Program

Elvin Brandhi is an improvising lyricist, producer and sound artist from Bridgend, Wales, who builds aberrant beats from field recordings, tape, vinyl, instrument and voice. Using sound and voice as an expansive language transgressing intrinsic systemics and inherited syntactical etiquettes, her live shows are unyielding bursts of erupting animation where her caustic stream of consciousness cavorts with restless, glitched out heaviness. Her creative momentum comprises a range of collaborations and an endless nomadism.

Her first E.P ‘Shelf life’ was released on ‘C.A.N.V.A.S’ in 2018. She one half of father / daughter noise-improv berserkers Yeah You who released on Alter, Slip, Opal, Psychik Dancehall and Good Food. She also performs in collaborations such as the Avril Spleen project with Joseph Jadame (maltash), Bahk with Daniel Blumberg (MUTE), as well as contributions to Drew Mcdowall’s agalma, just to name a few.

https://www.instagram.com/elvinbrandhi/
https://elvinbrandhi.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/pollution-opera/sets/act-2/s-NC6jR5gRtI3?si=ad97b6546c6c4f31ab27bb7900ce1366&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Nadah el Shazly is a producer, vocalist and sound artist from Cairo, Egypt. Her debut album “Ahwar” radically reinvents the popular music of her homeland from the early 19th century and explores new sonic and harmonic frontiers. Using voice, field recordings and instruments, she creates haunting sound pieces and songforms that hijack the perception of time with their complex layers and dynamic structure.

Backing up her release with extensive worldwide touring through a solo set and a four-piece band, El Shazly has been featured in local and international festivals including Irtijal, Le Guess Who?, REWIRE, Best Kept Secret, Nusasonic, Marfa Myths, amongst others. She continues to compose for film and visual art and has been featured on compilations including Nashazphone’s This is Cairo Not the Screamers and C.A.N.V.A.S.’ s Apocope.

https://www.instagram.com/nadah_elshazly/
https://www.facebook.com/ElShazlyNadah
https://nadahelshazly.bandcamp.com/album/ahwar

https://soundcloud.com/pollution-opera/sets/act-2/s-NC6jR5gRtI3?si=ad97b6546c6c4f31ab27bb7900ce1366&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRdjPgs9ig
https://colorsxstudios.com/editorials/nadah-interview

Live visuals by OMAR EL SADEK reworking theatrical choreographies filmed by Arnaud Mery during their Nyege Nyege residency in Kampala.
https://www.instagram.com/elsadekomar/
https://www.instagram.com/arcynader/
https://www.gloryaffairs.com/qow