is a sonic solo persona of Ariel William Orah. For Ariel’s complete website and projects please visit www.arielorah.com
Hailing from Bandung and stranded in Berlin for more than a decade, ravenative is the sonic moniker of Ariel William Orah. Through this moniker, he explores themes of hybrid identity turbulence influenced by his upbringing, academic background in economics and sustainability, and passion for theater as a social practice.
The debut album, “Scarcity” (2017), is infused with the melancholy noise shoegaze of 90s Bandung and the 70s electronic sounds of the Berliner Schule. This album later mutated into the theater piece “Scar-City” (2023), which premiered at Ballhaus Naunynstraße in Berlin.
As ravenative, he has numerous releases with the Berlin-based sonic syndicate @l___kw and leads the sōydivision ensemble.Currently, he is working on a new musical theater project and a conceptual album where he explores digital migrant workers in Germany - Along with scrutinizes Pasundan’s tonality, generative polyrhythm, and Sundanese kawih, translating them into various electro-acoustic compositions, sound installations and self-made instruments, which he will later incorporate into the piece.
The debut album, “Scarcity” (2017), is infused with the melancholy noise shoegaze of 90s Bandung and the 70s electronic sounds of the Berliner Schule. This album later mutated into the theater piece “Scar-City” (2023), which premiered at Ballhaus Naunynstraße in Berlin.
As ravenative, he has numerous releases with the Berlin-based sonic syndicate @l___kw and leads the sōydivision ensemble.Currently, he is working on a new musical theater project and a conceptual album where he explores digital migrant workers in Germany - Along with scrutinizes Pasundan’s tonality, generative polyrhythm, and Sundanese kawih, translating them into various electro-acoustic compositions, sound installations and self-made instruments, which he will later incorporate into the piece.
for inquiries please mail to ravenative@gmail.com
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