BANDCAMP

RELEASED 29.08.2024

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CICADA IS A DIGITAL RITUAL OF TEXTURE AND MOTION – AN ABSTRACT VISUAL COMPANION TO THE SINGLE BY TAROUG, CRAFTED FROM THOUSANDS OF AI-GENERATED IMAGES AND SATELLITE TEXTURES. INSPIRED BY THE MICROSCOPIC GEOMETRY OF CICADA WINGS AND THE PATTERNS OF CULTIVATED LANDSCAPES, THE VIDEO UNFOLDS AS A FLICKERING, KINESTASIS-STYLE MEDITATION ON TRANSFORMATION, SYSTEMS, AND DECAY.

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CREDITS

DIRECTED & EDITED BY: MARIE BROSIUS & TAREK ZARROUG

MUSIC WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY: TAROUG

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MASTERED BY: JANNIS BENTLER

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VISUAL TEXTURES WERE CREATED USING A COMBINATION OF GENERATIVE TOOLS AND IMAGERY DERIVED FROM GOOGLE EARTH.

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SUPPORTED BY INITIATIVE MUSIK GGMBH WITH PROJECT FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURE AND MEDIA.