Sumanth Srinivasan (Reckoner), Casta Jiahui Zhu (Kastakila)
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In the performance “As Above So Below”, Reckoner will use TidalCycles, Supercollider and analog synthesis and vocal live-looping to perform a combination of composed and improvisational pieces that he’s been working on over the previous year. The music will explore groovy rhythms juxtaposed with sonic degradation via striated samples, misused reverb, saturated drums and a variety of other distortion techniques. Accompanying these sounds, Kastakila’s visuals evoke a liminal sense of nowhere-ness, reflecting themes of decay and anachronism using TouchDesigner, Unreal Engine, and Stable Diffusion. “As Above So Below” seeks to explore the inherent conflict between computers’ capabilities as impeccable time-keepers and decision engines with their role in our lives as an ever-increasing source of spiritual and temporal distortion.