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أحمد [Ahmed] – Writing

أحمد [Ahmed] is the quartet of Pat Thomas (piano), Joel Grip (double bass), Antonin Gerbal (drums) and Seymour Wright (alto saxophone). Since 2014, أحمد [Ahmed] have excavated and re-imagined the music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik, in an ever ongoing search for future music.

حمد [Ahmed] – Writing (EXV01) gathers together the [Ahmed] ‘paper’ texts from the last decade: liner-notes; covers of the releases; and writing by the band members – Antonin and Joel have written two fresh ones for this book, Seymour’s have appeared alongside the records, and some of Pat’s come from a time (long) before [Ahmed]. “Together, the ideas-energy in these things gives a sense of what we have done, do, think together (and apart) in living music, how our different ways come together, and how, together, we learn through be-doing [Ahmed]… These texts are woven together (the etymology of text is from weave) through (and into) a rich fabric of enquiry. A collaborative weaving together of difference(s) to make a whole (thing).” (Seymour Wright)

Contributions by Pat Thomas, Seymour Wright, Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip, Robert Levin, James G. Spady, John Chantler, Edward George, Fred Moten

Edited by [Ahmed]
Series Editors: Stoffel Debuysere, Jef Lambrechts, Will Holder
Initiated by Stoffel Debuysere
Produced and designed by Will Holder [lps’ original design: Maja Larsson]

Published by KASK & Conservatorium (hogent – Howest) and In vitro

Releases on 9 May 2026 with an accompanying live presentation by the quartet at Caf& Oto, London




Shadows of the Unseen / Stegi Radio 55

55th episode of “Shadows of the Unseen” for stegi.radio Athens. Airing April 2026. For Elisa.

1. Excerpts from L’amour Fou (Jacques Rivette, 1969) :
2. Steve Roden, And Arcs And Ears (based on the soundtrack to Process de Jeanne d’Arc, Robert Bresson, 1962/2007)
3. Ethan Rose, Song One (From Paranoid Park, Gus Van Zant, 2007)
4. Vladimir Ovchinnikov, untitled (From Andrei Rublev, Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
5. Mikael Tariverdiev, What is Happening To Me (From The Irony of Fate, Eldar Ryazanov, 1976)
6. Michel Magne, Par Un Beau Matin D’été (From Par un beau matin d’été, Jacques Deray, 1965)
7. Michel Magne & Les Swingle Singers, Largo (From Galia, Georges Lautner, 1966)
8. Francis Lai & Nicole Croisille, Killy (From Un homme et une femme, Claude Lelouch, 1966)
9. Excerpts from Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) :
10. Fred Karlin, Yesterday’s Dream (From Up the Down Staircase, Robert Mulligan, 1967)
11. Evžen Illín, untitled (From Lásky jedné plavovlásky / Loves of a Blonde, Miloš Forman, 1965)
12. Jean Prodromides, La Glace Brise (From Et mourir de plaisir / Blood and Roses, Roger Vadim, 1960)
13. Pierre Barouh, Francis Lai, A L’ombre de Nous (From Un homme et une femme / A Man and a Woman, Claude Lelouch, 1966)
14. Tujiko Noriko, Romi Sings (from Kuro, Daisuke Shimote, 2012)
15. Steve Roden, One Stone (based on the soundtrack to Process de Jeanne d’Arc, Robert Bresson, 1962/2007)
16. Giovanni Fusco, Vittorio Gelmetti, Astrale (From Il deserto rosso, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964)
17. Philip Corner, Through Mysterious Barricades with George Maciunas (From Passage Through: A Ritual, Stan Brakhage, 1990)
18. Nophalux Kosakorn, For Tonight (From For Tomorrow For Tonight, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2011)
19. Akaritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Roar (From Tropical Malady, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
20. Véronique Sanson, Ma révérence (as used in Toute une nuit, Chantal Akerman, 1982)
21. Chico Buarque (version by Aná Belén & Jairo), Qué será (From Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos / Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Bruno Barreto, 1976)
22. Excerpts from Pierrot le Fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) :
23. Michael Nyman, Time Lapse (From A Zed & Two Noughts, Peter Greenaway, 1985)

