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Video documentation from last month’s YARMONICS festival weekend, filmed and edited by Charlie Ditcham.

Massive thanks to artist, audience, supporters and funders.

We will soon be sharing details of our next event on March 20th 2027 so get it in your diaries.

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yo, shooting on film has been the vibe for me this year. A new hobby I picked up that has put a lens on what and how l capture moments, but also how I view life. It’s been somewhat meditative, purposeful and free. Especially where I’ve had a hiatus from video for the longest.

I was looking through some of the shots trying to figure out what it is that I like to capture. Some shots made me feel so elated, and I simply wanted to share, but didn’t. I tried to pluck out themes to refine the selection…nothing changed. I tried to think through it all and it got me nowhere.

but now, we’re finally back here #lettingitflyyy

perfectionism ay?
no one cares, really…
But I care, about these shots, a lot.

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One week to go - free tickets in bio.

Video by @samuelhorwood

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YARMONICS
FESTIVAL OF SOUND & NEW MUSIC
26/27 SEPTEMBER 2026

TALKS AND PERFORMANCES FROM
Anastasia Eggers @anastasiaeggers
Big Ears @big_____ears
B.O.S.S. @blackobsidian_soundsystem
Dana Sousa-Limbu (ECHOS MONDE) @echosmonde
e.m.arson @e.m.arson
Hannan Jones @hannannannanananannnn
On Yee Lo
Pauper Palace @johnthemodulator & @brainwavesarebetterthanperms
Regan Bowering @reganalana
Russell Haswell @russellhaswell_real
Sonic Postcards
YEAH YOU @ye_yu_fam

FREE TO ATTEND

FULL INFO AND TICKETS AT
YARMONICS.COM

YARMONICS is produced by Eastern Ear @eastern_ear and originalprojects; @orig_proj
and supported by
Arts Council England @aceagrams Play Produce Promote @playproducepromote and Ranworth Trust

Design by Sam Horwood @samuelhorwood

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how to build a mobile sound system 🛞🚨

a collaborative project with @ucl @daddydarkrdc @echosmonde that took place last month

as spaces to the workshop were very limited, im sharing the knowledge here 🙂‍↕️✌️

#soundsystem #diyspeakers

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Knowledge and wisdom, thank you @david.chen02 & @daddydarkrdc for sharing the other week 🙏🏽

Super inspiring workshop the other week produced by @echosmonde exploring and building our own analogue soundsystems

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The next round of applications for our Sponsorship Program is open now. From today until 31 January, apply via the link in our bio for your chance to be gifted a pair of TMA-2 DJ Wireless or TMA-2 Studio Wireless to upgrade your setup and boost your creative flow 🎧

Open to all emerging artists. Audience size doesn’t matter, intention does. Apply at the link in our bio.

Successful sponsorship applicants will be announced early April.

Huge congrats to our AIAIAI Sponsorship recipients from the previous round, listed below. 💫

Ada Kaleh, alys(alys)alys, ApodaSpark, BETIX, Bliss Carmxn, Chinnamasta, Chrysis, Coline Cornelis, Cr0m4, DIVINE KIND, DJ Nanoos, eejebee, EVEHIVE, FARNOZZ, G L O W Z I, Grace Chiang, Hunay Saday, ill temperament, jamvvis, JHONATAN OSPINA, JJess, Karima 2G, kennino, Laurie Torres, Madison Willing, Marcos Micozzi, Mat the Alien, Me Time, Mica, Monsieurmadam, Ms. Renegade, MzOrstin, NGL Flounce, NYALLAH, Özten, puffie, Raavel, Ramsey, Rita L’Oujdia, RUVENRUVEN, Sola, Szophia Nagasaka, THEMPRESS, UNOS, 黃美琦 Vicki Huang

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Exhibition 🌱 'Rooted: Layered Knowledges, Shared Soil' is now open.

Led by the Bartlett Pan-African Indigenist Collective, this exhibition brings together living plants, storytelling and a soundscape by @DivineKind.Sounds to centre Black and African experiences within the Bartlett and UCL.

For Black African students, 'Rooted' offers something rare in academic space: recognition, reflection, and community. It’s a place to see lived experience treated as knowledge, to hear voices that sound like yours, and to imagine futures in the built environment where you belong and can thrive.

