Hugo Paquete | Sonic & Systems Art Works - Music Composition, Acousmatic & Sound Art Research

Hugo Paquete - Sonic & Systems Art Works: Music Composition, Acousmatic & Sound Art Research

Comprehensive Composition Portfolio

This portfolio presents Hugo Paquete's extensive research in sonic and systems art, featuring experimental music composition, acousmatic works, sound art installations, and computer music systems from 2010-2025. The works explore post-digital materiality through critical technical practice and innovative approaches to sound creation and perception.

Featured Compositions and Sound Works

Recent Acousmatic Works (2022-2025)

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes (2025) - Acousmatic composition exploring quantum rhythm fields through algorithmic processes and granular synthesis
Yugen (2024) - Multichannel acousmatic composition for dance and performance, spatialized for 7 loudspeakers
Pulsar (2022) - Multichannel sonic architecture using real-time satellite data as non-human performers
SARS-COV-2 (2022) - Acousmatic work translating viral RNA sequences into music through algorithmic sonification
Dromology of Orbital Bodies (2022) - Diptych of multichannel works sonifying real-time orbital data from satellites

Interactive and AI Sound Systems

ODO (No Body Lives Here) (2020) - Interactive AI sound installation with spatial sound design for ZKM Karlsruhe
Cosmos (2020) - Music for interactive dance performance with 48-channel immersive spatialization
(USC) Unpredictable Systems and Collapse (2013) - Software art system exploring computational entropy and glitch aesthetics
Corpus Pygmalion (2011) - Interactive dance performance with generative sound triggered by movement

Early Acousmatic Research

Dyspersive Objects (2011) - Acousmatic works for 48 loudspeakers developed at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics
Radial Transference (2013) - Acousmatic work exploring spatial contamination and acousmatic unconsciousness
Unevenness (2015) - Sonic artifact selected by NASA for OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu

Collaborative and Compilation Works

Anotações Sonoras: Espaço, Pausa, Repetição (2018-2019) - Electroacoustic works with Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais
Pikadon (2020) - Collaborative compilation with netlabels featuring experimental electronic works
Falésia 3 (2010) - Portuguese dark ambient and industrial compilation on Enough Records

Technical and Conceptual Frameworks

Hugo Paquete's sonic works operate within multiple technical and conceptual frameworks including granular synthesis, spectral composition, algorithmic processes, real-time interactive systems, data sonification, and multichannel spatialization. The research engages with discourses in sound studies, media archaeology, acousmatic theory, and critical technical practice.

Compositional Techniques and Methodologies

Granular synthesis and micro-sound manipulation
Algorithmic and data-driven composition systems
Real-time satellite and environmental data sonification
Multichannel spatialization and acoustic ecology
AI and machine learning integration in sound creation
Interactive systems and responsive environments
Bioacoustic data translation and virological sonification

International Presentations and Research Context

Sonic works have been presented internationally at prestigious venues including ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Ars Electronica, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, Tanzhaus NRW, MAD Museum New York, and institutions across Europe, North America, and South America. This research represents significant contributions to contemporary music composition and sound art practice.

Keywords and Research Terminology

Hugo Paquete, sonic art, systems art, music composition, acousmatic music, sound art, computer music, electroacoustic composition, experimental music, post-digital sound, critical technical practice, granular synthesis, spectral music, algorithmic composition, real-time systems, interactive music, multichannel audio, spatial composition, sound installation, sonic materiality, reduced listening, sound phenomenology, musique concrète, electronic music, digital audio, sound synthesis, physical modeling, data sonification, satellite sonification, viral sonification, AI music, interactive systems, immersive acoustics, responsive environments, post-techno, dark ambient, industrial music, experimental electronics, generative music, non-human performance, orbital sound, quantum rhythm, microsound, drone, noise composition, sound spatialization, acoustic ecology, sound studies, media archaeology, sonic epistemology, vibrational ontology, distributed agency, post-human sound, technological materiality, Absonus Lab, ZKM Hertz-Lab, Ars Electronica, NASA, CIAC, iAlab Sensoria, BARN Biofeedback Art Research Network, MODINA project, European Union research.

Artist Profile and Research Affiliations

Hugo Paquete PhD is a Sonic Media Artist and Researcher, Founding Director of Absonus Lab, and Research Affiliate at CIAC, iAlab Sensoria, and BARN: Biofeedback Art Research Network. Former resident at ZKM | Hertz-Lab: Institute for Music and Acoustics with extensive international presentations of sonic works from 2010 to present.

Technical Specifications

Compositions are available in multiple formats including stereo versions for streaming and high-resolution multichannel versions for institutional presentation. Works utilize advanced spatial audio techniques including Ambisonics, wave field synthesis, and custom diffusion systems for loudspeaker orchestras up to 48 channels.

Hugo Paquete
Post-Digital Sonic Media Art: Composing Systems of Resistance through Sound

Spatial & Relational Systems

Critical Hardware & Systems

Video & Systems

Detailed Composition Information

Acousmatic Music Research

Hugo Paquete's acousmatic works focus on reduced listening practices, exploring sound as phenomenological experience divorced from visual or causal references. These compositions employ advanced sound processing techniques including granular synthesis, spectral processing, and multichannel diffusion systems for immersive auditory experiences.

Systems Art Approaches

The systems art works create interconnected networks of sonic processes and relational interfaces, exploring emergent behaviors, distributed agency, and the materiality of computational systems through custom software instruments and algorithmic composition tools.

International Research Collaborations

Works have been developed through research residencies and collaborations with ZKM | Hertz-Lab, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, MODINA European Union project, and international festivals including Ars Electronica, Tanzhaus NRW, and MAD Museum New York.

Technical Innovation

Compositions utilize cutting-edge technical approaches including real-time satellite data sonification, AI-driven interactive systems, custom software instruments, and advanced multichannel spatialization techniques developed during research residencies at leading media art institutions.

Contact Information

Hugo Paquete | Sonic Systems - Music Composition, Acousmatic & Sound Art Research

Hugo Paquete - Sonic Systems: Acousmatic Composition & Sound Art Research

Comprehensive Composition Portfolio 2010-2025

This portfolio at https://www.hugopaquete.com/work-sonic-systems presents Hugo Paquete's extensive research in sonic systems, featuring acousmatic composition, sound art, and experimental music works that explore quantum rhythms, orbital sonification, viral data translation, and interplanetary sound artifacts.

