VAMP Sonic is a platform run by Sydd Viscose to support uninhibited experimentation in electronic sound & music from womxn, LGBTQIA+ and Non-binary artists specialising in improv, noise, sound art and dismantled club music.

This show features a guest mix by avant synth electronic producer and DJ A’Bear; presenting tracks from her album ‘Ear of the Heart’ with a variety of improvised productions all reflecting her explorations in live modular polyrhythmic sounds and vocal loops.

VAMP Sonic:
https://www.instagram.com/vampsonic/?hl=en
https://www.mixcloud.com/VAMP_Sonic/

Sydd Viscose:
https://soundcloud.com/syddviscose
https://www.instagram.com/syddviscose/?hl=en

A’Bear
https://soundcloud.com/abearsounds
https://www.instagram.com/a_bear_sounds/

LIsten to Threads LIVE @ www.threadsradio.com

VAMP Sonic w/ Sydd Viscose and A'Bear - 06-Jun-20

https://musiconlocation.bandcamp.com/album/less-2

https://evesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/arrangements

https://musiconlocation.bandcamp.com/album/polar-hexagon-numeral

https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/vaults

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cSHhTCFdppZVQY2f9YLdIWjEalcIPlE2?usp=sharing

2020

August 30th - A Livestream Fundraiser for Sistah Space, T.E.N. Studios, London
February 28th - Southbank Centre, London
February 13 -  Now 20 : Lates - Earwax presents Excess Simulation, The Yard Theatre, London

2019

December 8th - Earwax, Rye Wax, London 
December 3rd - The Glove That Fits, London
November 16th - In A Perfect Word IV (Public Order), Rye Wax, London
October 9th - Skronktronic, New River Studios, London 
September 28th - VAMP SONIC, VFD (Stoke Newington), London
August 15th - Guava Jam by Galang, The Curtain, London 

2018 
October 28th - NYX with Hatis Noit, Pickle Factory, London
July 11th - SKRONKTRONIC, New River Studios, London
July 4th - QUEER + NOISE, London 
April 1st - New Atlantis, Rye Wax, London
March 8th - The Bullingdon, Oxford

CONTACT: abearsounds@gmail.com
"I gave up trying to be normal and found myself doing strange and awesome things"
Synthy/vocal/techno/experimental/rap/rainbow workout
Monthly radio show host- and regular club night host  #TWEAK- www.noodsradio.com Bristol 
GIGS:
22/10/2022- Courtyard Theatre London with Utopia Strong
01/10/2022- Doubledotdash Festival- Reading 
14/08/2022 Supernormal Festival- Braziers Park
28/08/21- Ear of the heart Album Re-launch Servant Jazz Quarters
28/05/21- Strongrooms- Baba Yaga's hut with Paddy steer
24.03.2020- Waterbaby TV- Rye Wax Records
20.03.2020- LTR records @Iklektick, London
14.03.2020- Servant Jazz Quarters- Album launch party, London
27.02.2020- Corsica Studios with BodyVice
01/01/2020- Free Movements
28/12- The glove that fits
30/11/- DJ set- Threads fundraiser- Fingers Crossed, Hackney
29/11/2019- The old Baths, Hackney- Turntable ensemble- Sculpture release party
27/11/2019- The Glove that fits- W/Meljoann- Assfuck the boss tour +DJMica Coco 
19/10/2019- Electrolights @New River Studios 
18/10/2019- DJ set @OSE album release party +visuals by Hanzo
11/10/2019- Deliquiem, Lille w/Wild Anima and Kosmuna, France
12/09/2019- Prism Bell performance w/Lia Mice and OBJEKT
30/08/2019- Bodyvice Performance w/lone taxidermist- End of the Road Festival
17/08/2019- Delaware Road Festival- Psyche Tropes room
27/07/2019- Total Cult w/Anji cheung and IDM- Hackney Brew Club
26/07/2019- colchester Arts Centre- w/Phantom Chips and AJA
07.07.2019- Cafe Oto, Baba Yaga's hut- w/ Christopher James Chaplin
10.05.2019- The room of Eyes, Alte Munze, Berlin
12.04.2019- Red Light radio, Red light District, Amsterdam 3pm-4pm
28.01.2019- Noods radio- Tweak show 4pm-5pm
01.12.2018- The sampler as a Time Machine- Lia Mice Album launch- Live show @New River studios
24.11.2018- Steep yourself is Sound 7- Live set- intimate space- St Marys tower
15.11.2018- Deep learning Album launch- DJ set @ waiting rooms
09.11.18- Female Pressure 20 years anniversary party- Mensch Meir, Berlin
20.10. 2018- Fabrique Records w/ Jana Irmet and Christopher Chaplin, Silent Green Kulturquartier, Berlin
05.10.2018- Resolution, Multi channel installation, Goldsmiths university, London
14.09.2018- Homemade disco w/Bass Clef, The rose Hill tavern, Brighton
05.09.18- Queer + Noise, The others, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London
25.08.18 - Free Movements@Set, Dalston Lane, Dalston, London
05.07.2018 Old paradise yard, Iklectick - EAT WORK ART open studios
10.05.18- A thousand tones release party, Ausgang, Berlin
21.04.18 - Atract- Bolzano, Italy
08.03.18- TWEAK- Paper dress Vintage, Hackney London

When two polar opposite worlds of music collide

South African, based in the mother city, I specialize in both western classical art music composition and electronic music production. My signature sound is a polystylistic fusion of electronica, electroacoustic music, music concrete and western classical art music. My goal is to create worlds of sound which cause inner visual experiences and strong emotional responses for my listeners.

