CTM Festival 2024 - Sustain

In their collaborative performance, Aldana Duoraan & HMOT focus on the khomus, a variant of the Jew's harp. Abandoning the traditional sound the age-old instrument is associated with, they use resynthesis and other computer-music techniques to expand the its sonic possibilities. With her artistic work, Duoraan preserves the folklore and khomus techniques of her home region Sakha while also enriching them. As an improvising duo, Julian Sartorius and Rabih Beaini, on drums and CDJs respectively, allow their shared interest in complex rhythms and polyrhythmic trance to enter a dialog. Meanwhile, the duo Divide and Dissolve use their indigenous identity as a starting point for their music, with which they challenge hegemonic power structures and work towards a future of liberation for BIPOC. Their latest album Systemic weaves overwhelmingly heavy doom metal with beautiful orchestral passages into a complex structure that always leaves room for breathing – before plunging you into the next flurry of sludgy guitars and pounding percussion. Multidisciplinary artist otay:onii, also known as the singer of noise-punk band Elisabeth Colour Wheel, gives a solo performance that spans weirdo-pop, touching intimacy, drones and screeching noise.