Contemporary music culture is in a state of  continuous movement. In an ever-changing world of sonic realities, the currents festival provides a scope that searches through the abundance of available music to find some of the most significant artists in today’s genre-fluid music landscape. Currents is always in the plural, highlighting its commitment to embracing music that flows between styles and norms. The festival focuses on commissioning new works; it creates opportunities for artists to work beyond the boundaries of their regular practice. We do this by bringing artists of different styles together and giving them time to create and collaborate. For each edition, guest curators are invited to create one evening of the festival. It takes place in a biennial format in Zurich, Switzerland. The two main festival hubs are Moods Club and EXIL, other venues depending on the production.

Currents seeks not only to create intellectually stimulating experiences, but foremost pleasurable ones. Contemporary music culture is full of exhilarating practitioners – come explore them in the currents with us.

The festival works in close collaboration with New Amsterdam Records, New York

www.currents.ch