Swiss ensemble Contrechamps perform Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi’s Unstuck in Time. Commissioned by Zubin Kanga as part of Cyborg Soloists, Unstuck in Time was created for Distractfold Ensemble, who premiered it in London at Café OTO in October 2023. The piece uses Vochlea’s Dubler 2 voice to MIDI software.

Contrechamps will also be performing music by Zeynep Toraman, Nilufar Habibian and Denis Rollet. Full details and a link to buy tickets when available on Contrechamps’ website →

Another Sky is a new London-based festival celebrating experimental music from the SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa) region and diaspora - 2023 is our first edition. Join us in listening, in watching, in dancing and in connecting for two days and three nights. We’ll present composed, improvised and electronic music; short films and moving-image works; six new commissions; a film workshop and an independent label & publisher fair. Another Sky is co-directed by Sam Salem أسامة سالم (composer; co-founder Distractfold Ensemble; RNCM) and Emily Moore (Southern Bird artist management & production; former co-director Kammer Klang).

Over the course of the 3 day festival (Sep 29 - Oct 1st) Distractfold will be premiering four new works, including Unstuck In Time by Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi کیمیا کوچک زاده یزدی, commissioned by Zubin Kanga for Cyborg Soloists.

See the full festival programme and buy tickets from Café OTO here