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Below The Radar 34

Track 6

Natali Kruger

"La Reine Noir"

From 83% Invisible

Nathalie Garcia aka Natali Kruger (or Baby Kruger) is a French sound artist based in Brussels, Belgium. Traversing sound design, binaural 3D sound for radio documentaries (as part of the collective Les connexions oubliées) as well as electronic and electroacoustic composition, her work is influenced by animist philosophy, shamanistic knowledge and the practice of sound massage pioneered by Peter Hess.

Kruger’s work has recently been dedicated to a sound research project focused on altered states of consciousness – especially trance states – and their subsequent therapeutic and creative value. Her latest record 83% Invisible is a profound reflection on her research, extending her thematic scope by focalising the relationship between sound, the corporeal, consciousness and the natural world. Aiming to mirror the perception of natural sounds as a living 3D environment, Kruger creates an enveloping sound world.

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