VÝCHODISKA: Sesterský audiovizuálny projekt WIDT

“Keď sme mali desať rokov, spievali sme spolu v zbore a navštevovali operu a balet. Keď sme spolu spievali, bolo medzi nami jasné spojenie. Nemusela som premýšľať o melódii alebo význame zvukov, ktoré z nás prúdili,” hovorí Bogumila. Antonina sa v projekte primárne venuje hudobnej zložke. “Elektronickú hudbu som začala produkovať na počítači. Jedného dňa som k tomu pridala aj vokály. Zo začiatku bola viac dôležitá hudba. Vokály boli zabalené do reverbu, takže ani nebolo zrejmé, že ide o spev. Postupne som ich začala zbavovať efektov,” hovorí Antonina. Kombinuje experimentálnu elektroniku a spev. Bogumila vytvára vizuály. Inšpirovali ju napríklad liquid live shows zo 60. a 70. rokov, ktoré sa organizovali v New Yorku a ďalších mestách USA.

Audiovisual sister duo WIDT

WIDT is an audiovisual sister duo from Poland. Antonina Nowacka and Bogumila Piotrowska create psychedelic audiovisual compositions in real time using analogue instruments, synths and TV sets. They released a VHS tape in the past and their eponymous album has just come out in a limited run as a CD and DVD on the Polish label ZOHARUM. “When we were ten years old, we used to sing in a choir together. When we sang, there was a clear connection. I didn't have to think about the melody, flow or the meaning of the sounds, which were coming out of us,” says Bogumila. Antonina is primarily responsible for the sonic side of the project, combining experimental electronics and singing. “I started producing electronic music on a computer and one day I added vocals. At first they were not as important as the electronics. The vocals were covered in reverb. Gradually, I just cleared them up,” says Antonina. Bogumila creates the visuals. Among her inspirations are the so called liquid live shows dating back to the 1960s and 70s, which were organised in New York and other US cities.