Previously Embrace One

Connecting local communities across the world and empowering people to express themselves through music, discussion and art.

ex-host of the UA ear-catching overwrought - a migrating from station to station weekly 2hr show, which is focused on Ukrainian DJs and musicians.
@gasolineradio resident, host of the bi-weekly 2hr marginal obscure strangeness and extra-genre sound experiences show called No-Go-Zone.
ex-@aajaradio resident (second thursday of every month at 11am - 1pm on channel 2).

Radio Residencies:

*30/05/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #15 W/ ? @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*11/05/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #14 W/ ? @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*11/05/2023 - @aajaradio residency at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT)
*27/04/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #13 W/ ? @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*13/04/2023 - @aajaradio residency at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT)
*10/04/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #12 W/ ? @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*30/03/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #11 W/ @bwanz @gasolineradio at 10 - 11 PM (EET)
 *10/03/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE #10 W/ @ideal-recordings @gasolineradio at 10 - 11 PM (EET)
*09/03/2023 - @aajaradio residency at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT)

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*22/02/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE # 9 W/ @examine-archive @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*09/02/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE # 8 W/ @dj_candle + @lp_sters @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*09/02/2023 - @aajaradio residency at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT)
*26/01/2023 - NO-GO-ZONE # 7 W/ @lef-lef-lef-lef + @minnaeyre @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*12/01/2023 - @aajaradio residency at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT)
*10/01 /2023 - NO-GO-ZONE # 6 W/ @dayin @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*22/12 - NO-GO-ZONE #5 W/ Markéta (Skalm) from @dans-market + @skylosmavros @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*14/12 - NO-GO-ZONE #4 W/ @holy-motors-band + @bad-news-from-cosmos @gasolineradio at 10 - 12 PM (EET)
*08/12 - @aajaradio residency with @melancholiametamorphosis  + @sdemsdemsdem at 11 AM - 1 PM (GMT).

Upcoming Shows :

*12/03/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Сhernivtsi special edition p.5) with talkingwithaliens + @twonotone at ?
*?/03/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought with @arswastaken + ? at 2 - 4 PM (GMT+3)
*?/03/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Сhernivtsi special edition p.6) with @int-type + @ELEMEN2  at @ Frozen Section Radio at ?
?/03/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought with @richiebeige + @becadi
?/03/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought with @mykola_lebed + @chszm
*?/03/2023 - 4 Minimal Mondays @minimal-lt
*?/03/2023 - guest mix 4 @doom3k
*?/03/2023 - guest mix 4 @76666
*?/02/2023 - guest mix 4 beach relax show w/ @skylosmavros on @palanga_street_radio


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*12/02/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought with @poljemusic (@liky-pid-nohamy showcase) @ Frozen Section Radio at 8 - 9PM (EST)
*11/02/2023 - guest mix 4 @go-vsimdim
*03/02/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Kharkiv special edition p.2) with Pandikidis (@notgreek) + @panghoud @stationstation at 4 - 6 PM (GMT+1)
*03/02/2023 - guest mix 4 @egocclub
*28/01/2023 - @gasolineradio takeover on @radio80000 w/ @ushenkosasha, 
@oleksii_makarenko, @sasha_tessio, @artem-ikra, @ndrewbez, @taras-pidberezkyi, @max-kzy, @ira-hoisa, @ira_mos, @olga_udda, @khalanska, @jjaanneee, @ninaeba
*27/01/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought with @pree-tone + @palanga_street_radio at 7 - 8 PM (GMT+2)
*23/01/2023 - Infinite Scroll by @gilbertpomelo @ lahmacun radio
*11/01/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Сhernivtsi special edition p.4) with @vadymlwie + @comp_allen @ lahmacun radio
*08/01/2023 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Kharkiv special edition p. 1) with @komponente @rootradiolive at 2 - 3 PM (GMT+3)
*07/01/2023 - Boredom Kingdom w/ @deej_nemo @operator-radio
*06/01 - guest mix 4 @decayau
*04/01 - NY @gasolineradio at 2 - 3 PM (EET)
*25/12 - UA ear-catching overwrought: @axtaxtaxtaxtaxtaxtaxtaxt b2b @andriykostyukov @rootradiolive at at 1 - 3 PM (GMT+3)
*21/12 - guest mix 4 @tracklistings3-0
*19/12 - guest mix 4 @chitra-records
*18/12 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Сhernivtsi special edition p.3): @markoshmarko + @eightyliquid + ‘ike ‘ole @ Frozen Section Radio at 8 - 10 PM (EST)
*18/12 - guest mix 4 écouter le monde s'effondrer residency w/ @pelorenzo and @m-u-j-u on @radiobeguin at 7 PM (Kyiv Time)
*18/12 - UA ear-catching overwrought: @artem-ikra + @anthony_junkoid @rootradiolive at 1 - 3 PM (GMT+3)
*17/12 - guest mix 4 @mangataaqiuvera
*07/12 - guest mix 4 @radioplato at 8 - 10 PM (UTC+3)
*04/12 - UA ear-catching overwrought (Сhernivtsi special edition p.2): @denyayurchak + @hazetraxx @ Frozen Section Radio at 8 - 10 PM (EST)
*04/12 - examine-mix-33 (@examine-archive).