For cynics — jaded patricians and haters of the avant garde alike — everything is noisy but nothing is noise; for the open minded, noise is everywhere. A recap from Unsound 2024. thefader.com/2024/10/11/uns…

On Friday Jan 17 2025, Unsound will present a special music program Barbican Centre – featuring Mica Levi’s concert programme performed by Sinfonietta Cracovia, as well as Raphael Rogiński, who will present „Žaltys”. Another name will be announced soon. barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/…

New from Unsound's label division; solo-guitar maestro Raphael Rogínski's famed 2015 set of intimate John Coltrane interpretations, on vinyl for the first time including four new recordings made this year bit.ly/4e0obaw

JUST IN! 'Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes' by Raphael Rogiński The Polish virtuoso guitarist Raphael Rogiński reimagines works by the jazz great and American poet. Expanded reissue of his 2015 LP. normanrecords.com/records/206005…

On November 18, Kali Malone and Stephen O'Malley will talk about time, space, and music, in a conversation moderated by Andy Battaglia, as part of Unsound New York, co-produced with Giorno Poetry Systems. More info here: giornopoetrysystems.org/222-bowery/eve…

Mabe Fratti joins the line-up of the Unsound night at the Barbican Centre in London on Jan 17 2025! She will appear amongst two already announced special performances: Mica Levi & Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Raphael Rogiński presenting ‘Žaltys’. Tickets: tinyurl.com/unsound-barbic…

The Unsound NY program is now up on our website – explore 5 days of events, including the club night at Nowadays, concerts at Lincoln Center 🪩, installation at Pioneer Works and more. Visit unsound.pl 📷 Mark Bussell / Lawerence Sumulong

Great work for the design of Unsound New York 2024 by Wiktor Stribog

Unsound is coming to Brussels for the first time, in partnership with BozarBrussels, on the 14th and 15th of February 2025. The two–day music program brings together genre-bending live shows, exhilarating DJ sets and special international collaborations. More info here:

We’re thrilled to announce the publication of Jennifer Walshe’s essay „13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art and Music”. The book will be launched at Institute of Contemporary Arts on Jan 16, with Jennifer giving a talk and Q&A. You can pre-order the book via Unsound Bandcamp. More info here:

As a final year gift, you can now read the last Unsound Dispatch, featuring a new essay by Machine Listening (Sean Dockray, James Parker, Joel Stern) that accompanies their just-released album “Songs About Fucking Suno”. The essay looks at 2024 as “the year automatic music

Here’s a special end-of-year treat: we’re revisiting the unforgettable DJ set by the Bristol-based selector k means from the closing party of Unsound Kraków 2023. Dive in and enjoy the 2-hour journey, flying through footwork, dancehall, dub and more. 💥 soundcloud.com/unsound/unsoun…

Unsound x Barbican Centre takes place Friday 17 Jan in London. With the event almost sold out, Barbican has released balcony tickets - he quick if you want to come. The program features Mica Levi & Sinfonietta Cracovia, Mabe Fratti and Raphael Rogiński. barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/…

We are pleased to announce a specially curated evening, highlighting some of the most inventive talents in adventurous music. Unsound x Barbican Centre takes place Friday 17 January in London! The showcase is part of the upcoming Polish-British cultural season.

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Using modular synth and pre-modern vocal styles, the Ukrainian duo turns the music of 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen into a chilling meditation on wartime trauma and the endurance of faith pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

The first artist announcement for Unsound Kraków 2025 is live, with Weekly and Long Weekend Passes also now on sale unsound.pl/en/unsound-web…

Excited to be speaking (remotely) at this year's Unsound festival in Krakow, Poland, one of the country's leading music events, on the Palestine laboratory. This has to be my debut in DJ Mag: djmag.com/news/unsound-k…

New for Unsound festival’s label division; modular synthesist Heinali and vocalist Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko adapt compositions by Hildegard von Bingen, using Ukrainian folk techniques and synthesised medieval polyphony bit.ly/3IIjyIi

spoke with Antonina Nowacka a few weeks before the release of "Hiraeth" (out on Unsound). We talked mainly about voice, its power, versatility; different places where she sang and, well, her otherwordliness. You can read the whole story on @bandcamp daily.bandcamp.com/features/anotn…