The talk will introduce the new project "Sound Design in Far Sea" which will be premiered at CTM 2026. It is a live exploration departing from the confines of structure. Transformed echoes of Persian instruments and field recordings from Iran dissolve into shimmering layers of synthesis, microscopic sonic detail and tactile density shaping a landscape where memory turns liquid and history drifts through circuitry. Performed in an immersive surround format using the d&b Soundscape system, the piece submerges its audience in a sea of disorientation and awe, a shifting zone where resonance and abstraction entwine like light refracted underwater. 

In collaboration with CTM Festival and Forecast Festival. 

About the artist:

Ata Ebtekar, known internationally as Sote, is an electronic music composer and sound artist based in Tehran. Over the past three decades, he has carved an unmistakable sonic identity through releases on Warp, Diagonal, SVBKVLT, Sub Rosa, Morphine, and Opal Tapes, moving fluently between concert halls, galleries, and clubs.

Sote’s music fuses rigorous electronic composition with emotional intensity — a collision of microtonal systems, polyrhythmic structures, and intricate sound design that blurs the boundaries between precision and chaos. His works function as both sonic architecture and social commentary, dissecting ideological constructs, hypocrisy, and the violence of conformity through complex synthesis and dynamic form.