Microsound

Microsound is an experimental and avant-garde music genre that focuses on the use of very short sounds, often bordering on the edge of human hearing, to create unique auditory landscapes. This genre plays with textures, timbres, and the spatial aspects of sound, emphasizing the microscopic details of audio waves and how they interact over minuscule time frames. Artists within this genre, like Ryoji Ikeda and Kim Cascone, often manipulate digital glitches, environmental noises, and synthesized tones to explore the profound depth within these minimal sound elements. Microsound artistically blurs the line between sound and silence, challenging listeners to engage deeply with the intricacies and fleeting moments of their compositions, leading to immersive and introspective auditory experiences.

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AACHEN CITY
Single - Released May 2, 2025

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Snelwech
84
Pingi
Leo Kaminski
Vitux
DMHP_SKN
noyada
Bergui071
ORSLXMP
Exus186
Kennyice
Fabian Winandi
NOK37
Smirbe
pdzshxt
Qp2h
iiRN
Fred Hush
7AG Hedge
Immanuel L33
sanower
Ckmc_originall
Sub 741
Martin Böhmer
Ferato
Josef Tuulse
The Icer Company
Pujà Fasuà
Monokultjah
Pitzo
Jan Med
Mercy700
benología
Hanutten
GVB0R
Ploud
12bbr
Aoru
Masunoji