From Trash to Music - Turning waste into sounds with Veerle Pennock and Etta Harbar

So what is trash really? What is waste? How do we cut down how much we throw away? And what happens when we throw things away? Is that really the end of things? Many groups like Bye Bye Plastic and Clubtopia are thinking about questions like these; how to reduce waste in clubs and festivals, get rid of plastic water bottles and so on. But a different approach is to completely rethink the idea of waste and trash. Today I talk with Veerle Pennock and Etta Harbar from Utrecht in the Netherlands. They are live performers, teachers, makers, and hackers exploring the crossover between e-waste, art, music, and instruments and I am happy to talk more with them about their work and approach to sustainability. And we hear a recording of their heavy-hitting noisy trash music live at Voltage Control Amsterdam.

 

Show notes and links

Performance recordings featured:

Modulation, 16.07.2023, de Nijverheid Utrecht, NL

Voltage Control Amsterdam, 21.01.2024, Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

 

Parallel Problems https://www.instagram.com/parallelproblems/

Veerle Pennock https://veerlepennock.com/

Elektrotek https://www.instagram.com/elektortek/

Etta HarBar https://www.instagram.com/ettaharbar/

Acid Solder Club https://www.instagram.com/acidsolderclub/

Intergalactic Cyber Trash Collective https://www.dbstudio.nl/event/expo-opening-wreckage/ Voltage Control Amsterdam https://www.instagram.com/voltagecontrolamsterdam/

Modulation Utrecht https://www.instagram.com/modulationutrecht/

Bye Bye Plastic Foundation https://www.instagram.com/byebyeplasticlife/

Clubtopia https://www.instagram.com/clubtopia