Who is Rubi?

“Who is Rubi?“

Forward Movement dives deep with Christina Hans aka Rubi exploring her journey from the warm waters of electronic music hotbed Barcelona to the emerging creative pond of Yangon where she helped to nurture and grow the scene.

Constantly outside of her comfort zone, occasionally by choice – her artistic contributions will last beyond her time in Myanmar and resulted in many connections flourishing throughout Asia.

Forced now, to return to the capital of her motherland – a city swamped with talent – you’ll find Rubi rediscovering her niche whilst sustaining her creative freedom.

Bside Incoming: Rubi

Bside Incoming

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Rubi

Now based in Berlin, Rubi was recently running her own ‘Out of Sight’ event series in Yangon while teaching tech as a professor in Myanmar. As well as co-founding the Kommuna Tapes record label, founded in 2016 under the same name as the successful Barcelona event series, she is also a resident with RA+RE and Rings of Neptune.

Her YouTube channel is an absolute gold mine for the deep, dubby, and beautifully bizarre: www.youtube.com/user/itsmerubi/featured

Each one of her mixes is as cool and clinical as it is richly warm, packed full of new musical discoveries and much cherished records. Her episode of Bside Incoming is no exception; a downtempo masterclass of vibrant ambient layers, electro grooves and irresistible breaks, with lots of bleeps and bloops.

IIk Onkar: One with everything

IIk Onkar
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“One with everything”

According to old yogic scriptures, everything in this Universe consists of vibration. Honouring the sense of hearing, the vibration of sound and manifest human creation, IIk Onkar is a gathering to tune in and ground our energy to the frequencies of the cosmos. Interstellarly curated by Akal Anand & Rubi, Ik Onkar brings together audio-visual performances, sound therapy, breathwork, yoga and meditation. This name is also a symbol which means “one with everything”. 

“Ik Onkar is your own intentional experience. It’s an inquiry into sound art and its connection to your presence, your meditative mind cross into our imminent new earth. How you do one thing is how you do everything. Chose how you wish to direct your energy, awareness, and listening within the space. Experiment on how you can relate to these frequencies, and allow the cells in your body to adjust organically – no substances needed. Relate to sound with the curiosity of a new lover, feel through the energetics of it. Reinvent what being together means for you. Home is where you can be most present. We recommend you leave your phone in aeroplane mode.”

AMBIENT       SOUND       DREAM       JOURNEY

The connection to the Cosmos, as envisioned by Akal Anand & Rubi, will come to Berlin’s Michelberger Hotel this Friday the 9th of October. Hosted by Kundalini Yoga teacher Akal Anand, IIk Onkar #5 will feature a live modular-synthesiser performance by Gwenan, DJ performances from Ina Fm and Rubi ツ, and visual performances from Harriet Davey and Paulius Daunys – bridging the worlds of sound and aural enquiry with meditation and sound art.

Blending in breathing meditations, yoga Nidra, ambient electronic music and visuals. IIk Onkar is five hours of ambience and presence. Throughout the sound performances, the healing frequencies and subtle beats in combination will allow participants to enter a deep listening inquiry. The experience will end with a gong bath and guided meditation to individually and collectively integrate. We hope all participants are really able to relax into this space, where presence is genuinely possible.

 
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IIK ONKAR #3 at Haymney Barcelona

Yoga nidra, the yoga of dreams, creates a space between the realm of dreams and awakening. Within this experience, the body is completely relaxed, and participants become increasingly aware of their inner world, floating in a universe of their own visualisations.

The experience will end with a gong bath and guided meditation to individually and collectively integrate, creating a space where presence is genuinely possible. 

IIk Onkar #5 will happen from 18:30 to 23:30, in the Underlook Room of the Michel Berger Hotel. Space is unfortunately very limited. Please book your ticket in advance here.

Links:

Akal Anand Kaur
Rubi
Gwenan
Ina FM

Tickets & Info:

Michelberger Ticketshop
Facebook IIk Onkar
Facebook Event
Instagram IIk Onkar

Interstellar Travel Guide – Volume I out now on Bandcamp

Rings of
Neptune
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Interstellar
Travel Guide
Volume I

To celebrate our debut, we gathered all our artists and challenged them to create music unbounded by genre-specific constrictions. “Interstellar Travel Guide” is a two-part compilation featuring the agency’s 24 artists, and showcases a versatile array of music ranging from spoken vocals & ambient drones to exploratory techno. ‘Volume I’ is the compilation’s most experimental part, assembling 12 compositions of calm, awe-inspiring moments fundamentally aimed at contemplation, and meditation. Volume II will be released shortly after and will gather tracks from the other side of the spectrum, exploring rather beat-driven arrangements.

“Interstellar Travel Guide” is exclusively available on Bandcamp in both digital and limited-edition cassette format. In solidarity with recent protests against police racism and brutality, and in honour of the Stonewall riots of 1969, we’ll also be donating our revenue during the next two months to black-, trans- and queer-led anti-discrimination organizations committed to long-term systemic change, political education, and engagement within the communities such as NAACP, Black Visions Collective and Queer Refugees Germany. 

“12 compositions of calm, awe-inspiring moments fundamentally aimed at contemplation, and meditation.”

 

Links:

official webpage
soundcloud
bandcamp