Slip-Syncs, Collapse, and Strange unrealities In the films of Sogo/gakuryu ishii

The interrogation of the relationship between cinema and politics is predominantly associated with the visual domain, where the politics of the audio-visual is all too often reduced to the politics of the image. The publication series Echoes of Dissent aims to parry the hegemony of the eye, and subsequent disregard for the ear, by examining the relationship cinema–politics from a sonic perspective.

Echoes of Dissent #3: Slip-Syncs, Collapse, and Strange unrealities In the films of Sogo/gakuryu ishii by Jennifer Lucy Allan. Published by Courtisane in March 2026.

The publication series is initiated and edited by Stoffel Debuysere, in the context of the research project with the same title at KASK & Conservatory / School of Arts Ghent.

Publication soon available via Courtisane bookshop

The Art of Resonance: Maria Chávez

The research cluster THE ART OF RESONANCE (KASK & Conservatory Gent) is organising a series of informal listening sessions with international artists and researchers, with an eye (and ear) to cultivating a sonic sensibility and relationality.

Herculeslab — KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts Gent
Thu 19 March 2026 17:30, in the context of Research Days

Born in Lima, Peru and based in NYC, Maria Chávez is best known as an abstract turntablist, sound artist and DJ. Coincidence, chance and failures are themes that unite her work across mediums, including improvised performance, sound sculpture, visual art, book objects and multi-channel installation.

During this session, she will introduce her groundbreaking improvisational turntabling practice, centered on connections between material and temporal failure, and experimentation, through the use of broken vinyl records. The session will draw directly from Chávez’s long engagement with Deep Listening, a practice developed by Pauline Oliveros, emphasizing embodied attention, improvisation, and responsiveness to environment and materials. Here, play operates as a method of research, where experimentation and risk-taking generate knowledge through action rather than instruction. 

Shadows of the Unseen / Stegi Radio 54

54th episode of “Shadows of the Unseen” for stegi.radio Athens. Aired March 2026

1. Excerpts from Tomber des Nues, Natalia Duguay & Brokenwood (2025)
2. Ingram Marshall, Prelude (The Bay) (from the multimedia work Alcatraz with Jim Bengston, 1984)
3. Raskovich / Braen (Alessandro Alessandroni / Giuliano Sorgini), La Vittima (from Quarta Pagina (Poliziesco), 1971)
4. Magazine Criminali, Honolulu (from performance play Notti Senza Fine, 1983)
5. Ugo Busoni, Polvere Cosmica (from Valvole, 1975)
6. Brion Gysin & Steve Lacy, The Door (For Gysin’s Dreamachine)
7. Joel Vandroogenbroeck, Sensazione Fisiologica (from L’Immagine Del Suono, 1972)
8. Coil, No New World (Unreleased theme For Hellraiser, Clive Barker, 1987)
9. Lucretia Dalt, Theme Three (From Rabbit Trap, Bryn Chainey, 2025)
10. Enno Velthuys, Underneath A Dark Sky (date unknown)
11. Ron Geesin, Wayward Balloons (From Sunday Bloody Sunday, John Schlesinger, 1971)
12. Ingram Marshall, Inside (from the multimedia work Alcatraz with Jim Bengston, 1984)
13. Joel Vandroogenbroeck, Risonanza Estatiche (from L’Immagine Del Suono, 1972)
14. Moebius, Am See (From Blue Moon, Karsten Wichniarz, 1986)
15. Giovanni Fusco, Deserto Rosso (From Deserto Rosso, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964)
16. Misha Panfilov, So Long III (From Sierra, Sander Joon, 2022)
17. Giovanni Fusco, L’Eclisse (From L’Eclisse, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962)