MEMORABILIA
Sublime Frequencies
Mark Gergis, a regular collaborator with Sublime Frequencies, explains the project's philosophy and the cultural, logistical and esoteric implications of collecting music from a culture other than one's own.
William Bennett. Part I
International noise music legend William Bennett is also an avid record collector. Both critical and eclectic in his selective accumulation, the British artist’s record collection comprises a singular labyrinth of sounds that make it possible to chart different paths through the musical preferences of its owner.
Deleted scenes
We dig up some unreleased fragments of the interview with sound collector Mark Gergis that we were unable to include the first time around.
Mark Gergis. Part II
Mark Gergis. Part I
Over the past twenty years, this North American of Iraqi origins has immersed himself in popular and folk music scenes and subgenres from Syria, Iraq, Sumatra, Cambodia, Thailand and other places, in order to rescue what he calls "sound anomalies" from oblivion.