Lykke Aura ft. Hania Rani

A haunting piano melody spirals into glitchy, breath-like synths—perfect for solos exploring isolation and reconnection. The 7/8 time signature adds an off-kilter urgency.

neo-classical glitch

Rival Consoles x KMRU

Pulsing analog synths mimic deep-sea creatures, with field recordings from Kenyan forests layered beneath. Ideal for group pieces about symbiosis.

ambient organic electronica

AI-3na (Artificial Intuition Project)

An AI-generated vocalist "sings" in a language that doesn’t exist, backed by fractalized harp samples. Choreographers are using this for human-machine duets.

AI-composed experimental

Ólafur Arnalds & Hatis Noit

Icelandic strings collide with Japanese overtone singing in this 11-minute odyssey. The sudden silence at 6:22 creates a breathtaking choreographic pivot.

neo-classical vocal

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith x Caterina Barbieri

Buchla synth arpeggios phase in and out of sync like fireflies. The binaural beats version induces subtle trance states in performers.

modular synth psychoacoustic

Alva Noto + Malibu

A posthumous collaboration using Sakamoto’s archived piano recordings, wrapped in granular clouds of sound. Premiered at Biennale de la Danse 2025.

memorial minimal

Eartheater x Ben Frost

Distorted lullabies meet tectonic bass—a visceral contrast for contact improvisation with an edge.

industrial folk textural

Hiroshi Yoshimura (Remastered by Visible Cloaks)

A lost 1983 environmental recording reimagined with spatial audio. The 3D panning creates an immersive "danceable architecture."

vintage futurism ambient

Kareem Lotfy ft. Julianna Barwick

Arabic microtonal scales dissolve into Barwick’s wordless harmonies. Used in award-winning pieces about migration.

choral global fusion

Holly Herndon x Arca

A neural network trained on 100 years of love letters generates lyrics, sung by Herndon’s "AI baby" vocal model. Controversial and heartbreaking.

post-human avant-pop