A groundbreaking live music collaboration between two titans of avant-garde electronic music, Actress and Suzanne Ciani.

Where Actress & Ciani undoubtedly entwine is through total singularity in their respective sounds. Each have displayed an unrelenting desire to create unique musical environments and forms around their projects that is unmatched by their contemporaries. 

By harnessing the power of their similarities and differences, they'll come together in a never seen before collaboration. We will see how the juxtaposition of the natural and industrial world can offer a space for sonic play underpinned by the unconventional rhythmic framework of Actress’ industrial practice ‘R&B’ Concrète via Ciani’s natural expressions on the Buchla. 

The result? A brand new boundary-pushing performance that will creatively challenge the dense conceptual framework of two of the most distinctive and inventive talents in electronic music, presented in quadraphonic sound.

For the audience, what the two ambient and electronic specialists Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri have developed here is nothing less than a re-positioning in space and time. Listening to this deeply effective, decelerated music, you move weightlessly in a fluid intermediate space that unobtrusively offers you new ways of perceiving yourself. The two musicians have chosen the apt title "Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close" for the album on which it is based. Anyone experiencing this music can no longer really speak of listening, but of immersing themselves. Mogard's synthesizer modulations merge with Irisarri's sculptural guitar drones, which are remotely reminiscent of Kevin Shields' soundtrack for "Lost in Translation". What gradually emerges live here is an epic, veiled, large-scale, meandering, darkened beauty that, despite all the ambient clichés, is suitable neither for airports nor elevators, but demands contemplation and rewards it immediately.

Alva Noto, born Carsten Nicolai in 1965, is a German artist and musician known for his experimental electronic music and visual art, which explore a minimalist aesthetic at the intersection of sound, visual arts, and science. Nicolai founded the experimental record label Noton.Archiv in 1994, which later merged to become Raster-Noton, a prominent label in experimental electronic music. His work includes influential collaborations with artists like Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ryoji Ikeda, as well as a substantial body of solo albums and installations presented in prominent venues worldwide.

¨UNI-HYBR:ID" likely refers to a collaborative project or a conceptual connection between Alva Noto's Uni series and his HYbr:ID series of works. The Uni series focuses on rhythmic and dancefloor-oriented music, while the HYbr:ID series comprises soundscapes commissioned for choreography. There is also a specific project titled UNI-HYBR:ID featuring Ryoji Ikeda, which has a name that combines the two series.

Legendary composer, performer, and visual artist Charlemagne Palestine has joined forces with Oren Ambarchi, the groundbreaking Australian guitarist and sound explorer, and Daniel O’Sullivan, the English multi-instrumentalist and composer, to form a visionary trio that redefines Palestine’s MAGGGICCCC SONGGGG Karenina. This unprecedented collaboration breathes new life into a sacred masterpiece, heralding a bold and transformative chapter in experimental music.

Originally recorded in 1997 at Galerie Donguy in Paris and released on David Tibet’s Durtro label (now long out of print), Karenina is one of the jewels of Charlemagne Palestine’s continuous music canon. Originally composed for Indian harmonium and voice, this composition channels Palestine’s deep-rooted influences: the meditative, evolving textures of Hindustani raga, the emotive spiritual chants of cantorial synagogue music, and his signature approach to longform continuous music. In this new 2.0 rendering, the trio builds upon the meditative core of Karenina, introducing fresh sonic dimensions through their unique synergy and individual artistry.

Karenina 2.0

This trio’s reinterpretation of Karenina honours the sacred essence of the original while reimagining it as a living, evolving work. Together, they weave new textures, integrating Ambarchi’s textural guitar work and O’Sullivan’s expansive harmonic sensibilities with Palestine’s transcendent harmonium and voice. The result is a sonic tapestry that transcends the boundaries of time, tradition, and genre—a meditative yet dynamic exploration that invites listeners into a transformative sound world.