Sara Berts
Buchla ambient woven from field recordings, natural textures and processed voices
Based in Turin, Italy · From Italy
Berts layers Amazonian and woodland field recordings with Buchla Easel tones, processed voices and softly shifting effects. Her pieces are slow and pulse-light but animated by insect-like movement, warped natural textures and sudden synthetic flickers; the live set is built for close listening.
More about Sara Berts
A Turin composer and sound artist trained in sound engineering at SAE Institute Milan, Berts has also worked as a sound designer at Scuola Holden. Her catalogue connects Turin collective Gang of Ducks with Osaka ambient label Muzan Editions, while performances at MUTEK place her field-recording practice in an international experimental circuit.
A story
She gathered Ayni's field recordings during three months in the Peruvian Amazon in 2019, then recorded its Buchla Easel parts in Italy during the 2020 lockdown.
Playing
- 2026-10-31 2026-10-31T14:00:00 · Sara Berts · Combo Torino
Labels
Start here
- Braiding Fragments (2022) · Muzan Editions
Buchla synthesis and woodland recordings in her most detailed long-form work. - Ayni (2021) · Gang of Ducks
Amazon recordings meet Buchla Easel synthesis across five compact ambient pieces.
Sets to hear
- MUTEKLIVE335 — Sara Berts (2023)
For fans of
Andrew Pekler, Wave Temples, KMRUOfficial links
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