The fifth edition of SONIC GROUNDS, an experimental music format by NeverAtHome curated by Kan Zhang and Antonia Kallenbach, is titled altered native. SONIC GROUNDS approaches music as a process and consciously engages with ways of altering, expanding and reinterpreting musical traditions. With modified instruments and unconventional playing techniques, Tahereh Nourani (flute, bass, objects, field recordings, language) and MOTHERDRUM (drum set, live electronics, distortion) open up spaces between musical origin and sonic transformation. 7 pm Guided Listening Session with Tahereh Nourani (free, approx. 50 min) 8 pm Introductory Talk 8.10 pm Performances SONIC GROUNDS is an experimental music format that combines site-specific concerts, performances and open studios. Each edition is developed in dialogue with the unique architecture of the Funkhaus, making music tangible as a lived process. The series brings together NeverAtHome’s in-house artists with local and international musicians, creating new encounters between different artistic perspectives. Funkhaus, Argentinierstraße 30B