Open to all, the exhibition invites visitors to listen, sit, and contribute to a growing Seed Wall of solidarity and hope.

📍 22 Gordon Street, The Bartlett School of Architecture
📅 12–26 January 2026

Free entry | Opening hours via link in bio 🔗

The Collective continues to take up space—together.

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‘I deliberately keep the recap videos to a minimum with the sound system parties because it’s a special thing we are building and want people to come and listen in the flesh as opposed to judging via the algorithm ‘ but……
Let me shout out @passaproductions and @themightyrulersoundsystem for being my guests at the latest instalment and for everyone who touched down to dance and party with us, it truly was a family affair. Oldest guest was 83 and the youngest was a few months old. Four generations of family in one space and a giant box of salt fish dumplings for the hungry which went down a treat.

I’ve learnt so much from putting on these gatherings and working on this sound system project and it’s slowly beginning to take shape but I still have a way to go to get all of the parts running smoothly.

Taking two months off from Dj activities to clear my ears and reset my algorithm but hoping to be back in the booth from March. Large up the @the0rangeroom for welcoming us in and @misssanchialege for being the worlds best cheerleader.

PS @jessebern.ard is deadly with the pen. Go investigate his latest take on the gentrification of sound system culture for a thought provoking read.

#soundsystem #rundem #rundemcrew #passaproductions #mightyrulersoundsystem

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a spotlight on listening rooms

listening rooms have been getting me through these colder evenings. it’s so special stepping into a room dedicated to sound, hosted by people with so much passion for music and the stories behind it. i thought i’d shed some light and share some notes

– a pakistani roadtrip with haseeb iqbal –
haseeb’s sessions feel like you’re being taken elsewhere. hearing the sounds and stories from the trip felt like sitting in the backseat - pure passion and magical storytelling. 2.5 hours that felt like 10 mins, could’ve easily done another
(@haseebiqbal_‘s residency at 180 resumes next year but his party @studiocrumb has an insane lineup of dances next week, not to miss !)

– a conversation with osunlade –
a beautiful deep dive into the producer @yorubasoulofficial’s life and the moments that shaped his sound. two quotes that stuck: “music is what you feel” and “unlearn everything”. a reminder that the most visionary work comes from shutting out the noise and creating from your lived experience
(@masonfifth are on an incredible programming run, check them out, all free !! )

– goya gumbani at shai space –
this evening was sweeeet. cozy lighting, tea, cushions and @goya.gumbani playing the most beautiful selections. it summed up why i love these spaces: the music discovery ! too many gems, shazam was workinggg
(@shai.space always creates the perfect atmosphere, another space to have on the radar if it’s not already)

– a sound system session with charlie dark & divine kind –
a fascinating history lesson on how run dem sound came to be, but also a masterclass in hosting and how to build community in a single night. i came alone and left with new friends, the perfect evening !
(follow @divinekind.sounds for future sessions and don’t miss @daddydarkrdc’s next sound system party at the orange room 14/12)

– echoes of our memory –
this one felt like a meditation. a deeply layered listening experience exploring the sounds and stories of those often forgotten. the smallest sounds felt so alive. made me realise how many sounds i ignore day to day
(check out @houseofdread_’s upcoming symposium “Thinking Wid Silence” at the @icalondon on 2/12)

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About Last Night.

Meet my London friends. Charlie Dark and Divine Kind ✨

Mindful Curations.

Follow their movements.

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Saturated Culture + Sound.

London has always deepened my love for music and culture. I popped out to University College in Stratford to check in with my bro Sir Charles Dark (no cap).

This was a beautiful seminar diving into the importance of Dancehall sound systems in culture. The conversation explored the path of audio waves and frequencies while also showing how needed the social experience of sharing music can be. Charlie Dark and Divine Sound did a masterful job of sharing stories and choice selections for us to take a ride into essential thought.

My highlights. The Kool Keith and Kaidi track (I need that, Divine) + Herbie Hancock's Japanese techno album blew my mind.

The shared stories felt like a plate of soul food.

Thanks to Kara Blackmore and the UCL crew for making it happen.

I enjoyed this.

And then there's the train... 😆😫😎

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