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With Their New Arctic-Focused Project, Bicep Wants Listeners to Understand Climate Change ‘On a Human Level’
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the renowned electronic music duo Bicep has launched an innovative project that delves into the pressing issue of climate change. Dubbed Takkuuk, which translates to “look closely” in Inuktitut, this ambitious undertaking seeks to bring the consequences of global warming down to earth and make it relatable on a human level.
According to Andy Ferguson, one half of the duo, their trip to Greenland sparked a profound connection with the natural world. “The glacier was singing,” he recounts, emphasizing the cacophony of sounds emanating from this majestic, yet vulnerable, environment.
This project is more than just an electronic music release; it’s an audiovisual installation that intertwines Bicep’s genre-bending compositions with the stories of Indigenous artists and the hauntingly beautiful sounds of glaciers, animals, and other elements. The result is a sonic tapestry woven from the threads of climate change’s devastating impact.
Bicep has been praised for their ability to bridge electronic music with its capacity to amplify pressing social issues, including but not limited to environmental degradation. Takkuuk’s ten tracks are out now via Ninja Tune, and will be followed by an extensive touring schedule in Australia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Greenland.
The duo’s vision is clear: they seek to channel the raw emotion of these stories into a call-to-action for listeners worldwide. By providing visual testimony to the lives of Arctic communities facing extinction, Bicep hopes that the project will serve as an urgent reminder that climate change is not just an abstract concept, but rather a tangible force affecting individual lives and the world at large.
With their new project, Bicep wants to galvanize global awareness about this pressing crisis.
Source: www.billboard.com
