Black Industrial Noise, Ultima 2024

Press Release from Ultima website:

"A radical ‘essay-concert’ reclaiming a post-colonial lineage of techno and noise. Black Industrial/Noise is an extended event taking over Henie Onstad Kunstsenter. Compelling experimental electronic music and noise artists and thinkers present a continuous flow of live music and talk, within a loosely defined concept of ‘Black Industrialism’.

Trevor Mathison and Gary Stewart have been in search of a black avantgarde since the 1980s. As the duo Dubmorphology they make experimental audio-visual installations and performances that examine the relationship between culture, history and creativity, reworking historical, political and scientific archives. Theorist and artist Kodwo Eshun is the author of the acclaimed book on music and Afrofuturism, More Brilliant Than the Sun (1998). He will give a performance-lecture outlining the aesthetic of Black Industrialism.

Nkisi is a producer, live musician, DJ and curator born in Congo, raised in Belgium. Her intense sonics are influenced by ancient Kongo rhythms, noise, the planetary electromagnetic grid, and experimental improvisation. South London’s Klein is an electronic composer with a Nigerian background. She specialises in grainy pop collages with R&B-inspired vocals, manipulated samples and metallic drones. As well as collaborating with Laurel Halo she has released music on the Hyperdub label and composed music for film."