amex006 Cate Hops & Unprofessional "Live In Varna" CS

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In late summer 2025, Cate Hops & Unprofessional travelled to Varna, Bulgaria, for a show at the then newly-opened DIY cultural space TON 618 (see a photo gallery here). The event was a collaboration between Amek & Easterndaze and was a part of the Third Listening Biennial pan-global initiative. In a crammed underground room that was getting warmer by the minute, despite the fading summer, these two artists allowed us to take a peek—or rather, descend —into their cavernous sonic territories. 

Both live sets were captivating, personal, and demanding. So, we decided to include them in our EXPERIENCE live tape series. From the live electroacoustic experiments of Cate Hops, which exist somewhere between noise and ambient, to Unprofessional's brief but monolithic digital surges of sound, the music on this tape is as much an exploration as it is a ritual of summoning and shaping the unknown.

Both performances were recorded live by Hristo Belev at TON 618, Varna, on August 29, 2025. 

Mastered by Emil Mitov. 

Photo by Silvana Ilieva. 

EXPERIENCE is a tape series of live recordings, captured during Amek Collective events or guest appearances.