Featured Acousmatic Compositions

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes (2025)

Acousmatic composition exploring quantum rhythm fields through algorithmic processes and granular synthesis. The work constructs immersive sonic environments where percussive traces flicker, swarm, and erode, treating rhythm as a field of emergence and turbulence rather than controlled pulse.

Yugen (2024)

Multichannel acousmatic composition spatialized for 7 loudspeakers and 2 subwoofers, developed for dance and performance under the European Union's MODINA initiative. The work emerged from motion capture and VR experiments, functioning as dramaturgical force shaping dialogue between body, code, and sound.

Pulsar (2022)

Multichannel sonic architecture using real-time data from commercial and military satellites as non-human performers. Designed for 48-channel loudspeaker orchestra, the work evolves through granular noise swarms exploring astrophysical pulses and cosmic matter vibrations.

SARS-COV-2 (2022)

Acousmatic work translating SARS-CoV-2 RNA sequences into music through algorithmic sonification. The virus's genetic code generates MIDI and control voltage data, creating post-industrial textures and polyrhythms that reframe virology as generative composition.

Dromology of Orbital Bodies (2022)

Diptych of multichannel acousmatic works sonifying real-time orbital data from military and commercial satellites. Apoapsis and Periapsis reveal hidden infrastructures and geopolitical vibrations embedded in orbital pathways through granular noise and rhythmic turbulence.

Interactive and AI Sound Systems

ODO (No Body Lives Here) (2020)

Interactive AI sound installation premiered at ZKM Karlsruhe featuring generative, non-linear sound ecosystems. Audiences use mobile devices to reroute compositions in real-time, collaborating with AI-driven voices and granular synthesis to co-create shifting auditory topologies.

Cosmos (2020)

Music for interactive dance performance originally created for 48-channel immersive environment at ZKM. The spatial compositions function as gravitational resonance in space-time architecture, translating cosmic phenomena into auditory experience through drone, speculative noise, and microsound.

Corpus Pygmalion (2011)

Interactive dance performance using the Flesh Algorithm system where movement becomes data and data becomes sound. The work interrogates boundaries between creator and creation through generative sound triggered by movement, machinery, and real-time data.

Research and Development Works

Unevenness (2015)

Sonic artifact selected by NASA for OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. The work explores hidden vibrations and material irregularities through granular synthesis and field recordings, now traveling through space as interplanetary cultural artifact.

Dyspersive Objects (2011)

Acousmatic works for 48 loudspeakers developed during research residency at ZKM Institute for Music and Acoustics. The compositions explore sound behavior in space through granular disintegration and spatial redistribution of prepared piano materials.

Radial Transference (2013)

Acousmatic work exploring spatial contamination and acousmatic unconsciousness through collision of field recordings from distinct geographic and temporal points. The piece creates sonic topology where sounds contaminate and redefine one another.

Technical and Conceptual Frameworks

Hugo Paquete's sonic systems research employs advanced technical approaches including granular synthesis, algorithmic composition, real-time data sonification, multichannel spatialization, AI integration, and interactive systems. The works engage with discourses in acousmatic theory, sound studies, media archaeology, and critical technical practice.

International Presentations

Works have been presented at prestigious international venues including ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Ars Electronica, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, Tanzhaus NRW, MAD Museum New York, Festival Temps d'Images, and institutions across Europe, North America, and South America.

Research Keywords

Hugo Paquete, sonic systems, acousmatic music, sound art, music composition, granular synthesis, algorithmic composition, post-techno, spatial audio, multichannel composition, electroacoustic, experimental music, data sonification, satellite music, orbital sonification, viral sonification, quantum rhythm, AI music, interactive systems, immersive audio, ZKM, Ars Electronica, NASA, MODINA project, European Union research, Absonus Lab, critical sound art, sonic philosophy, non-human performance, computational systems, generative music, microsound, drone, noise composition, sound spatialization, acoustic ecology, media archaeology, post-digital sound, technological materiality, research composition, institutional presentation, multichannel version, academic sound art, experimental composition, sound research, artistic research, PhD composition, international sound art, contemporary music, electronic composition, computer music, digital audio, sound synthesis, physical modeling, field recording, sonic materiality, reduced listening, sound phenomenology, musique concrète, vibrational ontology, distributed agency, post-human sound.

Artist Profile

Hugo Paquete PhD is a Sonic Media Artist and Researcher, Founding Director of Absonus Lab, and Research Affiliate at CIAC, iAlab Sensoria, and BARN: Biofeedback Art Research Network. Former resident at ZKM | Hertz-Lab with international presentations across Europe, North America, and South America.

Technical Specifications and Research Context

Compositional Techniques

Works employ advanced compositional techniques including granular synthesis for micro-sound manipulation, algorithmic processes for data-driven composition, real-time satellite and environmental data sonification, multichannel spatialization for immersive experiences, and AI integration for interactive sound systems.

Research Development

Compositions have been developed through research residencies at ZKM Institute for Music and Acoustics, European Union MODINA project collaborations, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission cultural program, and international festival commissions including Ars Electronica and Festival Temps d'Images.

Presentation Formats

Works are available in multiple formats including stereo versions for streaming and high-resolution multichannel versions for institutional presentation. Spatial audio techniques include Ambisonics, wave field synthesis, and custom diffusion systems for loudspeaker orchestras up to 48 channels.

Contact and Access

Hugo Paquete, PhD | Sonic Media Artist & Researcher - Sonic Systems & Acousmatic Works

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Sonic Media Artist & Researcher

Academic Profile and Research Focus

Hugo Paquete is a sonic media artist and researcher specializing in spatial sound composition, algorithmic music, and acousmatic works. His artistic research explores the intersections of sound, technology, and philosophy through critical sound studies and post-digital approaches.

Research Areas and Expertise

Spatial Sound Composition and Multichannel Audio
Algorithmic Music and Generative Systems
Acousmatic Music and Electroacoustic Composition
Data Sonification and Bioacoustics
Granular Synthesis and Digital Signal Processing
Artistic Research Methodologies
Critical Sound Studies and Sonic Philosophy
Non-Human Performance and Post-Digital Aesthetics
Biofeedback Art and Neuroaesthetics

Academic Affiliations and Research Networks

Hugo Paquete is the Founding Director of Absonus Lab and maintains research affiliations with CIAC (Research Center for Arts and Communication), iAlab Sensoria, and BARN (Biofeedback Art Research Network). He was formerly a resident at ZKM | Hertz-Lab: Institute for Music and Acoustics in Karlsruhe, Germany.

