Mūzikas projekts NikNak (UK)

5. In December, sound artist NikNak will perform in Riga

5. in December, the London-based sound artist and electronic music producer NikNak will perform at the bar "1983" (21 Vagonu Street). The event is organized by the experimental music society "Skaņu mežs" in cooperation with the "techné" project supported by the European Union. Tickets can be purchased at www.bilesuserviss.lv; they are priced at 15 EUR, but the first 50 tickets are sold for 10 EUR.

NikNak, described as a creative heavyweight and true polymath by Clash Magazine, is the first dark-skinned vinyl record manipulator, recipient of the prestigious Orama Award, an award inspired by electronic musician Daphne Orama, given to female or LGBT musicians and sound artists.

NikNak records process found sounds with DJ equipment and vinyl. with the help of turntables, resulting in contemplative, warm dark and ambient music, while her DJ performances and radio mixes stick to the genres of bass music and jazz. ” - is a sound essay based on environmental recordings made in Turkey about peace in all its manifestations, while the 2023 record “Moon” is a tribute to dreams, sleep, sky and darkness - it is composed of nature sounds recorded during the night in Portugal, as well as audio fragments from the space flights of the NASA program.

Courtesy NikNak's most recent achievement - the album "Ireti" published this year - has been observed as a step outside the artist's usual sound: the electronic music media "Resident Advisor" described it as "an energetic journey through the genres of drum'n'bass, dubstep and trip-hop", which allowed her to break out of the "ambient music shell".

Afro- the futuristic album brings to life a story cherished in the musician's imagination about a distant future war between humans and devices powered by artificial intelligence. A self-described avid fan of video games and comics, NikNak envisioned the album as an Afro-centric retelling of the central motifs of the classic sci-fi film Blade Runner.

Simultaneous Recording "Ireti" can also be perceived as a compromise between the artist's exercises in ambient music, which have dominated her records to such an extent, and dance music, which is usually heard in her DJ performances. "In the past, I had created some pieces of the "jungle" genre, but I was shy to publish them. In general, it has been a long time since I have worked with rhythmic music in a project," says NikNak in an interview with the media "DJ Mag". “So it was really nice to go back to forms of electronic music that I not only used to listen to, but that I just really miss.”

NikNak also produces The Narrative podcast, which aims to to shed light on the bright contributions of women and representatives of the LGBT community in the contemporary electronic music landscape.

NikNak will give this performance as part of his residency in Riga - in cooperation with the association "Skaņu mežs" and the sound art project " tekhnė" artist will be in Riga from December 4 to 12 to work on a new sound art installation, which will later be viewed at the "Smilga" gallery (Eduarda Smilģa iela 34A).

The event is supported by the European Union and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.

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