The Beings, the latest in my Black Mountain Transmissions series, was first performed live at the final
@splorefestival , held in Tapakananga National Park, Aotearoa in February 2026.
Emma Bernard, AKA
@ludus.etc , and I performed an hour long live 4-way audio-visual show that traversed different themes and tempos, with the audio swooping around an audience lying on bean bags and mattresses while visuals were projected on to the ceiling. The quadrophonic recording data was then refined in the studio to create a stereo composition for ultimate listening pleasure.
The Beings grows organically and dramatically, engaging the listener in a constant floating motion, with atmospheres changing almost as soon as they’re settled. Nothing lasts: melodies emerge and evaporate, notes chime and cascade, rhythms build and breakdown, basslines drop and disappear. Ludus’s keyboard flourishes bring character and body to my more abstract soundscapes, colouring in the edges and elevating the mood.
🎧 via link in bio or https://fanlink.tv/thebeings