Augustė Vickunaitė is a Berlin and Vilnius based sound experimentalist with a background in physics. She graduated Sound Studies and Sonic Arts studies in Udk Berlin. Augustė exclusively employs vintage reel-to-reel tape recorders to play, record, and create sounds, articulating diverse layers of recordings including found material, field recordings, voice, music instruments, objects, and the whole spectrum of malfunctions of decaying technology. Auguste specializes in tape music, noise, and collage music, known for her theatrical and darkly humorous approach, often exploiting errors of analog audio equipment. Her solo work encompasses tape loops and collages of found audio tapes.
Photo credit: Orange 'Ear
Since 2016, Auguste has been active in Europe and beyond, primarily as a solo performer, although she has collaborated with other artists too.
Her notable performances include appearances at venues such as Cafe Oto in London, Km28 in Berlin, Volksbuehne (Psychic Liberation series at Roter Salon) in Berlin, Fylkingen in Stockholm, and many others. She has also participated in festivals like Seanaps (Leipzig), Braille Satellite (Lithuania), and Troglobatem (Stuttgart), and has created Radio art works for Radio Art Zone in Esch, Luxembourg; Cashmere Radio in Berlin; Rasų Radijas in Vilnius; KunstRadio in Vienna, among others.
Recently she self released her first solo CD album “Dance Alone”.
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