Umzimba
(Machine Embodiment Performance Documentation)
Anchored in the tactile immediacy of live hardware sequencing, this performance constructs a dialogue between analogue rhythm and synthetic corporeality. An integrated language model interprets the live sonic data to embody the syntax of euphoria. Simulating a metabolic arc, the system generates visuals that reflect a phantom experience of sweat, fatigue, and exhaustion, as the machine attempts to inhabit the limits of a biological body it does not possess.
Music & Visuals by the Artist.
It's not always that one gets to make music that is an accurate reflection of how they see the world. This year I got to do that not once but twice; at first with my take on Afrotech and 3 Step for my @clubdjembe debut with "Great Expectations" and of course when I released my debut album "Hard Currency".
The album would not have been possible without the power of friendship, really. Thank you ever so much for the artists from around the world who helped me make it, every stem, every studio take, every late-night/early-morning DMāI love you.
Thank you @carouselseoul for the tour that changed my life, let's do that again. Thank you @giiaaddeerrzzzaaa for being the best manager an artist could ask for. Thank you @myrafanta for being a captive taste maker. Thank you @disconnect_agency for your help with playing the album out where I dreamed.
They've got me on there with Skrillex, Pink Pantheress, & Fred Again.. can you believe it?
Full article on Mixmag.net
Hard Currency is out now on all platforms via @relentlessrecs@sonymusicuk
Thank you.
Thank you to all the incredible artists who came together and helped me on this journey. We made something monumental.
Thank you to the global club scenes that inspired this release: illegal raves in Hong Kong, genre-warping Tokyo parties, Londonās love for Gqom, Johannesburgās dolls that carry all of it.
I canāt wait for you to play these songs out and make them yours.
Long live the underground.
Photography: @konstantinsonnenkind
Mastering: @killingskills , @therealmixingroom
A&R: @sadiebrrr
Mgmt: @giiaaddeerrzzzaaa
half offf make their uk debut this may bank holiday for our @thisisgala afterparty at @palaisldn , bringing a new collaboration that pushes the darker edges of club music.
made up of amsterdam-based @stateofff___ and tÄmaki makaurau-based @half.queen , the duo have formed a sonic dialogue between two hemispheres, combining low end pressure, percussive rhythms and global references to make an immersive and hypnotic sound.
get your ticket via the link in bio.
I've been following @moonshine.mu for years so in a lot of ways it felt like everything had led up to this moment.
Thank you to the groovers, the waist-whiners, all the booty-shakers that made my Canada debut memorable.
I met so many angels on the dancefloor, witnessed incredible sets by fellow djs, I just want to say Moonshine is home.
As always, swipe to the end for that unfiltered rawness. Next up: Toronto for @afriquelikeme
Videos by @sanfarafina & @elyhaym
State OFFF is our final guest for Afrique Like Me Departure Edition all the way from Amsterdam! He is making his debut in Toronto and we are honoured to have him grace our stage! Read more about him in the carousel!
Tickets are moving fast so get your now to secure entry to this occasion!
