Sapa 1 is the first in a series of creative rituals that integrate various practices converging into experimental videos as an artistic journal. Sapa derives its name from a play on words. It could be a variation of "Zappa," the name of the street where the studio is located, as well as the female form of "Sapo" (toad). The toad, through its vibrations or “song”, calls to mate and also as a way to preserve its territory. In this context, “Sapa” symbolizes the act of creation through shared experience, a call to whoever resonates with this way of creating or listening. A call to whoever wants to share this encounter to create a new Sapa. With no fixed structure, the project includes meditation, improvisation, tarot readings and cards, and drawing and writing processes using artificial intelligence tools. Chance, energy, listening, encounter, dialogue and improvisation are key elements from this rituals. the cover art is based on a drawing of Rayaduras processed by chatgpt.

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Portal del Sur is a collaborative EP that emerged from the Artlab artistic residency program under Amplify D.A.I. During this residency, artists Carol Santana, Berenice Llorens, and Yaka Sales came together to create a project that merges indigenous painting, real-time visuals, and experimental soundscapes. The result is a work that explores the roots and cultures of Latin America, using audiovisual art as a form of expression. The EP was released by Dialog (Argentina), marking the culmination of a creative process that began during the residency and took shape in this sonic production. The EP addresses contemporary themes such as the connection between humans and the natural environment, as well as the impact of technology on our lives. A central focus is the climate crisis, reflected in the use of field recordings of birds, frogs, and other natural sounds, which contrast with the electronic elements. Improvisation is the core of the compositional process, blending samples and field recordings with analog and digital instruments. Through the exploration of genres like techno, break, ambient, and electroacoustic music, the EP creates a soundscape that invites deep reflection on the relationship between technology, nature, and culture.

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Berenice Llorens x Anna Butter. Performance during the festival 48 Stunden Neukölln at Dim Things

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Leaving Leaves is the second album by Marmotas Dreams and the second in their compositional project, Voyage, which began in 2020 with Pequeño Kimono. This project seeks to explore ways of traveling through sound across diverse geographical landscapes, experimenting with different languages, phonetics, and sonorities. The second stop in Voyage, Leaving Leaves, consists of three pieces composed from fragments of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. In this album, we work with the sonority of the English language, exploring the poetics and musicality of Whitman’s free verse, layered over electronic bases and sound processing. Leaving leaves is an exploration of free song.

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