An 1hr of bass-massage worthy selections that have been bugging bela’s mind for some months.

They dive from 145 to 119 BPM on 3deck - in mutable electro, dubstep, DnB and delectable hand-drum goodies.

This is a collaboration of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The Brussels-based electronic music composer is the co-founder of Plapla Pinky, a duo noted for their atypical approach to club music, somewhere between rave, baroque and contemporary music. However, for some years now, his solo work has focused on church organs. In 2020, he released Solarium on the Belgian label Vlek: this organ-centric record relies on the emotional potency of sunrise to spawn an experience that is both musical and social. Two years later, he presented Nachthorn, a new LP for MIDI church organ. Critically acclaimed – notably by Boomkat which selected it in their top ten records of 2022 – it was also chosen as the soundtrack for the Chanel Haute Couture fashion show in January 2023. For this edition of Intonal, the SHAPE+ artist will perform on the MIDI organ of St Petri Church.

This is a collaboration of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The Swedish and Karelian-Luxembourgish musicians Prins Emanuel and Cucina Povera, respectively, and the Swedish visual artist and producer Maja Li Härdelin navigate a space between soundsystem-optimized dub, bedroom pop, experimentation, and quotidian life and sounds, refuting the hierarchy between mundanity and avant-garde..

This is a collaboration of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The long distance duo of Berlin-based Bridget Ferrill and Copenhagen-based Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, accompanied by experimental choreographer/ dancer Olivia Rivière. The existing duo is known for deconstructing classical components, fragmenting and incorporating them into intimate arrangements, pushing the boundaries of composition. Rivière experiments with obscure vocal-techniques, delving into their materiality and sensory resonance.

This is a collaboration of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Interview and mix with Sarahsson.

Producer, composer, costume designer, and performance artist, Bristol’s Sarahsson fuses hedonistic club with guttural noise, euphoric trance, and neoclassical composition. Dealing in extremes, she draws inspiration as much from the natural world as from gore and harsh noise: themes of bodies being contorted, ripped apart, and combined anew create beautiful and painful scenarios. Rather than using pre-made samples, she creates her own transforming field recordings of marsh reeds and whispers into percussion; she also built her own daxophone, a bowed instrument which under her ritual conjures monstrous blasts and wails.

A unique voice in the landscape of electronic music, Sarahsson brings together her distinct ear for melody, rich textural harmony, and dramatic narratives to achieve awe-inspiring timelessness on her debut album The Horgenaith (Illegal Data, 2022). The live rendition of her album is just as intense and immediate, a visceral experience that rejects categorization. Sharing line-ups with the likes of Bendik Giske, Lyra Pramuk, Leya, Oklou, Varg2tm, LSDXOXO, and many more, her soundtrack work spans Acne’s Studios FW23 Paris Fashion Week runway show, Harpies – about Europe's first trans strip club for The ICA – and Welsh folklore horror short film Nânt.