Tracing presence on land

The trio of Emilio Gordoa, Josten Myburgh & Sabine Vogel focus on sounding “in-and-as place” together. Based between Mexico, Boorloo and Germany, they work experimentally with percussion, saxophone, flutes, electro-acoustic extensions of these instruments, and location recordings.

Their project “Tracing presence on land” is a name for the musical grammar they have built through collective research in the sonic cultures of their birthplaces and homes: Noongar Boodja, Cuernavaca, Paretz, Bavaria and Berlin. Sharing time together in culturally and ecologically rich settings in these places, they imagine music that respects land and origin, and the complex ways this is entangled in their collective sounding.

Equally important is the depth of trust and friendship that allows their distinct approaches to gesture & tonality to be held together. Their collaborations extend over a decade across projects including Splitter Orchester, Mahagonny, Land Stages, and countless improvised collaborations. Having performed as a trio in Germany, 2025 will see them tour internationally together through Aotearoa and Australia.