International Presentations and Exhibitions

Paquete's work has been presented internationally at prestigious institutions including ZKM (Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe), Ars Electronica, Tanzhaus NRW, and venues across Europe, North America, and South America. His research contributions span artistic practice, academic publications, and technological innovation in the field of sonic media art.

Selected Works and Compositions

Notable compositions include "Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes" (2025), exploring quantum rhythm through algorithmic processes; "Yugen" (2024), a multichannel work for dance and performance; "Pulsar" (2022), composed for 48-channel loudspeaker orchestra; "SARS-CoV+2" (2022), featuring viral RNA sonification; and "Dromology of Orbital Bodies" (2022), utilizing satellite data sonification.

Technical Approaches and Methodologies

Paquete's work employs advanced techniques including real-time algorithmic composition, granular synthesis, multichannel spatialization, Ambisonics, data sonification, and custom software development for artistic creation. His research integrates critical theory with technological practice, examining the materiality of digital sound and its philosophical implications.

Contact Information

For inquiries, collaborations, or presentations: paquetehugo@gmail.com | +351 919 396 727 | https://hugopaquete.com

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes
An acousmatic composition by Hugo Paquete, 2025

<a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/track/rhythms-of-the-subatomic-landscapes">Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes de Hugo Paquete</a>

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes invites listeners into a world where rhythm unfolds not as a pulse, but as a quantum field of flux and vibration. Developed through algorithmic processes and granular synthesis, the composition constructs immersive sonic environments where percussive traces flicker, swarm, and erode.

Drawing inspiration from post-techno’s fascination with asymmetry and decay, I co-compose with unstable computational systems, allowing their dynamics to shape the flow of sonic matter. The result is a work that is at once visceral and conceptual: a study of time, perception, and the hidden structures that govern how we organize sound.

Rather than treating rhythm as a form of control, I explore it as a field of emergence, turbulence, and possibility, where instability becomes a creative force.

Composed at Absonus Lab Studio.

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: Acousmatic Music, Granular Synthesis, Algorithmic Composition, Post-Techno, Sonic Philosophy, Critical Sound Art, Hugo Paquete.

Yugen:
Music for Dance & Performance by Hugo Paquete, 2024

&lt;a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/yugen"&gt;Yugen de Hugo Paquete&lt;/a&gt;

YUGEN is the sonic crystallization of a research-based performance I developed under the European Union’s MODINA initiative in collaboration with choreographer Christine Bonansea Saulut and media artist Chris Ziegler. Emerging from experiments with motion capture and VR, the music is not a soundtrack but a dramaturgical force, shaping the dialogue between body, code, and sound.

Multichannel acousmatic composition spatialized for 7 loudspeakers and 2 subwoofers

Premiered at Festival Temps d’Images 2024, Tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf), the project was supported by MODINA.

Presented in 2024 at Tanzhaus NRW (Düsseldorf), Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (Tallinn), Trafó House (Budapest), and Kino Šiška (Ljubljana), Yugen is at the forefront of European contemporary dance and digital performance research.

Music by Hugo Paquete. Concept & Direction by Christine Bonansea Saulut & Chris Ziegler. Choreography & Dance by Christine Bonansea Saulut. Media & Stage Design by Chris Ziegler. 3D Programming by Ben Fischer & Chris Ziegler.

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: Acousmatic Music, Experimental Dance, Motion Capture, VR Performance, MODINA Project, Christine Bonansea, Chris Ziegler, Hugo Paquete.

Pulsar
An acousmatic composition by Hugo Paquete, 2022

&amp;lt;a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/dark-energy-synthesis"&amp;gt;Dark Energy Synthesis de Hugo Paquete&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Pulsar is a multichannel sonic architecture that immerses the listener in the vibrational core of a collapsing star. I compose this work using real-time data from commercial and military satellites, transforming them into non-human performers whose signals directly shape the progression and texture of the piece.

I have presented Pulsar in leading international contexts, including Ars Electronica’s Medium Sonorum (2022), Black Box Experimental Studio, CU Boulder (2024), IN-SONORA 20th Anniversary (Madrid, 2025), and the Colloquium on Spatial Audio, UNAM (Mexico City, 2025).

Designed for a 48-channel loudspeaker orchestra or high-order Ambisonic environments, the work evolves through granular noise swarms and unstable rhythmic sequences that move across scales, from microsonic particle events to the astrophysical pulse of cosmic matter.

As part of my album Dark Energy Synthesis, Pulsar reflects my ongoing post-techno research into non-human agency, critical sound ecologies, and the materiality of digital infrastructures.

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: Post-Techno, Acousmatic Music, Media Art, Spatial Audio, Non-Human Performance, Granular Synthesis, Sonic Infrastructures, Sonification, Hugo Paquete.

Sars-Cov+2
Acousmatic Music & Installation by Hugo Paquete, 2022

<a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/sound-analogies-and-radical-sonification-control-oscillating-voltage-2">Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification - Control Oscillating Voltage + 2 de Hugo Paquete</a>

An acousmatic work translating the SARS-CoV-2 RNA sequence into music through algorithmic sonification. The virus’s genetic code generates MIDI and control voltage data, driving synthesizers to create post-industrial textures and polyrhythms. Tracks like Viral Proofreader and Protein Scissors sonify molecular processes, reframing virology as generative composition.

Premiered at Festival Novas Invasões (Torres Vedras, Portugal, 2021). Also presented at the MediSouP Community Concert (Limassol, Istanbul, Murcia, and online, 2023).

This album is both a standalone acousmatic composition and a document of the 2021 performance and installation presented at the Festival Novas Invasões in Torres Vedras, Portugal. One composition was presented at the second MediSouP Community Concert, “Healing. Listening to a Brave New World.” This hybrid event was held live in Limassol (Cyprus), Istanbul (Turkey), and Murcia (Spain), and broadcast online in April 2023.

Credits:
Composed & Produced by Hugo Paquete
Mastering at Absonus Lab
Support: Torres Vedras Municipality, Direção Geral das Artes

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete..

Keywords: Acousmatic Music, Radical Sonification, Bioacoustics, Data-Driven Composition, Post-Industrial, Virological Music

Dromology of Orbital Bodies
Acousmatic Music by Hugo Paquete,
2022

A diptych of multichannel acousmatic works, Apoapsis (18:12) and Periapsis (30:28), that sonify real-time orbital data from military and commercial satellites. Apoapsis evokes distance through drifting textures and sparse pulses; Periapsis collapses into granular noise and rhythmic turbulence. Together, they reveal the hidden infrastructures and geopolitical vibrations embedded in orbital pathways, transforming noise into critical signal.

