DISRUPTIVE FREQUENCIES
2*LP + DL | Out on Thu 13 July
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Sound artist and researcher Amit Dinesh Patel aka Dushume began working in the field of music technology in 2000. In 2021, he began a research project addressing the distinctive lack of visibility for Black and Brown artists within the field of experimental music and sound: “Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound”, hosted at the Sound/Image Research Centre, University of Greenwich.
Disruptive Frequencies is one output of this research. Patel, together with five other Black and South Asian experimental and electronic artists recorded new music to release as part of this compilation:
Gary Stewart aka Bantu - www.garystewart.org
Aniruddha Das aka Dhangsha - dhangsha.bandcamp.com
Amit Dinesh Patel aka Dushume - www.dushume.co.uk
Nikki Sheth - nikkisheth.myportfolio.com
Nicole Raymond aka NikNak - www.niknakdjmusic.uk
Poulomi Desai - www.usurp.org.uk / https://poulomidesai.tumblr.com
Crossing noise, high-energy electronic music, deep bass, ambient and experimental soundscapes, this compilation is a statement challenging institutional Whiteness, racist biases, lack of visibility and access to experimental practices. Each contribution pushes the boundaries of sound manipulation, turntablism, field recording, audio fragmentations and sound collage techniques.
Find out more about the project and its findings via www.dushume.co.uk.
the artists
Track listing
Digital
Poulomi Desai – The Vichitra, Queer conjurations from us
Bantu - Dark Energy Live Stream Track 1
Dushume – Chakria
Nikki Sheth – Sandwell Valley
Dhangsha – Mahapralay
NikNak – Combative Embers
Bantu – Dark Energy Live Stream Track 2
Nikki Sheth – Pemberton Gardens
Dhangsha – Germinate
Dushume – Avartan
NikNak – Swirls
Poulomi Desai - Electromagnetic signals from our raging Black Earth, all our flora and fauna are burning.
Vinyl
Disc 1 - A side
Dushume – Chakria
Dhangsha – Germinate
Disc 1 - B side
Bantu – Dark Energy Live Stream Track 2
Nikki Sheth – Pemberton Gardens
Disc 2 - A side
Dhangsha – Mahapralay
NikNak – Combative Embers
Nikki Sheth – Sandwell Valley
Disc 2 - B side
Poulomi Desai - Electromagnetic signals from our raging Black Earth, all our flora and fauna are burning.
NikNak – Swirls
Credits
Artwork by Antonio Roberts
Sleeve Design by Modern Activity
Mastering by Adaq Khan
With support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
singles
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