As when one leaves home they become alien in the place they have immigrated to and in their home. Hence, comfort is found in the realm that carries no borders and no categorization. A bridge, a body of water, a musical journey that can be shared with the many who experience this similar feeling of alienation and longing.