First Light's Third Space #3 - Ana Quiroga & Ale Hop

Each month, First Light Records invites two artists to take an unplanned journey with a microphone around their city to curate an hour-long mix. Each show captures the unique atmosphere of a city from each artist's perspective, through music and found sound.

In the first half of this month's Third Space show, London-based sound artist and producer Ana Quiroga guides listeners through sounds past and present from her homeland of Asturias, Northern Spain. Recorded in the summer of this year, Ana's mix explores the region's rich folk traditions, industrial heritage, and fierce legacy of anti-fascist action; histories which have etched themselves into the area's beautiful coastal landscape and the communities that inhabit it.

The second half of this month's show was crafted by artist and researcher, Ale Hop. Originally from Peru, Ale Hop began cultivating her unique sonic practice in Lima's thriving underground scene before establishing new roots in Berlin. Her Third Space mix features the vibrant sonic contrasts of Uganda's capital, Kampala, where she recently undertook an artistic residency at the now-legendary Nyege Nyege studios.