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Through his field recordings and ambient curation, KMRU shines a spotlight on the fluctuations of diasporic life. The de-familiarization of sounds gives his art a liminal quality, where the listener is offered small hints at the soundworld he pulls from. This approach is emblematic of the ethos of the Black Atlantic—a concept that celebrates fluidity, hybridity, and the resilience of cultures in motion, while also commenting on the movements and negotiations of a life “in-between.” KMRU uses sound to traverse boundaries and connect disparate places and moments. The radio program becomes a metaphorical vessel, traveling across sonic oceans to link narratives from different territories, much like the cultural exchanges that have shaped the Atlantic world. - Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Art Fellow 2024, Austin T. Richey