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Marvin Lalihatu

LGBT, installatie, Geluid, Diaspora, Dekolonisatie, Audiovisueel

Animistic Beliefs vindt een nieuwe, creoolse (muzikale) taal uit om opzwepende hybriden te creëren, met een fris perspectief dat zowel diep persoonlijk als politiek is. Animisme is het idee van inheemse geloofssystemen dat alle objecten, wezens en plaatsen een spirituele essentie bezitten. Pre-koloniale gedachten, tradities en muziek die verband houden met Linh's Vietnamees-Chinese afkomst zijn belangrijke inspiratiebronnen en instrumenten waarmee zij haar ervaring als queer POC in Nederland verkent. Linh en Marvin Lalihatu kijken steeds verder dan muziek en breiden hun werk uit naar nieuwe mediakunst. Hun avant-gardistische audiovisuele project CACHE/SPIRIT met multimedia- en performancekunstenaar Jeisson Drenth, is het meest recente product van hun expansieve artistieke richting. Gedreven door onvermoeibaar technisch, historisch en emotioneel onderzoek is Animistic Beliefs een kunstproject in constante evolutie.

ANIMISTIC BELIEFS – MERDEKA (NAAFI, 2022) - With their profound take on electronic music, Animistic Beliefs have steadily solidified their spot in the global underground. Influenced by cultural concepts such as ancestry, animism and mythology, as well as the languages of political techno, punk, bubbling and IDM, Linh Luu and Marvin Lalihatu consistently translate their visions into sensitive productions as well as high-octane live performances. On their new record, MERDEKA, the artists explore and embrace their cultural heritage in all of its pride, pain and complexity. MERDEKA symbolizes Animistic Beliefs’ breaking free, coming to terms with their changing selves and letting go of external expectations. The record rethinks childhood memories, confronts the generational trauma left by (post-)colonialism, and re-connects Linh and Marvin – respectively of Vietnamese-Chinese and Dutch-Moluccan descent – with their formative cultures. MERDEKA marks their first step in an overall departure from western club music. For its layered sound, Animistic Beliefs once again draw from the past, present and future of global club music, creating a sonic space where fast techno, warped breakbeats and ambient soundscapes make way for the augmented influence of (Southeast Asian) tribal music. The record incorporates Indonesian scales and recordings of the Tahuri (a wind instrument made out of a conch shell), Totobuang (Gamelan-like gongs) and Tifa drums, known as ‘the Moluccan heartbeat’. There is no audible distinction between old and new, between organic and digital, between instrumentation and voice. It is through words that the artists further touch on their experience; To Dream About Water opens with a stirring spoken word fragment by Marvin, marking the first time his voice is recognizably featured, whereas Khi Minh Gap Lai (‘Until We Meet Again’) centres on a Vietnamese poem by Linh, in which she beseeches her ancestors and finds a safe haven for unanswered questions. In true Animistic Beliefs fashion, MERDEKA will set fire to sweltering clubs and (sleepless) dreams. Yet, for the artists, it is essential to amplify the stories that spark that flame and keep it burning. The release of MERDEKA follows CACHE/SPIRIT, their ongoing collaboration with visual artist Jeisson Drenth, which extensively explores the artists’ intersectional identities. As such, the latest album is the next step within a bigger, introspective investigation. More unapologetic than ever, MERDEKA embodies a turning point on Animistic Beliefs’ ongoing journey towards self-acceptance – fuelled by the sound of urgency.
Animistic Beliefs – PARASITI (??) [Official Video] – ?? Epilepsy Warning
Animistic Beliefs w/ Jeisson Drenth pres. CACHE/SPIRIT at Dekmantel Connects 2020
Animistic Beliefs - An Eye for A.I. [Official Video] ?? Epilepsy Warning
Animistic Beliefs - Mindset:Reset [Official Video]
Animistic Beliefs - Marianentrog Patrol [Official Video]
Animistic Beliefs – Mindset:Reset

Animistic Beliefs & Jeisson Drenth Present: CACHE/SPIRIT

Datum:
Locatie: TENT
In samenwerking met: Linh Luu, Jeisson Drenth

CACHE/SPIRIT, een project van het muziekduo Animistic Beliefs en multimedia-kunstenaar Jeisson Drenth, gaat in op kwesties rondom bi-culturaliteit, overgeërfde familietrauma’s en subjectiviteit in het digitale tijdperk. De gesprekken tussen de kunstenaars die voorafgingen aan het werk, zijn ingebed in de lokale Rotterdamse context. De installatie is een zintuiglijke en ruimtelijke beleving van beeld en luistervormen die tegelijkertijd fascineren, uitdagen en uitnodigen tot reflectie.

https://www.tentrotterdam.nl/tentoonstelling/who-wants-to-live-in-a-world-without-magic-2/?ref=event&r_id=19507
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