Soja Calcium – Omerama
Soja Calcium
“Omerama”
A few months ago, I started having one on one video chats with people on the internet, completely at random, on an Omegle-like platform. Must have been thousands of people. Conversation duration would vary from a few seconds up to, say, 2–3 hours. Talked with people all over the world. Various languages, ethnicities, ages, etc. Soldiers in combat zones, neo-Nazis, flat-earthers, opera singers, Zulu tribe members, boxers, gypsies, oil rig workers, illegal immigrants, terminal cancer patients, Zionists, Talibans, Taliban victims, coke-addicted cops, rapping grandmas, gay Muslims… And of course, also a ton of “normal” people that were nonetheless just as interesting. For most of these interactions, I tried to channel my inner Louis Theroux and not pass judgment.
After a while, I felt the need to document this new hobby of mine. Started taking notes, then later would ask people to say something random I could record. Often, I would be making a track already, then would record someone and add it to the track immediately. So in that way, the tracks would influence the recordings, and the recordings would influence the tracks.
I tried to keep this collaborative theme throughout this release, and worked with this Tbilisi (Georgia) dancer to make a video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5nSjlUKvN0), and with a Russian label I really like for distribution.
