«watersheds» listening session suburb river reverb

23. June 2024 • Marina Mello, Severin Kolb, tracy september

water is omnipresent. it flows around us everywhere, often barely visible, hardly noticed. it drips, gurgles, splashes in millions of nuances, but it can also thunder and roar. it is therefore ideally suited to sharpening our hearing. in this listening session, curated by tracy september and severin kolb, after a short group meditation, we will follow a collage of recordings collected on andres bosshard's suburb rivers sketch walk on the previous sunday, 16th june (participation in the walk is highly recommended, but is by no means a prerequisite for the listening session). toshio hosokawa's composition "neben dem fluss" from 1982, played by harpist marina mello, not only reflects different ways of flowing, but also links it to the philosophical quest of humankind. and since all rivers lead to the sea, we also arrive there with a homage to eliane radigue's "occam ocean" compositions. to round off the last day and the free flow festival, dankushen will conclude the event with a "watersheds" dj set that brings together a wide variety of musical water impressions and builds a bridge between nature and culture. to this end, we invite you to a cozy exchange with tea and a view on the limmat.

marina mello (harp) & dankushen (dj) – curated by severin kolb & tracy september