Aural Spaces: Loraine James in 4DSOUND (live), presented by FIBER Festival

Loraine James

Loraine James has emerged as one of the most progressive producers of the moment in recent years. However, experimental is never synonymous with inaccessibility within James' playful vocabulary: a dizzying mix of jazz, electronica, UK drill, pop and grime. With her album For You And I she seeks out the raw edges and shows her characteristic sound as a queer, black and British artist, in which the catchy pop melody often forms the springboard for the daring experiment.

Reflection

Follow-up Reflection is a more streamlined and minimalist project that explores the introspective and intimate side of club music. Building Something Beautiful For Me (2022), James’s tribute to iconic New York minimal composer Julius Eastman, was a musical reinterpretation and response to his legacy. In 2023, she released the full-length Gentle Confrontation , in which James explores her past and present. She describes it as the record she wishes she had made as a teenager – the album’s musical tendencies reflecting that period in her life. In between making albums, James delves into numerous impulsive projects – such as her unruly alter ego Whatever The Weather – in which the joy of the process is palpable.

During Aural Spaces, James will apply her boundless creativity and emotional, almost diary-like working method within the 4DS Soundsystem, which will of course result in a special musical experience. For this occasion, she will perform a brand new musical project, commissioned by this festival.

FIBER Festival

FIBER Festival is an Amsterdam-based festival and platform for contemporary digital culture, audiovisual art and progressive music culture. Through the lens of art, FIBER reflects on the ever-changing impact of technology on society and the planet. They explore these topics collectively through performance, lectures, installation art, club nights and by showing groundbreaking artistic processes to a broad audience.

Aural Spaces

This concert is part of the Aural Spaces festival. From 12 to 15 December, a new dimension will be added to the live music experience in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw. The familiar red plush chairs will make way for a 4DSOUND installation, consisting of 13 pillars with 41 speakers. Classical acoustic methods will be combined with the modern technology of 4DSOUND, further expanding the possibilities of sound experience.

Aural Spaces explores the boundaries between sound and space, blurring and merging them. The result is a completely immersive listening experience like you'll rarely experience. Discover and experience how music moves through space!