Ayn il Widen / Għajn il-Widen
Kurt Buttigieg and Carla Said. From Malta, based in Belgium.
Making "nervous, pulsing ambient" and
joyous musique concrète with field recordings, voice, amplified objects, microcassettes, pitch-shifted vinyl, electronics, computer and no computer.
Ayn Il Widen (or Għajn il-Widen) means 'the ear's eye' and 'the ear's source' in Maltese and Maghrebi Arabic.
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