FIBER Festival, CTM Festival, in:resonance, 4DSOUND, Ambrio, SOL systems and Loods6 present Currents - Experiments & Performances in Spatial Sound

Currents is a four-day programme of experiments and performances in spatial sound, held at the monumental harbour warehouse Loods6 in Amsterdam. Across three evenings of live and DJ sets, two days of workshops and demos, and a closing spatial sound meetup, artists work with changing sound system configurations to shape a new listening experience each night.

Three types of sound systems - 4DSOUND, in:resonance, and SOL Systems - gather to create different listening settings, from ambient and delicate soundscapes to dynamic DJ sets and live performances.

Sit, lie down and walk through the space while performances take place at various points along the long corridor. The goal is not to meditate on sound, but to explore new sonic and social settings in the unique acoustics of the concrete Bagagehall.

Currents | Configuration I

Rrose (Live), Liza Kuzyakova (Live), Hugo Lioret (Live), Andreas Tegnander (Live)
Thursday 22/10 · 20:00–23:00 (doors 19:30)
Spatial sound performances

Configuration I brings together the subtle omnidirectional soundsystems of in:resonance and 4DSOUND with the soulful speakers and powerful low-end frequencies of Amsterdam based Sol Systems. This setting offers you a special evening featuring live sets by local and international artists, who have created new compositions especially for this 78-metre-long space. Kick back, sit back, wander or simply drift away in the currents of sound.

The first artists will move through the sculptural end of spatial sound. Rrose (Live) brings hypnotic, psychoacoustic techno built on microtonality and the limits of perception. Liza Kuzyakova (Live) works at the intersection of installation, spatial composition and performance, drawing out the perceptual tension between the materiality of objects, acoustic space, and the imaginative dimensions of sound. Hugo Lioret (Live) explores the connections between art, technology, and ecology through electroacoustic composition, improvisation, audiovisual performances, and field recording. Andreas Tegnander (Live), a returning FIBER artist, builds cross-sensory sonic interventions, reimagining technology into ‘public sensory organs’ that surface the invisible forces shaping how we perceive.

Presented by in:resonance and Futures of Listening, in collaboration with SOL Systems
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Currents | Configuration II

OK EG (Live), Nadia Struiwigh (Live), Wata Igarashi (DJ), Zohar (DJ set), State OFFF (DJ)
Friday 23/10 · 19:45–00:00 (doors 19:30)
Spatial live and DJ sets

An experimental night of DJ and live sets on the brand new Ambrio Spatial DJ mixer, curated and presented with Berlin based CTM Festival and Sol Systems.
This second evening spans a wider range, from delicate and atmospheric to dense and textural. Wata Igarashi (DJ) brings shimmering, psychedelic techno, crystalline structures rising into something cosmic. OK EG (Live), known for masterful sound design and meticulous arrangements, will perform parts of their 2025 album, Silent Green, diving into deep and psychedelic terrains. Nadia Struiwigh (Hybrid Live) performs live from hardware, shaping sound through intuition and texture. Zohar (DJ) works cutting-edge, percussive club sonics with a razor-sharp, highly dynamic signature, rattling low-end and rhythmic tension the common thread. State OFFF (DJ) closes with a spatial gqom set, transmuting Durban's minimalist sound into steel beams on concrete.

Presented by Futures of Listening, CTM Festival and AMBRIO Sound, in collaboration with SOL Systems.

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Currents | Configuration III

nthng (Live), Loek Frey (Live), Casimir Geelhoed (Live), Liza Kuzyakova (Live)
Saturday 24/10 · 20:00–23:00 (doors 19:30)
Spatial Sound Performances

For the final performance evening, we return to subtle listening with a new soundsystem configuration of 4DSOUND and in:resonance. The artists will explore the architecture of Loods6 through mesmerising landscapes, intricate textures and depth, giving you a completely different experience of the endless Bagagehal.

Casimir Geelhoed (Live), will present an introspective multichannel piece centered around processing and subtle transformation, building upon his previous works developed for in:resonance: "Waning Light" and "Burning Light". nthng (Live) is known for his atmospheric and introspective take on sound, weaves otherworldly soundscapes, heartfelt ambience, and ethereal drums that feel both intimate and vast. Loek Frey (Live) works at the collision of organic and machinic, texturised and cinematic. More to be announced.

Presented by in:resonance and Futures of Listening.
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Currents | Workshops & Demos: Spatial Sound & Ambrio

Saturday 24/10 · 13:00–17:00
During the Saturday afternoon, we’ll offer everyone who’s active as a DJ or live performer the chance to get to know Ambrio’s new spatial mixer. There will be a demonstration, you’ll be able to try out the mixer yourself, and there will be discussions with the artists who work with it and the creators at Ambrio. More news about the program, including a masterclass in spatial sound, will follow very soon.

Presented by Ambrio, CTM Festival and Futures of Listening.
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Currents | Gathering Sounds: Spatial Sound Meetup

Sunday 25/10 · 13:00–18:00

We wrap up with a community meet-up on Sunday afternoon, where spatial sound practitioners will each share something from their practice, like a tool, a patch, a speaker they've built, a work in progress, a field recording, or a score. This space is for work that’s still taking shape and encourages us to think and listen together. It’s one of several community events in the Futures of Listening project.

The common thread is spatial sound, in the broadest sense. Multichannel composition, immersive audio, sound installation, acoustic and architectural listening, spatial interfaces and instruments, sonification, binaural and headphone-based work: anyone working somewhere along this spectrum, from the technological to the experiential, is welcome.

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LOCATION

Loods6
Entrance: Surinamekade 18, Amsterdam

Located on the edge of the IJ, Loods6 is a monumental former passenger and freight warehouse shaped by decades of things passing through: cargo unloaded from the ships, travellers crossing the hall on their way into the city, everything moving onward to somewhere else. Nowadays, Loods6 has grown into a unique collective creative building featuring studios, shops, and exhibition spaces.