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SANCTUM OF SOUND
August 4 @ 12:00 pm - 11:59 pm UTC+1
€15.00
MAHALLA PRESENTS
ISH
12PM – 2PM
Ismael Zouaoui is a Swiss – Tunisian artist based in Berlin. He works in his studio exploring sounds and ideas from different eras, making complex electronic music that incorporates intricated drum patterns, diverse sampling techniques, multiple layers and textures. His music is contemporary, playful, distorted, 3-dimensional, fat, and clean. He is part of the team at Grammy-nominated Chez Cherie Studio, collaborating with and consulting for industry veterans including PC Nackt, T. Raumschmiere and Deadbeat. His artistic endeavor also includes analogue photography while exploring the uncharted territories of his subconsciousness.
THE FOUR
2PM – 4PM
For each Sanctum of Sound, the music Ashram puts together a 4-piece formation of guest musicians and members of the Ashram. Performing this time: Daniel Schröteler on the drums and electronics, Ralf Schmerberg with percussions and satellite dish, Jonathan Braun on flute and saxophone and Maja Wada with electronics.
DIMA USTINOV
4PM – 6PM
Dima Ustinov is a composer, improviser, and electronic musician. He writes and performs music that can be described as ambient / neoclassical / minimalist. He works with ‘augmented piano’- a combination of piano, complex FX chains and electronic instruments that can create lush and textural soundscapes. His settings also work as a part of big light installations. His personal music practice and research lies at the intersection of musical performance, meditative practices, and sound healing.
Mad Dim is an artist who spends most of his time in the studio, creating music on his own or collaborating with other artists. He performs exclusively live and only uses hardware. Based in Berlin, he travels extensively, weaving music that tells stories about the people he meets and the wild experiences he encounters.
KENJI MINAMI
6PM – 8PM
Kenji Minami is a multi-versed Berlin- based drummer originating from Japan. Characterized by a clear and delicate sound, his style, aptly termed Zen-drumming, seeks to harness the power of silence and evoke the essence of sacred philosophies through sound. In Minami’s expression, silence plays a pivotal role. Like the twittering of birds, the sound of waves, the whirling winds gusting through the skies, his drumming resonates with natural phenomena. Minami invites listeners on a voyage of introspection, awakening moments of deep inner peace and profound serenity.
STIMMGEWALT
8PM – 10PM
Dark A Cappella – Somber music without instruments. The band Stimmgewalt redefines a brand-new, diverse genre with the release of their debut studio album Eskhatophonia at the end of 2023. Featuring 7 female and 4 male vocalists, they create unexplored sonic landscapes where each song reveals new facets. They achieve a perfect exploration of the dark side of polyphonic singing: an unforgettable listening experience.
Stimmgewalt has already made a name for themselves on stage over the past decade.
Eskhatophonia (“Sounds from the End of All Things”) follows a thematic thread of the apocalypse and the prophecy of what may come afterward. Twelve diverse songs transport listeners into an apocalyptic vision, all enveloped in Stimmgewalt’s distinctive sound.
KAVALL
10PM – 12AM
Kavall’s immersive concert performance `Spatial Guitar` invites the listener to the center of his music. It reimagines the electric guitar as a spatially playable instrument of independent voices that surround the audience. Compositions of spatially choreographed tone sequences, circulating patterns and moving textures fill the space, while moments of melodic minimalism and spatially distributed chord voices allow the listener to be amidst the very elements that momentarily become the music. Set within a hexagon of speakers and audio-reactive lights, Spatial Guitar combines the immersive experience of an audiovisual installation with the dynamic performance of a live concert.
SANCTUM OF SOUND
LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES
SANCTUM OF SOUND IS A MUSICAL FORUM FOR LISTENERS OF SACRED SOUND IN MAHALLA.