Credits:
Composed, produced, and spatially designed by Hugo Paquete
Custom satellite data sonification system designed by Hugo Paquete

Research & Development:
Developed during a artistic research residency at ZKM | Hertz-Lab (Karlsruhe)
Supported by the European i-Portunus programme
With funding support from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: Orbital Sonification, Data-Driven Composition, Multichannel Acousmatic, Electroacoustic Music, Satellite Music, Geopolitical Sound Art, Hugo Paquete, ZKM, Dromology, Apoapsis, Periapsis, Noise Music, Experimental Electronics

Hugo Paquete, PhD | Sonic Media Artist & Researcher - Sonic Systems & Interactive Installations

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Sonic Media Artist & Researcher

Academic Profile and Research Focus

Hugo Paquete is a sonic media artist and researcher specializing in interactive sound installations, spatial composition, AI music systems, and acousmatic works. His artistic research explores the intersections of sound, technology, artificial intelligence, and philosophy through critical sound studies and post-digital approaches.

Research Areas and Expertise

Interactive Sound Installations and Responsive Environments
AI Music Systems and Non-linear Composition
Spatial Sound Design and Multichannel Audio
Acousmatic Music and Electroacoustic Composition
Software Art and Meta-media Performance
Granular Synthesis and Digital Signal Processing
Artistic Research Methodologies
Critical Sound Studies and Sonic Philosophy
Non-Human Performance and Post-Humanism
Biofeedback Art and Neuroaesthetics

Academic Affiliations and Research Networks

Hugo Paquete is the Founding Director of Absonus Lab and maintains research affiliations with CIAC (Research Center for Arts and Communication), iAlab Sensoria, and BARN (Biofeedback Art Research Network). He was formerly a resident at ZKM | Hertz-Lab: Institute for Music and Acoustics in Karlsruhe, Germany.

International Presentations and Major Collaborations

Paquete's work has been presented internationally at prestigious institutions including ZKM (Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe), Ars Electronica, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, MAD Museum New York, and venues across Europe, North America, and South America. His research spans interactive installations, space mission cultural artifacts, and technological innovation in sonic media art.

Selected Works and Major Projects

Notable works include "ODO" (2020), an interactive AI sound installation at ZKM Karlsruhe; "Cosmos" (2020), spatial compositions for interactive dance; "Unevenness" (2015), selected by NASA for the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu; "Unpredictable Systems and Collapse" (2013), a meta-media performance system; and "Radial Transference" (2013), exploring spatial contamination through acousmatic composition.

Technical Approaches and Methodologies

Paquete's work employs advanced techniques including real-time algorithmic composition, AI-driven music systems, granular synthesis, multichannel spatialization, interactive software development, and custom instrument design. His research integrates critical theory with technological practice, examining the materiality of digital sound, non-human agency, and the philosophical implications of interactive systems.

Contact Information

For inquiries, collaborations, or presentations: paquetehugo@gmail.com | +351 919 396 727 | https://hugopaquete.com

ODO (No Body Lives Here)
An interactive AI sound installation by Chris Ziegler. Music & Spatial Sound Design by Hugo Paquete (2020)

<a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/odo">ODO by Hugo Paquete</a>

ODO is a generative, non-linear sound ecosystem premiered in the Kubus at ZKM Karlsruhe. Situated at the intersection of interactive performance, spatial composition, and post-techno aesthetics, this work transforms the act of listening into navigational agency.

Using mobile devices, audiences actively reroute the composition in real time, collaborating with AI-driven voices, granular synthesis, and planetary field recordings to co-create an ever-shifting auditory topology. The piece draws inspiration from The Little Prince and HAL9000, framing artificial intelligence not as a tool but as an introspective, narrative agent within a sprawling sonic cosmology.

Structurally organized into planetary zones, travel sequences, and rotational movements, ODO rejects linear narrative in favor of emergent meaning, a living system where human and non-human actors (sound, space, code, bodies) continuously renegotiate the experience of place, memory, and interaction.

Music & Spatial Sound Design: Hugo Paquete
Composed at ZKM | Hertz-Lab, 2019-2020

Concept, Direction, Light & Stage Design: Chris Ziegler
Choreographic Dramaturgy: Paula Rosolen
Text: Michael Hewel
Software Development: Tejeswa Gouda, Brandon Mechtley, Suren Jayasuriya et al.
Electronics: Chris Zlaket
Stage Technician: Hans Gass

Supported by: ZKM Karlsruhe (Hertz-Labor), Arizona State University / Synthesis Center, Landesverband Freier Theater Baden-Württemberg, City of Munich, Fonds Darstellende Künste Berlin

Premiered at 28/03/2020, at ZKM Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe and postponed to 25-27 Sept 2020

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords:
Spatial Sound Design, Interactive Composition, AI Music, Post-Techno, Non-Linear Narrative, Post-Humanism, Hugo Paquete, ZKM Karlsruhe, Immersive Acoustics, Responsive Environments.

Cosmos
Music for Dance & Interactive Performance by Chris Ziegler. Music & Spatial Sound Design by Hugo Paquete (2020)

<a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/cosmos-music-for-interactive-dance">Cosmos: Music for Interactive Dance by Hugo Paquete</a>

Cosmos: Music for Interactive Dance is more than an album; it is an autonomous sonic system, a universe of sound where composition and astrophysics converge. Originally created for a 48-channel immersive performance at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe.

Transcending the traditional role of a soundtrack, these spatial compositions function as a "gravitational resonance in the architecture of space-time." The album is a profound synthesis of art and science, translating cosmic phenomena, onstellations, orbital mechanics, and celestial bodies, into a auditory experience.

Aesthetically, the album traverses the realms of drone, speculative noise, and microsound, crafting deeply immersive textures that are both immense and intricately detailed.

Cosmos stands as a testament to the power of interdisciplinary collaboration, merging interactive dance, spatial sound design, and advanced data sonification to explore our place in the universe through sound.

Credits:
Concept & Artistic Direction: Chris Ziegler
Compositions, Sonic Systems & Spatial Sound Design: Hugo Paquete
Dramaturgy: Christine Reeh
Performers: Sayaka Kaiwa, Ted Stoffer
Hardware/Software: Christopher Zlaket, Connor Rawls, Dallas Nichols, Ian Shelanskey, Assegid Kidan

Premiere: 2018 at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe.

