Blog Profile: Viola He (aka sandpills)

https://tidalcycles.org/blog/tidal_profile_violahe

Viola has a non-western percussion background and wields Tidal like an algorithmic percussion instrument using "structured improv for live performances." This blog post is a great read - I loved hearing about how their music has evolved from live coding and the importance of finding sound material "sourced from my life and culture - machine sounds from the shop I work at, gongs and bells and traditional Chinese instruments chopped up in different ways..."

Check out the set livestreamed on FM radio and recorded to SoundCloud. Very hypnotic and mesmerizing.

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