Antract by Anushka Chkheidze - Music from The state51 Conspiracy

The state51 Conspiracy A creative hub for music - est. 1991 Label / Atelier / Factory / Distro Contact us: Antract by Anushka Chkheidze Film by Louise Mason Part of ’Theatre Extracts’ released by The state51 Conspiracy Watch more from ’Theatre Extracts’ Act 5: Conforming: Act 7: #ambient #electronic #soundscape The Track ................ “Sometimes what is perceived by the eyes is more important than what is heard by the ears, but music is never the background.“ - Anushka Chkheidze “Antract” was originally written for staged theatre productions, by rising Georgian electronic producer Anushka Chkheidze. The project included a suite of compositions that saw Anushka explore long-form, ambient-leaning soundscapes. The series is now being released by The state51 Conspiracy. The Film ............... When Anushka was composing the music, she would test out how relaxing the tracks were by listening to them in the shower. This provided the inspiration for the release artwork, where abstracted scenes of showers, water and metallic surfaces were photographed. In this film, we go even deeper into the themes explored in the release artwork. New material was shot specially for the film with a variety of set-ups, each creating different environments in which the viewer can test and challenge their own responses to the music. The Composer ........................ Described as “an unwavering force in Georgia’s electronic music” by the Calvert Journal, Anushka Chkheidze’s accolades include a nomination for IMPALA’s European Independent Album of The Year Award. Anushka has performed internationally at events including Eurosonic, ESNS, Marte Live in Vilnius, and locally at important Georgian cultural institutions such as the Ajara Museum. Anushka has also been the focus of a feature video by Hammock Magazine x The Body Shop. Her track, “Move, move ’’ was named KEXP and DJ Kevin Cole’s Song of the Day and she has been playlisted by prominent techno DJ Marcel Dettmann. Europavox have described Anushka’s music as “that which inhabits its own place. It’s as if she’s taken the geometry of sound and created atmospheric, complex and otherworldly soundscapes... musical kaleidoscopes that reject any common physical rules“.