Production & Support: Produced at ZKM | Hertz-Lab. Supported by FCT Portugal, Arizona State University, and the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg.

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords:
Spatial Sound Design, Interactive Composition, Dance, Post-Techno, Non-Linear Narrative, Post-Humanism, Hugo Paquete, ZKM Karlsruhe, Immersive Acoustics, Media Art.

Unevesess: Unevenness: A Sonic Artifact on a Cosmic Journey
Music & Spatial Sound Design by Hugo Paquete (2015)

Selected by NASA for its OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu, Hugo Paquete’s Unevenness (2015) transcends conventional sound art to become a profound interplanetary cultural artifact. This transformative work synthesizes granular synthesis, immersive field recordings, and deep philosophical inquiry to explore the hidden vibrations, material irregularities, and intangible constituents that underlie perceived reality. By operating deliberately at the threshold of auditory perception,

Unevenness is more than a composition: it is a metaphysical probe, a dysphonic archive, and a visionary meditation on materiality and resonance. Now traveling through space aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the piece serves as both a message to the cosmos and an invitation to earthly listeners to attune themselves to the invisible forces, fractures, and frequencies that constitute the fabric of our universe.

Credits:
Work: Unevenness (2015)
Artist & Composer: Hugo Paquete

Presented by: NASA #WeTheExplorers Campaign (OSIRIS-REx Mission to asteroid Bennu)

Technical Process: Field recordings, granular synthesis, and digital signal processing focused on pitch, amplitude, and texture manipulation.

Mission Context:
Launched aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (September 2016) to asteroid Bennu as part of a cultural time capsule. The work embodies themes of material instability, cosmic resonance, and imperceptible vibrational phenomena.

Formats:
Stereo (streaming/download) and multichannel spatial version (available for institutional presentation).

Key Themes:
Sonic materialism, interplanetary art, entropy, non-human agency, metaphysical sound inquiry.

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: experimental, Sound Art, NASA, Granular Synthesis, Sonic Materialism, Multichannel, Hugo Paquete

(USC)
Unpredictable Systems and Collapse,
Software art & Interactive Performance by Hugo Paquete (2013)

(USC) Unpredictable Systems and Collapse is a meta-media performance software art system by Hugo Paquete, existing at the intersection of acousmatic tradition and computational experimentation. Premiered at the PNEM Sound Art Festival (2013), this work functions as a dysphonic hyper-instrument that transforms the computer interface into a landscape of audiovisual entropy.

The system, custom-built using Autorun Pro, AudioMulch, and Plogue Bidule—exposes the hidden fragility of digital environments. Sound emerges not as composed material but as the audible trace of system states, errors, and glitches, creating immersive experiences where control and collapse coexist.

Presented internationally, including at In-Sonora Madrid and broadcast on Rádio Antena 2. (USC) manifests as live performance, installation, or broadcast, each iteration unique. It represents foundational research into non-human agency, systemic failure as aesthetic strategy, and the sonic unmasking of technological unconsciousness.

Credits:
Work: (USC) Unpredictable Systems and Collapse
Artist & Developer: Hugo Paquete
Premiere: PNEM Sound Art Festival (Netherlands, 2013)
Software Environment: Windows-based custom instrument built with Autorun Pro, AudioMulch, and Plogue Bidule, featuring multi-channel spatialization and real-time video synthesis.

Presentations & Broadcasts:
PNEM Sound Art Festival (Netherlands, 2013)
In-Sonora Festival: La Casa Encendida (Madrid, Spain) (Madrid, Spain, 2016)
International Festival of Creativity, Innovation & Digital Culture (Software Art category), 2013
Arte Eletroacústica / Rádio Antena 2 (Miso Music Portugal broadcast)
Natal dos Experimentais, Passos Manuel (Porto, Portugal, 2015)
Formats: Live performance, immersive installation, and radio broadcast

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: experimental sound art, glitch aesthetics, non-human agency, meta-media performance, software art

Radial Transference: Spatial Contamination and the Acousmatic Unconscious.
Acousmatic Music
by Hugo Paquete (2013)

Radial Transference is a profound acousmatic work that explores the hidden relationships between place, memory, and perception. By colliding field recordings from two distinct geographic and temporal points, day and night, here and there, Paquete creates a sonic topology where sounds contaminate, transform, and redefine one another.

The work delves into themes of spatial contamination and acousmatic unconsciousness, blurring boundaries between natural soundscapes, media fragments, and synthetic interventions. Through advanced granular synthesis and immersive multichannel spatialization, Paquete constructs an auditory environment that mirrors the hybrid and often dislocated nature of contemporary experience.

Presented at prestigious venues like the MAD Museum (New York) and Sounding Cities (Viseu, Portugal), and broadcast on experimental radio platform RADIUS Chicago, Radial Transference invites listeners to engage with sound as a critical tool for re-hearing the world, a vibrating web of relations that binds spaces, times, and meanings.

This work is part of Paquete’s ongoing Dark Energy Synthesis cycle, which investigates unseen energies, acoustic, social, and metaphysical, that shape our reality.

Credits:
Work: Radial Transference (2012/2023)
Composer & Sound Artist: Hugo Paquete (Da Mata Paquete)
Album: Dark Energy Synthesis (Absonus Lab, 2023)
Production: Absonus Lab : a space for sonic experimentation fostering multidisciplinary advances in art, science, and technology.

Technical Environment:
Field recordings, granular synthesis, digital signal processing, multichannel spatialization.

Premieres & Presentations:
MAD Museum of Arts and Design (New York City, USA)Sounding Cities: Invisible Places (Viseu, Portugal)RADIUS (Experimental Radio Broadcast, Chicago, IL, USA)

Ackno wledgments:
Supported by Absonus Lab

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: experimental sound art, glitch aesthetics, non-human agency, meta-media performance, software art

Hugo Paquete | Sonic Systems - Music Composition, Acousmatic & Sound Art Research

Hugo Paquete - Sonic Systems: Acousmatic Composition & Sound Art Research

Comprehensive Composition Portfolio 2010-2025

This portfolio at https://www.hugopaquete.com/work-sonic-systems presents Hugo Paquete's extensive research in sonic systems, featuring acousmatic composition, sound art, and experimental music works that explore quantum rhythms, orbital sonification, viral data translation, and interplanetary sound artifacts.

