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ARTIST
TITLE
The Rhythm of Design
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
PE 052LP PE 052LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/26/2026

Clear colored vinyl. Includes booklet in silk screened PVC sleeve. Sound fragments unfold across Zurich, making loss, memory, and cultural change physically and acoustically perceptible. In The Rhythm of Design, Zurich-based fine arts duo Michael Meier and Christoph Franz explore urban displacement and its impact on the local music scene. Focusing on six venues that have disappeared or are under threat, the artists collected materials on site -- wood, metal, and other architectural elements -- and, with the support of professional instrument builders, transformed them into six musical instruments. Six artists and groups connected to these spaces -- namely Kalabrese, Tobibi Ferrari-Bienz, Rafal Skoczek, Lucien Badoux, and Jeremy Sauter, Nicola Kazimir, and Dualism -- each composed a piece for them, forming the basis for site-specific performances in September 2025. Rather than performing as an ensemble, the works -- ranging from experimental funk and punk to kraut, noise, and drone -- unfolded simultaneously in spatial fragments at the original locations. Only through movement and listening across the city did the composition emerge as a whole. The work was realized in collaboration with the City of Zurich, Art in Public Space (KiöR). Eight months after the original performances took place, the pieces are released via Switzerland-based publishing platform Präsens Editionen.