
This week’s pick is “329 prepared dc-motors, cotton balls, toluene tank”, a big scale sound installation by talented Swiss artist Zimoun.
Zimoun has completed one of his most ambitious projects to date in an abandoned 1950s tank situated in Dottikon, a small town in the region of Aargau, Switzerland. Using 329 DC – motors and cotton balls attached to the tank walls, the permanent installation creates a powerful contrast between sound and architecture.‘329’ is a collaborative project from Zimoun Studio, architect Hannes Zweifel and many others including Bruno Bachmann, Hans Jörg Baum...
Alpha-podcast presents Brooklyn-based label Scissor & Thread
Our featured Alpha-ville podcast is from Brooklyn-based imprint Scissor & Thread, put together by founders Francis Harris and Anthony Collins.
Francis Harris describes the label as “cut from a different cloth than your average dance imprint” and their recent releases define this approach. The sound of S&T is uniquely characterised by complex elements of deep house, ethereal sounds that borrow from vintage records and soundtracks that often make their way into the productions and mixes for just a few seconds. In a word, the sound is exploratory. “We don’t subscribe to any model, as models by nature are c...
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