On Sunday, September 7th, Misuse joined forces with In:Resonance to present a series of live performances at Noordspace, Amsterdam—an afternoon devoted to ambient sound, immersive listening, and artistic dialogue. The program featured Andreas Tegnander, Elisa Batti, Albert van Abbe, and GRX3092, each offering distinct approaches to sonic exploration.
The day opened with Andreas Tegnander, whose practice lies at the intersection of installations, film scoring and field recording. His performance unfolded as a layering of memories and environments, weaving together fragments from disparate places: the Arctic wind, the resonance of pipes, the hum of cars, the strike of strings, the rhythm of footsteps. These textures gathered into an aural landscape that felt both intimate and expansive. A crossover for all the collected environments to coexist. Afterwards, he reflected on his process, describing the challenge of knowing when a piece is finished: “when there are no more annoyances” he noted, “and deadlines.”
The room, softened by couches and cushions, encouraged stillness. Listeners surrendered to the slow
drift of sound, entering a shared state where silence and harmony intertwined. Spaces such as this
cultivate not only attentive listening but also community. Conversations with the artists deepened the encounter, offering rare insight into their creative processes.
The four-speaker immersive system shaped the experience further. Its design—a reimagined horn speaker guiding sound outward in near-spherical dispersion—enveloped the audience and created the sensation of sound as landscape rather than direction.
Later, Albert van Abbe introduced his philosophy of randomness. With 25 years of musical practice behind him, he presented sound patches he has been developing for the past fifteen years. Selfpropelling systems where signals trigger sounds, which in turn generate new signals, producing endlessly varied results.
The performance was both raw and intricate, revealing the tension between control and surrender, between design and accident. More abstract than his dance-oriented work, this exploration offered a rare look into his approach to sound design and track development.
Another wave of calmness arose during GRX3092’s live set as he guided the room through a peaceful journey of live improvised modular music. His impressive synth setup filled the space with quiet intensity, leaving the audience in a state of comfortable silence.
The day concluded with Elisa Batti — multidisciplinary artist, DJ/producer, sound designer, and co-founder of Immaterial.Archives. She presented an excerpt from her live set with a more structured, guided approach, an extension of the sensibilities found in her techno productions. Her range of skills and commitment to electronic music came through in her compositions, providing a beautiful and fitting end to an inspiring day shaped by talented and knowledgeable artists.
