Belisha Beacon’s ‘This Is Fine’ forgoes esoteric sampling and analogue fetishism to revel in the code and wires of its creation. Instead of descending into grain tinged nostalgia or tech’d up futurism, the five track set exists in the fundamental principles of computer music – using entry level software to live code an ever shifting tapestry of minimal techno.
ArtistBelisha Beacon
Results1By day Belgium born Dorien Schampaert, aka Belisha Beacon, lectures at the University of Leeds School of Music. Tellingly, her music sits somewhere between the academic and the playful. Her live coding process leads to deceptively complex arrangements, shifting beats and loops constantly on the cusp of becoming untethered, while a toying melodicism in each track gives a welcoming entry point.