Featured Acousmatic Compositions

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes (2025)

Acousmatic composition exploring quantum rhythm fields through algorithmic processes and granular synthesis. The work constructs immersive sonic environments where percussive traces flicker, swarm, and erode, treating rhythm as a field of emergence and turbulence rather than controlled pulse.

Yugen (2024)

Multichannel acousmatic composition spatialized for 7 loudspeakers and 2 subwoofers, developed for dance and performance under the European Union's MODINA initiative. The work emerged from motion capture and VR experiments, functioning as dramaturgical force shaping dialogue between body, code, and sound.

Pulsar (2022)

Multichannel sonic architecture using real-time data from commercial and military satellites as non-human performers. Designed for 48-channel loudspeaker orchestra, the work evolves through granular noise swarms exploring astrophysical pulses and cosmic matter vibrations.

SARS-COV-2 (2022)

Acousmatic work translating SARS-CoV-2 RNA sequences into music through algorithmic sonification. The virus's genetic code generates MIDI and control voltage data, creating post-industrial textures and polyrhythms that reframe virology as generative composition.

Dromology of Orbital Bodies (2022)

Diptych of multichannel acousmatic works sonifying real-time orbital data from military and commercial satellites. Apoapsis and Periapsis reveal hidden infrastructures and geopolitical vibrations embedded in orbital pathways through granular noise and rhythmic turbulence.

Interactive and AI Sound Systems

ODO (No Body Lives Here) (2020)

Interactive AI sound installation premiered at ZKM Karlsruhe featuring generative, non-linear sound ecosystems. Audiences use mobile devices to reroute compositions in real-time, collaborating with AI-driven voices and granular synthesis to co-create shifting auditory topologies.

Cosmos (2020)

Music for interactive dance performance originally created for 48-channel immersive environment at ZKM. The spatial compositions function as gravitational resonance in space-time architecture, translating cosmic phenomena into auditory experience through drone, speculative noise, and microsound.

Corpus Pygmalion (2011)

Interactive dance performance using the Flesh Algorithm system where movement becomes data and data becomes sound. The work interrogates boundaries between creator and creation through generative sound triggered by movement, machinery, and real-time data.

Research and Development Works

Unevenness (2015)

Sonic artifact selected by NASA for OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. The work explores hidden vibrations and material irregularities through granular synthesis and field recordings, now traveling through space as interplanetary cultural artifact.

Dyspersive Objects (2011)

Acousmatic works for 48 loudspeakers developed during research residency at ZKM Institute for Music and Acoustics. The compositions explore sound behavior in space through granular disintegration and spatial redistribution of prepared piano materials.

Radial Transference (2013)

Acousmatic work exploring spatial contamination and acousmatic unconsciousness through collision of field recordings from distinct geographic and temporal points. The piece creates sonic topology where sounds contaminate and redefine one another.

Technical and Conceptual Frameworks

Hugo Paquete's sonic systems research employs advanced technical approaches including granular synthesis, algorithmic composition, real-time data sonification, multichannel spatialization, AI integration, and interactive systems. The works engage with discourses in acousmatic theory, sound studies, media archaeology, and critical technical practice.

International Presentations

Works have been presented at prestigious international venues including ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Ars Electronica, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, Tanzhaus NRW, MAD Museum New York, Festival Temps d'Images, and institutions across Europe, North America, and South America.

Research Keywords

Hugo Paquete, sonic systems, acousmatic music, sound art, music composition, granular synthesis, algorithmic composition, post-techno, spatial audio, multichannel composition, electroacoustic, experimental music, data sonification, satellite music, orbital sonification, viral sonification, quantum rhythm, AI music, interactive systems, immersive audio, ZKM, Ars Electronica, NASA, MODINA project, European Union research, Absonus Lab, critical sound art, sonic philosophy, non-human performance, computational systems, generative music, microsound, drone, noise composition, sound spatialization, acoustic ecology, media archaeology, post-digital sound, technological materiality, research composition, institutional presentation, multichannel version, academic sound art, experimental composition, sound research, artistic research, PhD composition, international sound art, contemporary music, electronic composition, computer music, digital audio, sound synthesis, physical modeling, field recording, sonic materiality, reduced listening, sound phenomenology, musique concrète, vibrational ontology, distributed agency, post-human sound.

Artist Profile

Hugo Paquete PhD is a Sonic Media Artist and Researcher, Founding Director of Absonus Lab, and Research Affiliate at CIAC, iAlab Sensoria, and BARN: Biofeedback Art Research Network. Former resident at ZKM | Hertz-Lab with international presentations across Europe, North America, and South America.

Technical Specifications and Research Context

Compositional Techniques

Works employ advanced compositional techniques including granular synthesis for micro-sound manipulation, algorithmic processes for data-driven composition, real-time satellite and environmental data sonification, multichannel spatialization for immersive experiences, and AI integration for interactive sound systems.

Research Development

Compositions have been developed through research residencies at ZKM Institute for Music and Acoustics, European Union MODINA project collaborations, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission cultural program, and international festival commissions including Ars Electronica and Festival Temps d'Images.

Presentation Formats

Works are available in multiple formats including stereo versions for streaming and high-resolution multichannel versions for institutional presentation. Spatial audio techniques include Ambisonics, wave field synthesis, and custom diffusion systems for loudspeaker orchestras up to 48 channels.

Contact and Access

Hugo Paquete, PhD | Collaborative Works - Interactive Dance, ZKM Research, Netlabel Projects

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Collaborative Music Projects

Academic Profile and Collaborative Research Focus

Hugo Paquete is a sonic media artist and researcher specializing in collaborative music projects, interactive systems, spatial composition, and netlabel culture. His artistic research explores the intersections of sound, technology, collective creation, and distributed networks through interdisciplinary collaborations.

Research Areas and Collaborative Expertise

Interactive Dance Composition and Body-Machine Interfaces
Spatial Audio Research and Acousmatic Music
Netlabel Culture and Decentralized Collaboration
Collective Sound Installations and Participatory Art
Portuguese Underground Music Scene Documentation
Generative Systems and Algorithmic Composition
Sound Object Curation and Electroacoustic Practices
Institutional Research Collaborations (ZKM, University of Porto)
International Netlabel Networks and Distribution
Interdisciplinary Artistic Research Methodologies

Academic Affiliations and Collaborative Networks

Hugo Paquete is the Founding Director of Absonus Lab and maintains research affiliations with CIAC (Research Center for Arts and Communication), iAlab Sensoria, and BARN (Biofeedback Art Research Network). His collaborative work spans institutional research at ZKM | Hertz-Lab, academic partnerships with University of Porto, and extensive netlabel networks including Crónica, Enough Records, Cian Orbe, and Earsheltering.

