Beyond streaming: Friction Bombay hosts experimental sound series till May 30 in Kala Ghoda

Visitors at a session

Friction Bombay, a counter-cultural platform and creative space is hosting Mutual Interference, a recurring series of listening sessions pairing contrasting albums and ideas to spark dialogue and reflection, till May 30. The sessions include workshops, screenings and listening sessions that examine music culture, technology and politics.

A vinyl record of McCoy Tyner Live at Newport

The programme invites audiences to rethink streaming culture, community-building and collective listening. "Having albums played back-to-back that fight philosophically or musically is very much in line with Friction," says curator Abhi Meer. "What we are doing here is elemental and focused on people coming together," he adds.

Abhi Meer. Pics courtesy/Akshay Mehta; @frictionbombay

Events to catch

The Last Music Store: This documentary revisits Mumbai's iconic Rhythm House, and its lasting influence on the city's music culture.
ON May 23; 7 pm onwards

A dated photograph of Rhythm House at Kala Ghoda

Everyone wants a village, nobody wants to be a villager: Workshop with Abhi Meer exploring belonging, community-building and collective responsibility through psychology and political philosophy.
ON May 24; 5 pm onwards
COST Rs 1000

A view of the interiors. Pics courtesy/FILE PIC; RHYTHM HOUSE ON Youtube

Mutual Interference: Deep listening session pairing contrasting albums by Jane's Addiction and Townes Van Zandt for philosophical and musical dialogue.
ON May 27; 7 pm onwards

Post-capitalist desire reading + discussion: Book club session discussing Mark Fisher's final lectures and critiques of contemporary capitalist culture.
ON May 28; 7 pm onwards

A moment from a previous workshop

Inferno by boards of Canada: Immersive quadraphonic listening experience featuring the experimental electronic duo's latest album in surround sound.
ON May 29; 7 pm onwards

Collaborating with machines: Open electronic jam session using Roland synthesisers, samplers and drum machines for all skill levels.
ON May 30; 7 pm onwards

AT Method, near Kala Ghoda, Fort.
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