Infrasonica is a digital platform of non-Western cultures. We record, analyze and debate the eeriness of sound and its auras, linked to the world with the audible, the hidden and the sensitive. Infrasonic waves operate at a frequency that is undetectable by human ears even though they are often generated by massive ecological phenomena, such as the movement of tectonic plates or the deep currents of the ocean. Infrasonica aims to be a catalyst for those vibrations.
The platform includes archives of experimental sound and visual artists, as well as theoretical musings on contemporary critical thought. By relying on a borderless network of collaborators, Infrasonica blends essays, conversations and speculative works that encourage critical curatorial and research projects.
- Voicing Abstraction / Wave #8
March 2023 - 6
Voicing Abstraction / Wave #8:
In this second installment of Voicing Abstraction, we delve into the sonic waves that entwine human skin, communal emancipatory utterances, and the intricacies of abstract sounds and shades of silence. Together with our brilliant contributors, we seek to further our understanding of the limits between voice, song, language, and abstraction, while examining how voice as representation has been distorted in liberal democracies to flatten cultural differences and polyphonies.
Wave Track
Pacoima Techno merges music and performance to mobilize community organization across the San Fernando Valley. Their sound encapsulates nostalgia, blending it with raving dance into an evocative performance. Strobe lights (in a pool painted black), written by Soltera, is its latest, unreleased track. Pacoima Techno is Sylmar Soundsystem. Pacoima Techno is Aarum Alatorre. Pacoima Techno is Casa/Teca. Casa/Teca is Soltera, Langosta and Santiago Salazar.