Aya Sinclair and Fiona Rody aka Noria Lilt

Photo: Suleika Müller

Aya Sinclair is a musician from the Pennines in the former Kingdom of Northumbria. Her work is primarily concerned with the influence of memory on the physical body. Drawing inspiration from UK soundsystem culture and the delocalised internet scenes, she has made and released music with labels such as Hyperdub Records, YCO, Tri Angle, Wisdom Teeth and Astral Plane Recordings. In October 2021, she released her debut LP "im hole", which was very well received by critics, including Pitchfork's Best New Music. Aya has scored projects for the BBC, the Manchester International Festival, NTS and the CTM Festival. Her live performances are fast, loud and moving - a tried and tested recipe.

Photo: Alain Wicht

Fiona Rody, born in Fribourg in 1994, has been immersed in a musical and cultural universe since childhood. A sound artist who graduated from the Bern University of the Arts, she is currently based in Bern. Her production and composition process tends towards acousmatic, experimental music and sound design. As SMEM coordinator and co-founder of TRNSTN RADIO, she is an important figure and an active member of Fribourg's cultural, nightlife and music scene. In all her facets, she presents powerful messages in a captivating hybrid universe. Strongly influenced by dance music and rave culture, Noria Lilt puts together a colourful mix of the most diverse electronic inspirations. In clubs, art centers and other live scenes, her practice oscillates between DJing, live, composition and production, audiovisual installations and multi-channel pieces. I love to connect things, sounds, musical styles, textures, media, art or ideas. I like to find and create possibilities, to connect things, to go creative ways and to take people with me.