The Empire of Sgins


October 17, 2013 | Hotel Forum

Artists imploding genres with bass-heavy sound, beats, noise, radical rap, R&B and more. King Midas Sound have described their recent sound as “My Bloody Valentine in dub”, while Forest Swords uses dub dynamics in a different way, blurring them into unique haunted pop. Mykki Blanco deploys her transgender identity and performance art techniques to subvert rap; clipping.’s take on hip hop is defined by harsh noise, punishing volume and resounding silence. James Ferraro launches his new album on Hippos in Tanks, “NYC, HELL 3:00 AM”, which aims to create “a surreal psychological sculpture of American decay and confusion”. Tralala Blip is a unique band in the electronic music world, featuring five members with and without disabilities. A second room features DJ’s and producers connected to the Unsound Polish label fair, focusing on Recognition, U Know Me, S1Warsaw and The Very Polish Cut Outs: Daniel Drumz, Eltron John, Chino and Ptaki.


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