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THE TRANSISTORS TOUR: Sound Art Activism and Migrant Resistance

A Tour Featuring: Manuela Bojadzijev of Kanak Attak; Elliot Perkins (fka Phonem); Dont Rhine of Ultra-red.

The TRANSISTORS TOUR is a collaboration between members of the audio activist organization Ultra-red and the anti-racist organization Kanak Attak. Part research tour, part organizing campaign, part performance series, the TOUR features three artists and activists from diverse contexts and struggles, investigating spaces, experiences and struggles surrounding migration.

From Kanak Attak, Manuela Bojadzijev hosts the event, putting the performances in the context of her work with Kanak Attak and the 'Trans-It! Migrations' project. 'Trans-it! Migrations' is an international interdisciplinary research, sound, film, and exhibition project, focusing on the interconnections between an emerging European border regime and the movements of migration across these borders. At the conclusion of the TRANSISTORS TOUR, the artists will join the 'Trans-It! Migrations' team for research into the experiences of residents in the 'One Thousand and One Roses' refugee camp in Belgrade.

Formerly known as Phonem, highly respected electronic musician Elliot Perkins performs portions of 'Eurodac Express'; a collaboration between Perkins and Bangladeshi video artist and migrant organizer Shahidul Alam of the Drik Project. Combining beats, field recordings and interviews, 'Eurodac Express' traces the experiences of immigrants as they make their way across the EU into immigrant communities in Northern England, Germany and Italy.

Ultra-red founding member Dont Rhine debuts his 'Jack Tactic' project. An essay in memory and sound, reflects on the cultural and political history of House music within the context of AIDS activism up to today’s struggles around globalization and migrant sub-cultures.


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