#154: thr(u) (with ọmọlolú, NYC)
art entitled “violet haze,” digital collage by ọmọlolú, date unknown.
i’m elated tonight’s guest offering from ọmọlolú, out of NYC. their work was first aired on panoramic in early 2023, and their work is incredible. tonight’s mix is about and explores “that explores breath, desire, and becoming. u deserve to break thr(u), the nerve!”
YOU. yes, you. you deserve to break through, too.
ọmọlolú Refilwe Bàbátúndé (ọrB) (shx/they) is a multimedia artist rooted in sound who makes sonic ritual works that explore recovery, becoming, and breaking into affirming possibilities. Her practice is concerned with how Black sound moves through, connects, and shifts space/time. Through looping, harmonization, instrumentation, field recordings, and sampling, they explore the power of repetition, mantra-making, and collective breathing as ways to propel those who listen through the cycles and deepening of our becoming. In their practice, they also explore video, image, archival work, prose, and performance as ways to activate, visualize, and embody the sonic encounters they strive to expose.
Show archive
Playlist
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Valerie Lagrange, “Si Ma Chanson Pouvait”
from Si ma chanson pouvait (Evasion 1971) - Single
Evasion Music - 1971
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East New York Elementary School of Excellence (PS 677), “Stakes Is High”
from Stakes is High
dust to digital - 2021
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