International Presentations and Major Collaborations

Paquete's collaborative works have been presented internationally at prestigious institutions including ZKM (Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe), Ars Electronica Linz, Theater Dortmund, and University of Porto. His projects span interactive dance performances with Chris Ziegler, spatial audio research at ZKM, collective installations with Tudela & Carvalhais, and contributions to major netlabel compilations documenting underground electronic scenes.

Selected Collaborative Projects

Notable collaborative works include "C/Py+on" (2011), an interactive dance score for Chris Ziegler's Corpus Pygmalion exploring body-machine interfaces; "Dyspersive Objects" (2011), acousmatic works developed during ZKM research residency; "Anotações Sonoras" (2019), collective sound installation with over 50 artists; "Pikadon" (2020), massive netlabel compilation featuring 51 tracks; and "Falésia 3" (2010), documenting the Portuguese dark ambient underground.

Technical Approaches in Collaborative Contexts

Paquete's collaborative work employs diverse technical approaches including real-time interactive systems, spatial audio composition with Zirkonium software, generative algorithms, sound object curation, and netlabel distribution strategies. His research integrates technological innovation with collective creation practices, examining the materiality of sound in collaborative contexts and the philosophical implications of distributed artistic networks.

Contact Information

For inquiries, collaborations, or presentations: paquetehugo@gmail.com | +351 919 396 727 | https://hugopaquete.com

C7Py+on
An interactive dance performance by Chris Ziegler. Music & Spatial Sound Design by Hugo Paquete, (2011)

<a href="https://paquete.bandcamp.com/album/c-py-on">C/Py+on by Hugo Paquete</a>

C/Py+on is more than an album, it is a portal into the labyrinthine interplay of body, myth, and machine. Originally conceived as the score for Chris Ziegler’s acclaimed media performance Corpus Pygmalion, this release stands as an independent work, weaving together ancient narrative and digital embodiment into a dense sonic architecture.

Premiered at ZKM | Karlsruhe in 2011 and later presented at Ars Electronica Linz and Theater Dortmund, the performance used the dancer’s body as a “venue of confrontation,” interrogating the blurred boundaries between creator and creation, human and algorithm, desire and design.

From the haunting fragments of Mozart’s aria "Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!" to the emergence of what Paquete terms the “Flesh Algorithm” , a system of generative sound triggered by movement, machinery, and real-time data, C/Py+on traces a metamorphosis. It documents the moment the static ideal cracks open, giving way to a living, glitching, unpredictable entity.

The sound is visceral, tactile, and spatial. Field recordings from the stage, the roll of a wheelchair, the breath of the dancer, the whir of robotic lights, form the raw material of the composition. Through custom interactive software, movement becomes data, and data becomes sound: rhythmic, granular, dissonant, and immersive.

This is electronic music not as product, but as process, a cybernetic score embodied, entangled, and eternally unresolved.

Credits:
Composed by Hugo Paquete
From the performance Corpus Pygmalion by Chris Ziegler
Dance: Moya Michael, Unita Gaye Galiluyo
Text: Michael Hewel
Software: André Berhardt, Niko Völzow, Martin Bellardi, Chris Ziegler

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: soundArt, generativeMusic, InteractiveSystems, experimentalElectronics, corpusPygmalion, hugopaquete, ZKM, arselectronica, contemporaryperformance, acousmatic, glitch, bodyandtechnology

Dyspersive Objects
Acousmatic Works for 48 Loudspeakers developed at ZKM by Hugo Paquete, (2011)

Dyspersive Objects unites two acousmatic works composed during Hugo Paquete’s 2011 research residency at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics (Karlsruhe). Conceived for ZKM’s renowned 48-channel loudspeaker orchestra and spatialized with the institution’s proprietary Zirkonium software, this album documents a deep inquiry into sound’s behavior in space, exploring themes of materiality, entropy, and emergent behavior through two dialectically linked compositions.

Striping Strings and Broken Objects engages in micro-sonic archaeology. It takes the prepared piano, an icon of experimental tradition, and subjects it to granular disintegration and spatial redistribution. Each gesture of scraping, striking, and breaking is amplified and set adrift, transforming the listening space into a resonant chamber of sonic fragments and spectral echoes.

Dyspersive Velocity of the Masses operates on a macro-sonic scale, exploring the physics of collective sonic entities. Through algorithms of reserve feedback and Ambisonic spatialization, synthetic sound masses swarm, collide, and disperse, translating concepts from systems theory into a visceral auditory experience of velocity and force.

Together, these works reflect Paquete’s artistic methodology: leveraging technological innovation to serve a profound conceptual vision. This album is not merely a recording, it is a documented exhibition of sound, preserving two works born at the intersection of art, science, and spatial audio research.

Presented At:
ZKM_Cube (Karlsruhe, 2013) as part of the Produced at IMA: Structures series

Credits:
Composed, produced, and spatialized by Hugo Paquete
Research conducted at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics (2011)
Spatialization using Zirkonium
Mastered for high-resolution digital release

License & Access: multichannel version available for institutional presentation.
All rights reserved. ℗ & © Hugo Paquete.

Keywords: Acousmatic, Electroacoustic, ZKM, SpatialMusic, SoundArt, GranularSynthesis, Ambisonics, Experimental, HugoPaquete

Anotações Sonoras: Espaço, Pausa, Repetição Espaço, Pausa, Repetição by Tudela & Carvalhais (@c) 2018-2019

Anotações Sonoras: Espaço, Pausa, Repetição presents two electroacoustic works distilled from a, site-specific installation by Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais (@c). Conceived for the Exhibitions Pavilion of the University of Porto and realized through a collective of over fifty artists, including Hugo Paquete.

Espaço, Pausa functions as a cartography of a unique sonic community. The piece meticulously articulates the donated sound objects, ranging from fleeting gestures to extended drones, allowing their idiosyncratic textures and histories to remain perceptible. Tudela and Carvalhais act as curators of a living archive, constructing a generative landscape where these fragments collide, converse, and create emergent narratives.

