Zone Of Elusive Meanings on Radio Relativa

Zone of Elusive Meanings is a new show on @radio-relativa that explores creative processes and methodologies of various electronic musicians and sound artists. The purpose of the show is to draw attention to the fact that the creative practice of musicians and sound artists is not limited to the tracks they have released or polished projects they have published. It focuses on pushing the boundaries of the genres by creating a safe space for the artists to present their innovative ideas. 

In each episode, I invite 2 artists and ask them to produce a sound collage out of their unfinished sketches, sound works, and anything that lies at the intersection of music, sound art, and field recordings. In this sense, it acts as an acknowledgment of a creative process that has taken place.

The show will help these unfinished ideas to find a new context, and also will indicate that this part of the creative process, not only deserves attention and study but also has an artistic value.

In the first episode you can find sound collages by @nexcyia and @thegurinbabayeu.

NEXCYIA is the musical alias of Adam Dove, an African-American/French sound artist and ambient musician. His artistic practice exists in between installation, painting, moving imagery, and sound art, delving into the concepts of alienation and the feeling of otherness in the African-American experience.

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04/10/2023

Zone of Elusive Meanings #1 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, NEXCYIA

Welcome back to the Zone of Elusive Meanings!

The new episode of my show on @radio-relativa features sound collages by @junglatch & @tofudj

I the first 30 minutes we will be listening to Kyiv-based DJ and sound producer - Tofudj. He is one of the founders of the Pep Gaffe (@pep-gaffe) label. His collage is a chronology of field recordings and sound collages that represent part of his life in Ukraine, from peacetime to the ongoing war.

In the second half of the show we are gonna be listening to the sound collage created by Jung latch, London-based DJ, producer as well as the founder of Fragment on Machines (@fragment-machine) platform and event series. He produced some truly magical ambient textures mixed with desonstructed beats and infra bass.

Zone Of Elusive Meanings #2 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, jung latch, Tofudj

Welcome back to the Zone Of Elusive Meanings! 

In the new episode we will be listening to live set by @sashawasaalcatel and sound collage by @sholto-wilson-1 .

Triš developed a passion for electronic music from a young age, exploring the Ukrainian underground scene. At the age of 16, she began frequenting clubs to listen to her favorite musicians and capture their performances on video. Through her love for moving images, her appreciation for music grew. As a visual artist, Triš’s video work, "Infra," in collaboration with Pavel Milyakov, her regular co-author, was featured at the Venice Biennale in 2020. Currently, Triš is more immersed in music and she has released three albums on the @psyxrecords label, including the captivating drum and bass album "In Your Head" in collaboration with @buttechno. 

In the second half an hour we will get to know electronic musician, DJ, co-runner of party series and label Accidental Meetings (@a_m_radio), resident of @kioskradio and @noodsradio — Voidal. In his words ‘Seems pretty overwhelming listening back to bloops, sounds and full tracks in sequence that you've thrown all your energy into for the last few years. I've used a base sample of vocals from the film Enter The Void by Gasper Noe throughout, as I've always loved the tone in Oscar's voice contrasting with the ambient non-existent sounds of the room, and the door specifically in this clip.’

Zone Of Elusive Meanings #3 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, Triš, Voidal

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07.08.25 —  Insomnia, Corsica 
30.05.25 — Kiosk Radio 
27.05.25 —  HÖR Berlin
07.06.25 —  Saltare, House Of Gaffe
23.05.25 — Derschein X, Mala Warszawa
27.02.25 — FOM Label Party, Bath House
17.08.24 — ШЩЦ, Greatorex Gallery
09.08.24 — FOM, The Yard
11.07.24 — ???, Kupfer Project
15.06.24 — ШЩЦ, The Old Church
10.02.24 — Counter-mapping, The Crypt Gallery
09.02.24 — Fragment On Machines, UNIT 58
06.02.24 — KINDRED Record Shop, London 
05.01.24 — Fragment On Machines, Waiting Room
30.11.23 — A Pluriversal Volume, Dilston Gallery
11.11.23 — SAGOME, Venue MOT, London
28.10.23 — What What Reading Room, London
19.10.23 — Pocko Gallery, London
13.09.23 — Unique Organic, London
01.09.23 — Fragments x BoHD, London
08.08.23  — KINDRED Record Shop, London 
26.07.23  — IKLECTIK, London
08.07.23  — 180 Reference Point, London
01.07.23  — CAMPDERSCHEIN, Warsaw
13.06.23  — IKLECTIK, London
06.04.23 — Biblioteka Kyiv, London
11.03.23 — Tokoro Studio, London
03.03.23 — AXXID, Warsaw