World of Music: Bombici (Mutant Balkan Dance Music)

Photo Credit: Craig Thompson. Photo Courtesy: Bombici.

Allow yourselves to be dazzled by the exciting and unfamiliar time signatures of Balkan folk songs and dances with music collective Bombici. Performing in a style that sometimes nods to New York’s late-70s no-wave scene and other times evinces tenderness and care, Bombici is an experimental electroacoustic collective that explores sounds and improvisation through Western and non-Western musical practices.

Bombici are pioneers of using real-time live sound processing to create powerful augmented musical realities. Inspired by artists like Sun Ra, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Glenn Branca, Bombici forges a path into new sonic frontiers. Formed in 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, they have performed in various configurations in concert halls, radical music festivals, dive bars, under bridges, and on street corners. Their album Live at Studio B (Adhyaropa Records, November 2024) was recorded in July 2023 at WQED Studios in Pittsburgh, PA (the studio home of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), in front of a live audience with real-time audio processing on all instruments. 

Featured Musicians:

Colter Harper: guitar

Ben Opie: soprano saxophone

Rich Randall: tapan

Jesse Stiles: electronics

About Your Visit: 

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