Georgia boasts an ambient sound interwoven with an industrious pulse. Unassuming melodies persist behind concussive beats that nucleate stirring effects. Other tracks build meditative soundscapes. All build with a deliberate pace that creates an intoxicating tension. Despite the fact that each of the twelve producers leave their print on the “sound of Georgia”, the sounds are so coherent— so unified. Giorgi Iakobidze and Sandro Mezurnishvili, curators for this project, have an archival achievement on their hands. In contrast, the “sound of Colombia” is more irascible. Influences seem more varied, perhaps reflecting the melting-pot nightlife of Bogota and Medellin. Squelchy acid tones appear here. There are found analogue sounds reminiscent of Suzanna Ciani. Federico Goes by Hover sounds like a techno riff on early-2000s nu jazz. Then other songs don’t sound like any of that. Perhaps these are the eclectic sounds of a dynamic community still searching for their uniting voice.

On June 1st, listeners will be able to purchase the compilations through Bandcamp and iTunes; otherwise the album will be streamable on Spotify. New compilations will appear every four to six months. “Netherlands, Australia, Estonia, Ecuador, Russia, Italy, and Belgium are currently on deck,” Healy said. Healy plans on hosting a party in each country upon the records’ release, and even these parties have place:’s mission in its DNA as they will feature a roundtable with the local rights group (as pictured above). For Healy, his work isn’t about touring voyeuristically through a foreign world. His work, Julianna Cuervo’s work, Giorgi Iakobidze and Sandro Mezurnishvili’s work, is about the undeniable humanity that underpins the culture of electronic music’s endless mix, and the thrill of participating in a global network of musical resistance.

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