BorderMovement

Border Movement is a platform that aims to encourage interaction between the electronic music scenes of South Asia and Germany.

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

.@akhilsoodsood interviews Orbs Cure Labs founder & artist/producer Pulpy Shilpy about her experience in Berlin as part of the 2 month Border Movement Residency program.

w/ @_musicboard @goetheinstitut @Ableton @thewildcity

Read below:
https://t.co/BYl3TNhJii

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

“I had the idea that when I go there, I’ll walk into a large network of people and tap into. But it’s actually very difficult; it’s a very insulated community [...] There were all these parties happening, but there’d be lines of 300 people waiting outside. I wasn’t used to that."

[Mosiki @mmmosiki]

All the freshest Pakistani music from February, in one playlist 🌹

Check out the playlist here: https://t.co/8KKQtCfIrR

[Wild City @thewildcity]

With the recent cancellations & postponement of festivals & concerts across the country, we looked into the impact of the loss, scare & panic spread by Coronavirus’ outbreak on India’s live events. w/ @UnMute @ThirdCultureEnt @Wavlngth_

https://t.co/1BokI6d7Of

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

.@Akshatha28 shares a beautiful account of the Fieldlines residency project that took place in the run up to @magneticfields. The project was realised with a grant from the @goetheinstitut's International Coproduction Fund.

w/ @TeichmannBros

Read on:
https://t.co/bGM5EiqIux

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

"A journey that once began with strangers, isolated melodies and fragmented spaces bore witness to poignant moments when barriers and boundaries dissipated in their midst."

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

Nafis writes about 10 producers & artists based in Bangladesh to check out: "This era has just started to embrace artists who are bold and experimental, pushing the limits of lyrical expression and localising sounds."
@LeelaEnsemble @siaminium @Chitropot71
https://t.co/15Lm2OWan5

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

Writer Maliha Mohsin explores the spaces and infrastructure of the music community in Dhaka "with the hope of understanding why we have continually, over time, failed to establish an adequate music industry for musicians to practise and thrive."

Read on:
https://t.co/3jLEuo8nhF

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

"When a listening session can be based on various genres, technologies, and sensibilities, it helps us to remove ourselves from imitating electronica and dance cultures that remain largely irrelevant and have previously failed to enable the growth of the electronica scene here."

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

Over the next two articles, writer Maliha Mohsin explores the music community of Dhaka through the lens of audio engineering, training and opportunities.

Read further below:
https://t.co/fWj4kQxfH9

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

"As someone who is invested in facilitating sonic arts and is interested in exploring how communities engage with sound, I want to explore various factors that work together to create scopes for audio engineering in this city."

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

Earlier this year Dhaka based producer, artist and curator Nafis aka The Black Box, spent 2 months in Berlin as part of the Border Movement Residency Program.

This short film by Petra Hermanová embodies the passage of transition for the artist...
https://t.co/dxZFsJenJq

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

.@Akshatha28 interviews Berlin-based artist Manuel Jesus who is currently in India as part of the Border Movement Residency South Asia program.

w/ @_musicboard @GI_worldwide

Read the feature below:
https://t.co/U6xVw7xTwu

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

"I think music creates safe spaces outside the ‘norm’ where people can be themselves and think freely. For music values individuality more than conformism."

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

.@akhilsoodsood in conversation with @discopuppet aka Shoumik Biswas about his latest release 'Aranyer Dinratri', his very well received theatrical tour and his uncertainty about politically inclined art...

w/ @consolidateblr
Read the feature here:
https://t.co/K6KdELksP9

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

‘Aranyer Dinratri’ is a documentation of Disco Puppet's journey, "...a way of acceptance, of dealing with his imposter syndrome and coming to terms with his own voice as a creator; he’s looked inward to seek both comfort and conflict."

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

Dhaka based musician and artist Nafis Ahmed discusses politics and arts in Bangladesh, making music and his plans and intention behind his new moniker LiveCube, in his conversation with @Akshatha28.

Read our feature below:
https://t.co/ajtrRX1edR

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

VJ Chuuu will be providing the visuals for live sets by @_DEBMASTER_, Karl Marx Stadt, Live Cube, and DJ sets by Decal Chain, DJ Kohlrabi & Denial.

Find further information on the event here:
https://t.co/XoBvwbybah

[BorderMovement @BorderMovement]

The 5th Edition of Nebulæ will be taking place in Berlin on 21 September, at West Germany, with its usual dose of dystopian rhythms, escapist electronica, and visual art.

[shesaid.so @shesaid_so]

Two days left to submit yourself for a chance to receive a @kickstarter bursary and join us at #shesaidsoMEETSSS in Portugal this October 3-6: https://t.co/3ligjUlk9A