Repetição delves into the metaphysics of the sound object. Infused with poetic texts inspired by Schaeffer and Henry, the piece layers semantic meaning onto its raw sonic material. This act of "poetic indexing" transforms the abstract sounds into metaphorical constructs, encouraging a listening mode that is as much about interpretation as it is about perception. The repetition inherent in the algorithmic system becomes a mechanism for ritual and recontextualization, questioning the stability of a sound’s identity once it is separated from its source and placed into a new, compositional logic.

This album is not a document of an installation but a re-composition of its essence, proving that the most compelling environments are those built not just from sound, but from shared intention and poetic inquiry.

Presented At:
Exhibitions Pavilion, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto (March 24th – June 30th, 2018)

Credits:
Composed by Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela with sound objects created by Alex FX, Hugo Paquete, and over 50 contributing artists.
Cover image by Márcia Novais.

License:
All rights reserved. ℗ & © 2019 Crónica.

Keywords: Electroacoustic, SoundInstallation, GenerativeMusic, CollaborativeArt, SoundObject, Acousmatic, Crónica, Experimental, PedroTudela, MiguelCarvalhais.

Pikadon by A co-production between netlabels Cian Orbe, Earsheltering, Eg0cide Productions, Murmure Intemporel, and The Necrophile Hummingbird. 2020

PIKADON presents a disorienting survey of the contemporary underground electronic scene, uniting over fifty artists in a sprawling, 51-track remix project. Sourced from the extensive archives of Yoshiwaku Mushotoku, this compilation is less a traditional album and more a collective act of sonic alchemy, where source materials are deconstructed, mutated, and reborn into a chaotic tapestry of industrial, noise, ambient, and experimental genres. The album's sheer scale and the anarchic diversity of its contributors, including the pivotal industrial collage work of Sect, make it a significant document of decentralized digital collaboration.

The compilation operates on a macro level as a system of organized chaos. Tracks like Mescalibur's 19-minute "Nocturna Artificiala" and Hugo Paquete's 14-minute "Dogon Afro-Tech" function as epic, immersive zones, while shorter, sharper interventions from artists like {AN} EeL and Rohypnoise act as disruptive, granular events. This structure creates a non-linear narrative that mirrors the album's conceptual roots in distress signals and societal rupture. The recurring thematic threads, such as the "Weird Bits Blockchain" narrative and the multiple iterations of "Escape Love Game" and "Still Sleeping", bind the disparate pieces into a loosely connected, hallucinatory whole.

For the listener, it offers a challenging but rewarding journey into a world where the boundaries between individual artist, collective, and source material are deliberately blurred, creating a uniquely overwhelming and immersive auditory experience.

Presented By:
A co-production between netlabels Cian Orbe, Earsheltering, Eg0cide Productions, Murmure Intemporel, and The Necrophile Hummingbird.

Credits:
A Various Artists compilation remixing the work of Yoshiwaku, featuring contributions from Sect, Mescalibur, Hugo Paquete, and dozens more.
Released January 17, 2020.

License:
Some rights reserved.

Keywords: Industrial, Noise, Collage, Netlabel, Remix, Compilation, Experimental, Underground, Yoshiwaku, Sect, CianOrbe.

Falésia 3,
Enough Records . 2010

Falésia 3 serves as a crucial snapshot of the Portuguese dark ambient and industrial underground at the dawn of a new decade. This third installment in the compilation series, curated by Enough Records, maps a diverse and shadowy sonic territory, gathering eleven projects united by an affinity for atmospheric weight and textured gloom. The album functions as both a valuable document of a specific scene and a compelling journey through nuanced shades of darkness, where the distinct voice of each artist, including the formidable Hugo Paquete, contributes to a cohesive yet varied whole.

The compilation navigates through distinct sub-currents of the genre. It opens with the deep, resonant drones of Dyman's "Observa" and Alex Moore's desolate "Aralkum," establishing a vast, cinematic scope. This atmosphere is sharply contrasted by the rhythmic industrial assault of Sektor 304's "I'm Not Your Iron Man" and the abrasive energy of DSM666's "Psicopatia," demonstrating the scene's breadth. Tracks like Ambiansu's "The Train's Bar" and João Farelo's "À_M" explore more nuanced, ritualistic soundscapes, acting as meditative interludes within the album's darker fabric.

The compilation succeeds not by homogenizing its contributors' sounds, but by celebrating their differences, allowing the listener to trace the connective threads that bind this community together. It remains a testament to the enduring power of netlabels in preserving and promoting challenging, non-commercial art.

Presented By:
Enough Records

Credits:
A Various Artists compilation featuring Dyman, Alex Moore, Sektor 304, Hugo Paquete, and more.
Artwork by André Coelho.
Released January 9, 2010.

License:
Some rights reserved.

Keywords: Dark Ambient, Industrial, Portuguese Underground, Compilation, Enough Records, Experimental, Drone, Hugo Paquete, Netlabel.

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Sonic Media Artist & Researcher

Academic Profile and Research Focus

Research Areas and Expertise

Academic Affiliations and Research Networks

International Presentations and Exhibitions

Selected Works and Compositions

Technical Approaches and Methodologies

Contact Information

Detailed Work Descriptions

Rhythms of the Subatomic Landscapes (2025)

Yugen (2024)

Pulsar (2022)

SARS-CoV+2 (2022)

Dromology of Orbital Bodies (2022)

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Sonic Media Artist & Researcher

Academic Profile and Research Focus

Research Areas and Expertise

Academic Affiliations and Research Networks

International Presentations and Major Collaborations

Selected Works and Major Projects

Technical Approaches and Methodologies

Contact Information

Detailed Work Descriptions

ODO (No Body Lives Here) - Interactive AI Sound Installation (2020)

Cosmos: Music for Interactive Dance (2020)

Unevenness - NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission (2015)

Unpredictable Systems and Collapse (USC) - Software Art (2013)

Radial Transference - Acousmatic Music (2013)

Artworks and compositions by Hugo Paquete

Hugo Paquete, PhD - Collaborative Music Projects

Academic Profile and Collaborative Research Focus

Research Areas and Collaborative Expertise

Academic Affiliations and Collaborative Networks

International Presentations and Major Collaborations

Selected Collaborative Projects

Technical Approaches in Collaborative Contexts

Contact Information

Detailed Collaborative Project Descriptions

C/Py+on - Interactive Dance Score (2011)

Dyspersive Objects - ZKM Research Works (2011)

Anotações Sonoras - Collective Sound Installation (2019)

Pikadon - Netlabel Compilation (2020)