PIERRE BASTIEN, the poetry of mechanised sound
23 Feb, 2026
Interview by Neshy Denton If there were to be a bridge between the random spontaneity of jazz and the metronomic precision of a clock, we’d
Interview by Neshy Denton If there were to be a bridge between the random spontaneity of jazz and the metronomic precision of a clock, we’d
Text by Dom Stevenson At a moment when music videos often chase algorithmic circulation, Iljal moves slower and with greater structural intent. The work is
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Text by Caterina Avataneo Scorpio season has knocked once again, boosting Halloweenish taste for velvet, candlelight, and gloom. As per tradition, bookshops go goth, stacking
Text by Dom Stevenson Immersive listening, unwavering curation, and an intangible fabric of community –the kind that only a late return to the Hotel Forum
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Text by CLOT Magazine From 21–25 October 2025, Leeds becomes a crucible for radical performance as TRANSFORM25 returns with a programme that feels both urgent
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Text by Piotr Bockowski Mihai Barabancea’s photo-image practice is a testimony to his adventurous method of “Balkanic Futurism”, which aims beyond the art of photography,
Text by CLOT Magazine Kraków has long been the city where Unsound festival unfolds its complex cartographies of experimental sound, and this October 7 to
Text by Dom Stevenson The Noise Went On, The Cup Was Dropped, The Speakers Were Stretched, The Bells Were Rung, The Building Shook, And The
Text by CLOT Magazine The London Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) once again will become a vessel for CTM Festival’s exploratory ethos from 4 to
Text by CLOT Magazine SEMIBREVE, the Portuguese festival taking place in the city of Braga, is celebrating its 15th edition from 23-26 October 2025 with
Text by Mila Azimonti In a landscape where many city-format festivals devoted to sonic research are beginning to resemble one another, location becomes a decisive
Text by Irem Erkin The 19th International Festival of Contemporary Dance will take place from July 17 to August 2, 2025, under the artistic direction
Text by Mila Azimonti Music is the only art form that vanishes as it is experienced, which is a bit of an ontological crisis if
Interview by Neshy Denton There’s a moment where repetition becomes barely perceptible. It sort of stops being a pattern and reforms into the arms of