In the organizer's words:

The Düsseldorf label TAL and the North Caucasian label Ored Recordings are preparing a joint release: A live performance with field recordings of traditional music reinterprets the boundaries between Circassian melodies and abstract electronics.

Ored Recordings is a label from Nalchik that researches, documents, publishes and promotes traditional and local music from the North Caucasus. Instead of strict archiving and an unbiased presentation of ethnic and cultural diversity, Ored Recordings prefers to focus on the context in which traditional music exists today. This raises not only artistic, but also social and political questions.

The joint release with the Düsseldorf label TAL is more than a compilation of music that is unfamiliar to European listeners. Rather, it is an authorial collage by Stefan Schneider that offers an unexpected perspective on Ored's living archive.

At the presentation of the vinyl and CD release, Bulat Khalilov, co-founder of Ored Recordings, will talk about the current state of independent music in the North Caucasus, the influence of traditional music and the colonial traumas of the region. The evening will continue with a performance by the trio Timur Kodzoko - Stefan Schneider - Martina Bertoni.

It is a combination of Circassian ritual and dance melodies with structured electronics and rhythmic structures. The music of this international trio rethinks familiar roles in the interplay of different approaches, cultures and traditions. Instead of the usual "folk + electronic" or "traditional + modern" scheme, the musicians propose an equal dialog between all participants, in which it is difficult to clearly categorize the elements. And despite the abstract nature of the sound, the project raises questions that go beyond aesthetics and sound itself.

Detailed program:

• Live music by Timur Kodzoko (bouzouki), Martina Bertoni (electronics) and Stefan Schneider (electronics)

• Lecture performance by Bulat Khalilov (talk, video, photographs)