Acousmo: HxH, Siavash Namehshiri

Doors: 20:30
Concerts: 21:30

Address: Allmendstrasse 93, 8041 Zürich , Halle D, First Floor 

Acousmo is a concert and sound art series focused on intentional listening. It offers a space for concentrated engagement with live sound and aims to counter the fast and superficial consumption of music. In this cycle, Acousmo introduces a new format: each evening begins with two solo performances by musicians or sound artists that are curated by the community. These are followed by an improvised set where both artists perform together.

HxH (NY)

HxH is an improvisatory electro-acoustic duo of Lester St. Louis and Chris Williams. The duo utilizes a mix of trumpet, cello and electronics to build worlds traversing through acoustic sound, grainy textures, expansive pools of sounds, breaks, cuts and beats. We’ve developed these varied sound worlds through live performance, studio recording, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The approach is conceived as an expansiveness that holds a personal intimacy. HxH wants to bring the listeners in, tune them to the experience and take a long trip. HxH functions as a vehicle to bring together the mass of references and influences Chris and Lester share and create ways to crystalize those ideas in real, expanded time to an experience over minutes or hours. Along with creating their own body of original music, the duo also work as sound and installation designers; collaborating with other artists and institutions.

Siavash Namehshiri (ZH)

Siavash Namehshiri is a Kurdish musician, sound artist, collaborator, curator, and community organiser from Iran/Rojhalat, based in Zurich. His work explores artistic creation as an evolving dialogue, using sound and noise to channel memories and challenge totalitarian and monolingual artistic narratives. Engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations, he works with samples, synthesizers, and experimental sound techniques across radio, film, theatre, and live performances. He is also the founder of MigrArt, a platform Centered on facilitating artistic exchange among artists from the global majority .