OPEN SOUND

Behind “THE PLOT”, an original Open Sound Academy performance, commissioned to @studiogleba (an offshoot of @fayda.exe ) and curated by @aliosciabisceglia . This conversation takes a behind-the-scenes look at the audiovisual performance presented on 28 December, during the closing day of the 2025 Open Sound Festival, at Castello del Malconsiglio in Miglionico, Basilicata. Set in a room tied to Congiura dei Baroni, as it preserves a vivid depiction of the occurrence — a 15th-century turning point in Southern Italian history — the project draws directly from this historical context. “THE PLOT” combines samples from the Lucanian marching band tradition with deep dubstep and bass-driven rhythms, while the visuals immerse the audience in a distorted past as seen through the eyes of a medieval peasant. Watch the full conversation on YouTube (link in bio) to discover more about Studio Gleba and their creative practice. Special thanks to @francescodiperno for guiding this remarkable conversation. Video shooting by @avie.studio Video editing by @tuttoventostudio

Remembering @gaiabanfi ’s captivating performance last December at Casa Cava — a venue deep within Matera that holds a special place in the latest edition of Open Sound Festival. Widely regarded as one of the most compelling voices in the contemporary Italian music scene, she has the ability to draw listeners into her inner world and imagination, while gently inviting them to explore their own depths through her music. That is exactly what unfolded that evening, leaving us all in a quiet state of wonder. Deeply grateful for the experience — a true pleasure to have shared it with those who were present. Video shooting by @avie.studio Video editing by @tuttoventostudio

During Open Sound Festival 2025, our stages in Matera and Miglionico lit up with a wide diversity of acts — this is how we believe our echo-system can thrive, by embracing an expanding spectrum of voices, sounds and spirits. @postnebbia ’s live embodied this philosophy, bringing one of the most acclaimed contemporary underground bands into the evocative setting of Casa Cava, carved into the rocky heart of Matera. Discover more on YouTube — link in bio. Video shooting @avie.studio Video editing @tuttoventostudio Sound engineer @antonino_dnt

@kode9 in conversation with @claudia_attimonelli . 20 dicembre 2025, Aula Magna dell’Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro: “Staying with the bass frequencies: through sonic archives and electronic flesh” a cura di Open Sound Festival e Uniba – Corso di Media, cultura visuale e sound studies. Ai saluti istituzionali del Magnifico Rettore prof. @robbell63 , sono seguiti gli interventi di @dinolupelli e @roberta.troiano ; traduzione di sintesi a cura di @loremontef_lowmo . La conversazione ha toccato i temi principali del pensiero di Steve Goodman, a partire dalla nozione di “Hyper” e delle sue implicazioni nella costruzione dell’architettura sonica e teorica dell’artista, per poi focalizzarsi sul concetto di “iperstizione” e di “subpolitica della frequenza” applicato tanto alla scena rave degli anni ’90 quanto al contesto attuale. Molto spazio è stato dato alle riflessioni nate in seno alla CCRU come dispositivo teorico e pratico da cui sono derivate le numerose esplorazioni audio-visuali di Kode9, il saggio “Guerra Sonora” tradotto da Nero nel 2024, le produzioni e i progetti discografici per la sua label Hyperdub. Guarda la conversazione integrale su YouTube, link in bio Video by @avie.studio

Shots from Open Sound Festival 2025 @matacito Matera/Miglionico, Dec '25

Shots from Open Sound Festival 2025 @mirkojira Matera/Miglionico, Dec ‘25

Napoli Balla, a book by Gennaro Ascione: during Open Sound Festival 2025, we hosted the author at @museotam in Matera for an overview of his work, followed by a conversation with Bassolino and Domenico Conte. If you have read the book, as we have, you will agree that it’s impossible to summarize it in just a few lines. In this masterpiece on the ontology of musical culture, Prof. Ascione meticulously analyses the developments and anecdotes of the Neapolitan underground, starting from the post-war period when the term ‘underground’ didn’t yet exist, but its essence already did. This is not a stereotypical book about the underground. Ascione doesn’t focus on excesses, but explores the spontaneous cultural practices that, over the decades, have defined eras, generated movements and, in many cases, saved lives through music. Check out the full conversation on YouTube — link in bio. Video shooting by @avie.studio

@upsammy_ in Miglionico last December for Open Sound Festival 2025, supported by @crxfestival A curated mental selection, shaped by mesmerizing percussion and an array of beautifully intertwined sonic pulses, seamlessly flowing into one continuous soundscape - all while intuitively reading the room and responding in real time. That’s how we experienced upsammy’s DJ set that night: a profound immersion into her hypnotic techno, where dubbed-out rhythms carried us deeper with every passing moment. Photo by @skagneru.studio (@matacito @mirkojira ) Video by @avie.studio Audio engineering by @antonino_dnt

@bassolino.sound at @thyme_matera for the opening night of Open Sound Festival 2025 For the first act of Open Sound Festival 2025, we came together at Thyme, an under-the-ground space carved from an ancient tufa quarry, where we danced late into the night to Bassolino’s records selection. Moving from songs rooted in the historic Neapolitan tradition, through his own productions, to electronic sounds such as those of Franco Falsini, Bassolino’s dj set provided the perfect musical journey to celebrate the beginning of the festival. Photo by @skagneru.studio (@matacito @mirkojira ) Video by @avie.studio

Many artists have graced the stages of Open Sound Festival 2025 last December, yet it was a particular honour for us to host the Italian première of Circled Dot, performed by @katatonic_silentio and @lorem_____ at Auditorium R. Gervasio in Matera. What we have witnessed was an audio visual performance that guided us through the therapeutic potential of sound: the screen, populated with written words and unidentified creatures, while smoke and strobe lights accompanied the sonic journey, created an all-encompassing effect that pervaded the entire auditorium. Definitely a cerebral experience. Discover more on YouTube — link in bio. Video shooting @avie.studio Video editing @tuttoventostudio Sound engineer @antonino_dnt

“The Plot” is an audiovisual performance commissioned by Open Sound Academy to Studio Gleba, that took place in Castello del Malconsiglio during the last edition of our festival. The location is no coincidence, but rather the primary source of inspiration for this project. Together with the curatorship of @aliosciabisceglia , @studiogleba (an offshoot of @fayda.exe ) built up this remarkable performance, which originates from ‘The Barons’ Conspiracy’ – a historical event that took place in Castello del Malconsiglio in the late Middle Ages, sparking a revolt that changed the fate of southern Italy. The live performance gave us a glimpse into a hypothetical past, allowing us to experience an interpretation of the historical event through the eyes of a medieval peasant, where sounds from the local tradition blended together with dubstep sequences. Watch the full OSA 2.5 The Plot on Youtube, link in bio. Video by @studiogleba

Ortensio at Castello del Malconsiglio in Miglionico, for the second weekend of Open Sound Festival 2025 — supported by @crxfestival Shifting rhythms, rarefied atmospheres combined with breathless, restless hard kicking bass drums, filling the room and our ears. In the end, through the darkness of that night, a light has shone upon us: Francesca Albanese’s voice echoed beneath the walls of the castle. In that moment we suddenly felt not alone in a crowd, but part of a whole. Listen back to his set on Soundcloud at the link in bio.��� Photo by @skagneru.studio (@matacito @mirkojira ) Video by @avie.studio