Gilles Aubry, Ahmed Essyad
Subterranean Changes
Electronic music by Ahmed Essyad and Gilles Aubry
Part I – Ahmed Essyad, Toubkal (1972, 11 min. 40 sec.) and Sultane (1973, 14 min.), electroacoustic works (composition and diffusion)
Part II – Gilles Aubry, L’Makina (2023, 35 min.), live set (modular synthesiser and computer)
Part III – Discussion
An evening event organised by KorSonoR and Afrosonica, an exhibition organised by MEG
The evening’s programme highlights the meeting point between traditional and avant-garde music in Morocco. Essyad’s electroacoustic pieces from the 1970s echo the popular music heard in Moroccan villages in the late 1950s. Aubry, meanwhile, composes with modular synthesisers and AI-generated sounds inspired by a Moroccan song originally performed using 1930s-era equipment. In their own distinctive ways, both artists engage with cultural, technical and political themes to craft spellbinding sonic experiences.
