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Spectral Karaoke

PAN-PAN Birmingham

3rd October 2025

Had a great time performing a DUO with Dirty Electronics.

Thanks to Jake Williams and all at Spectral Karaoke for having us as special guests.

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LIVE SOUND PERFORMANCE

Dushume & Dhangsha LIVE

9:30 pm

Immerse yourself in an electrifying live set from Dushume and Dhangsha, blending South Asian–inspired experimental noise with heavy bass and improvisation. Using DIY instruments, distorted textures and evolving rhythms, they create dark, visceral soundscapes shaped by cultural memory and underground music traditions. Presented on a bespoke sound system, this is a deeply physical listening experience at the edge of bass and experimental sound.

Audience target/s Everyone, musicians, promoters, audiovisual artists, sound engineers and producers, and Asian communities

Accessibility: Patrick Studios is wheelchair accessible. If you have specific access requirements, please contact us at [email protected]

Book early—capacity is limited to ensure the best possible listening experience.

All tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled.

LOCATION

Patrick Studios, East Street Arts, St Mary’s Lane, Mabgate, Leeds, LS9 7EH

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I was delighted to present new work "Bassial Pressure" for 3 IKOS as part of Sonic Spheres.

The Fireworks Factory in Woolwich Works was transformed into a living, resonant environment where multiple spherical loudspeaker arrays animate the space with fully immersive 3D Sound.

https://www.sonicspheres.org

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REProduce London: Bass Boss (Film) / Koi Hain (Film) / Dushume (Live)

I was delighted to be invited to Play a Dek Bass Noise Set alongside Dhangsha bringing the heat as always.

A bit more about the event below:

Dek Bass is a form of extreme low end frequency deployment originating from rural West Bengal, India. As terrifying as it is wildly popular in the region, the form originated from the mind of one man: DJ Khobir. This event will present Bass Boss, a film on Dek Bass and the imitable agent of its genesis, DJ Khobir. The film will be shown in its entirely for a rare screening as it makes its way around Europe, with director Rana Ghose present and in conversation with Nishant Shukla. curator at Lake. A film collaboration between them, Koi Hain, will also be screened. The evening will flow into live musical performances by London's own Dhangsha and Dushume on Club Sily's bespoke sound system PA.

BASS BOSS

Rana Ghose investigates Dek Bass, a sound system style unique to West Bengal and sets out to meet its elusive leading light DJ Khobir. Overwhelming, aggressive, and prone to virulent fandom in his region, this form of sonic expression and assertion is of its own genesis. There is no reference to Jamaican sound system culture within. It was rendered pure and unadulterated from the mind of one person: DJ Khobir.

कोई है / Koi Hain?! / Is anybody there?! This film follows the intimate, performative rituals of a man offering tears to a river – a gesture of surrender and transcendence, a universal yearning to be seen by something beyond oneself. Referencing the pursuit of ‘Moksha’ – liberation from the cycle of rebirth – Koi Hain?! embodies our shared search for the unattainable.

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Kiln, by Dushume

4 track album

Kiln EP Out Now Digital & Tape on Bandcamp.

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Disrupting Frequencies at KASK School of Arts, Belgium Podcast with Dushume and Stoffel Debuysere

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Disrupting Frequencies at KASK School of Arts, Belgium

Big love to KASK School of Arts in Gent for the invite! I had the pleasure of sharing my project Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound as part of their listening session series on sound and politics—an incredible space for deep listening and open conversations.

We dived into Disruptive Frequencies, the vinyl compilation born from this project, spinning tracks that push sonic boundaries while tackling themes of access, inclusion, and decolonisation in experimental sound. The atmosphere was alive with curiosity and critical discussion—breaking down barriers, rethinking how we listen, and opening up fresh perspectives on sound’s political potential.

Grateful for the dialogue, the community, and, of course, the deep listening. Look out for the podcast. More to come! 

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Badtiming at the Quip & Curiosity, Cambridge.

Tues 29th October 2024 - 7-10pm

A night of improvised noise and full frequencies, sonic experiments and inventions.

Delighted to have played alongside "there are no birds here" and "Tom Daley".

www.bad-timing.co.uk

Special thanks to Jo for the invitation.

Photo Credit: @DShappyBOI / Callis