Counterflows At Home: International Festival of Music and Art

1–30 April 2021

The 10th Edition of Counterflows offers a new way to explore artist’s work. Featuring new commissions of soundworks, films, podcasts, texts and more.

Plus assorted complementary interviews, texts and some offline surprises to be announced.

Available for free throughout April at counterflows.com

Programme includes:

ANNEA LOCKWOOD (US, NZ) — newly commissioned sound piece for Ruth Anderson + film about Annea from director Sam Green

MAZEN KERBAJ (LB) — film following a day in the life of the Lebanese trumpeter/artist

QUINIE (Glasgow) — podcast The Living Tradition and accompanying set of new song material

THEFURIES (Glasgow) — In this Moment, I’m Living “music for the tranquility of the souls of survivors of sexual violence”

NAKUL KRISHNAMURTHY & NRITHYA PILLAI (IN) — a sound/movement piece exploring Indian dance form Bharathanatyam in relation to contemporary electronic music

EDWARD GEORGE (UK) — writer/commentator presents a podcast on Angolan music and culture

NAZAR (AO) — exclusive audio work from the Angolan producer of ‘rough Kuduro’

SOFT TISSUE (UK) — new audio works distributed via post and an interactive website accompanying the release

SERAFINE 1369 & YOUNG NETTLE (UK) — narrative audiobook version of the London artists’ touring performance piece Sounds 4 Survival

HELENA CELLE (Glasgow) — new longform composition and accompanying essay

YAN JUN (CN) — It’s ok if it’s not ok essay + Beijing audio diary from the Chinese artist and writer

SUSIE IBARRA & MICHELE KOPPES (US) — Water Rhythms: Listening to Climate Change “The story of climate change through ice and water”