Confronting Noises #6: Burnt Sand Learning to Sing

aNoise invites you to Confronting Noises #6: Burnt Sand Learning to Sing, the sixth chapter in our ongoing performance series at PAS Berlin dedicated to contemporary experimental, improvised, and electronic music. This edition centers on the premiere performance of Burnt Sand Learning to Sing, a new album by Chi Him Chik, Aquiles Hadjis, and Aiii, presented as a live conversation between saxophone, sculptural electronics, and a listening machine learning to improvise.​

Throughout the evening, the series weaves together different approaches to sound and performance: multimedial listening, spoken word, electroacoustic improvisation, and ensemble playing. As with previous editions, PAS Berlin serves as a home base and meeting point for artists from Berlin and beyond, extending the Confronting Noises focus on dialogue, exchange, and sonic experimentation.​​

Lineup

Naomi Xila‑Xulis – RADAR -+ (Hydrophone / Performance)
DIY electronics: Cybernetics, Arduino, Raspberry, Pi 3, 24GHz Wellen-Radar (FMCW-CW Modulation), Pure Data, mid-range Sound System + Hydrophone, Recording System
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kosmxnaomi/​

Sophie‑T
Poetry, voice and electronics moving between song form, spoken word and text‑driven atmospheres.
Bandcamp: https://sophie-t.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophie_t_poetry/​

Pelk Ensemble (Mahan Tabrizinia & Julia Herzog)
Electroacoustic, Ambient, Drone, IndustrialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelk.ensemble/​

Chi Him Chik & Aquiles Hadjis with Aiii – Burnt Sand Learning to Sing (Album premiere)
A live set where Chi Him Chik’s saxophone and performance electronics interact with hardware systems designed and prepared by Aquiles Hadjis and the improvisation engine Aiii, developed by Chi as a responsive third voice in the dialogue.
Chi Him Chik: https://www.chihimchik.com / https://www.instagram.com/chihimchik/
Aquiles Hadjis: https://www.aquileshadjis.com / https://www.instagram.com/aquileshadjis/

Tickets & Support

Donation-based entry (€8–15 suggested). Your contribution directly supports the artists and helps keep Confronting Noises an independent and open platform for experimental sound practices at PAS Berlin.​

Credits & Links

Organized by: Soheil Soheili / aNoise
Event page on aNoise: https://anoise.org/2025/12/confronting-noises-6-burnt-sand-learning-to-sing/​
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/6ZDHgLien

Since late 2024, Confronting Noises has brought together artists working across improvisation, noise and new forms of electronic expression; this new chapter continues that trajectory and opens another space for listening, risk and collaboration at PAS.