In Trio

A group improvisation inspired by archival and found electro-acoustic sound from Ngunnawal Country and South-to-Eastern Asia

Date: Saturday, 15 August, 2026
Time:
Doors: 6:30 pm
Music: 7:00 pm
Address: 277-279 Broadway, Glebe

Sia Ahmad - tapes, field recordings, voice, electronics, bells
Featuring
Akka - field recordings, jewellery, voice, drones, electronics
Kashif Sheikh (Heart Armour) - electric guitar, electronics

Redefining what a solo improvisation practice is to her, the acclaimed musician and sound artist Sia Ahmad looked to the past and work as an incidental archivist, using sounds collected since her teenage years, captured on various media such as cassette tapes and iPhone recordings.

In real-time, recorded instruments and environmental sound create new psycho-geographic locations, blurring her world between the home, the studio and local neighbourhood with sonic memories from her travels across Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia. 

With this performance, she premieres the possibilities of expanding this “fourth world” aesthetic, working with different live collaborators in each city she performs in to hold conversation through deep listening, the narrative being driven by where she take the sounds or in response to the impressions of others.