TIMES — The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes
As a key partner of the TIMES project, Nuits sonores has conceived a part of its programme in collaboration with three European festivals and commissioned an original multidisciplinary piece.
Co-funded by the European Union and led by Arty Farty, The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes (TIMES) is a collaboration between 10 European electronic and contemporary music festivals focused on commissioning original works of music and digital arts, as well as co-programming artists and thinkers. TIMES also aims to support, promote, and enhance sustainable practices among its partners, whether social, ecological, or economic.
The partners are: Berlin Atonal (DE), Elevate (AT), Insomnia (NO), Le Guess Who? (NL), Nuits sonores (FR), Reworks (GR), Semibreve (PT), Sónar (ES), Terraforma (IT) and Unsound (PL).
This year, Nuits sonores invites Reworks, Berlin Atonal and Insomnia.
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Heith, James K & Günseli Yalcinkaya present ‘The Talk’ (live AV), a world premiere at Nuits sonores
The Talk is a multi-disciplinary performance by musicians Heith and James K with artist-researcher Günseli Yalcinkaya, featuring original set design by Andrea Belosi. Presented in the style of a surreal panel talk, the show takes inspiration from the Antikythera mechanism, considered to be the world’s first artificial computer.
Through hypnotic soundscapes and spoken word intervals, the act explores the ways in which narratives, as told through the lens of various technologies, shape our perception of reality.
The piece will be played at Le Sucre on May 28th for the Nuit 1 of Nuits sonores 2025.
About
A multi-disciplinary performance, featuring musicians Heith and James K, artist-researcher Günseli Yalcinkaya and original set design by Andrea Belosi. Presented in the style of a surreal panel talk, the show takes inspiration from the Antikythera mechanism, the world’s first artificial computer, to imagine an atemporal reality where hypnotic soundscapes open up portals into the unknown, and spoken word intervals act as fictioning tools to explore the ways in which narratives, as told through the lens of various technologies, shape our perception of reality.
This work was commissioned by Nuits sonores, Reworks, Terraforma, and Sónar as part of a cooperative project led by TIMES (The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes).
A co-curated program with three major European festivals
This year, Nuits sonores invites Reworks, Berlin Atonal and Insomnia for a programme of co-curations with the three festivals.
BERLIN ATONAL (Berlin, Germany)
At the intersection of sonic and visual art, Berlin Atonal is renown for its industrial aesthetic and its sharp unexpected live shows.
Co-curations with Berlin Atonal are:
• Mohammad Reza Mortazavi → Day 4
• Mika Oki & Sara Persico present Sphaîra → Nuit 3
• Simo Cell & Abdullah Miniawy → Day 2
• Talk : Are We Discussing More Electronic Music Than Experiencing It In 2025?
→ Nuits sonores Lab, Thursday 29 may
INSOMNIA (Tromsø, Norway)
Based in Tromsø and operating right above the article circle, Insomnia has become the meeting point of electronic and contemporary music in Scandinavia.
Co-curations with Insomnia are:
• Mental Overdrive → Nuit 3
• Takkak Takkak → Day 1
• Lyra Pramuk → Day 2
• FÖLLAKZOID → Day 2
• Workshop : The Internet is a Horrible Place and I’m Here to Make it Worse, by Noura Tefeche
→ Nuits sonores Lab, Friday 30 may
REWORKS (Thessaloniki, Greece)
The Greek historical partner of Nuits sonores, reworks festival, gathers in its programme, a wide variety of artists from the electronic and contemporary music ecosystem, putting the spotlight on the local scenes as well as on international performers.
Co-curations with Reworks are:
• Ellen Allien b2b BADSISTA → Day 2
• Nubiyan Twist → Day 4
• Moxie b2b Wallace → Day 1
• Fadi Mohem → Nuit 3
• A Conversation With James K, Heith, Andrea Belosie, Günseli Yalcinkaya, Special Request, Lyra Pramuk → Day 2