SIPANINGKAH (ID) + Bad Whip + Nathan Thompson + yumyab & bleu + DJ Wayang

@ The Bird [Northbridge, Boorloo/Perth], Saturday 21st June 2025

presented by Echoes and Liquid Architecture

$25 OTD / $20 Pre-sales

Hearts of Darkness [HxD] and Liquid Architecture [LA] are proud to co-present a one-night-only performance by Sipaningkah, the performance alias of Aldo Ahmad -- an emerging force in Southeast Asia’s experimental music scene.

A Jakarta-based improviser, sound artist, and instrument builder from Minangkabau heritage, Sipaningkah creates dense, trance-like sonic worlds that bridge tradition and invention. His recent release Langkah Suruik fuses folk textures with avant-noise structures, invoking both ancestral rhythm and speculative sound design. The result is raw, immersive, and evocative -- a music that pulses between histories and futures.

Trained in percussion and composition at leading Indonesian institutions, Ahmad is also a key organiser within DIY and experimental scenes in Sumatra and Java. His work spans electroacoustic composition, sound installations, theatre and film scores, and community-led music initiatives -- including Pasamoan Art Initiated and Kombo Improvisation Lab.

This event marks the Perth debut of Sipaningkah, and the first local collaboration between LA and HxD' exploratory imprint Echoes…. Expect a night of resonant textures, rhythmic complexity, and deep listening -- alongside a selection of cutting edge experimental and exploratory artists, featuring:

BAD WHIP

NATHAN THOMPSON

YUMYAB + BLEU

with DJ WAYANG

🎟 Limited capacity -- don’t miss this.

Sipaningkah is in Australia as part of Inter.Sonix: Australia x SE Asia, Liquid Architecture’s 2025 concert series highlighting diasporic and regional sonic practices across the Asia-Pacific, supported by Australia Council.

>> SIPANINGKAH ON BANDCAMP

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Venue: The Bird, 181 William Street, Northbridge

This event takes place on stolen Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.