With the radical and sonically boundary-pushing audiovisual work Kitbashing, Egyptian electronic producer ABADIR and Italian visual artist Nicoló Cervello critique and dissect the digital feed and the omnipresent algorithms that shape our gaze and desires. This April, they present the work live at ALICE, where audiences can expect a fearless, sensory-saturated bombardment of fragmented cuts, digital sound collages, and dizzying visuals.

We spend hours scrolling, sharing, and feeding social media platforms with our data. These platforms can be entertaining and informative—but also draining, dark, and alienating. The more we scroll, the more our reality is curated. With Kitbashing, ABADIR and Nicoló Cervello attempt to break the algorithm’s grip. Audio snippets from reels, suggested posts, and sponsored ads are cut and micro-edited into bold, abstract compositions that constantly build toward new sonic climaxes. Rhythms expand and contract like a digital breath, mirroring the tempo of endless doomscrolling—equally seductive and unsettling.

ABADIR is an Egyptian music producer, sound designer, DJ, and critic, born in Cairo and based in Berlin. His work moves between the cinematic, the club-oriented, and the ambient, often revolving around fiction, memory, and cultural artefacts. He has performed at festivals such as Roskilde, CTM, Rewire, Primavera Sound, and Unsound, and is part of the influential SVBKVLT label roster. Nicoló Cervello works with 3D graphics, motion design, and interaction design, exploring the tension between realism and replica. Together, they create a work that not only comments on the digital condition—but embodies it. Experience Kitbashing live at ALICE this April.