Two Seas

Two Seas is a brand new project telling the stories of two bodies of water deeply affected by climate change:

• The frozen waters of the Bothnian Bay in Oulu, Finland

• The dried remains of the Aral Sea in Muynak, Uzbekistan

The opposing extremes of these two seas raise the same questions about the impact of the climate crisis on water worldwide.

Two Seas aims to use art, music and creativity to create tools of resilience and resistance that support communities to take positive action.

UK electronic group Paranoid London are recording environmental sounds in both locations and collaborating with local Sami and Uzkekistani artists to create brand new music, which will feature in a new audio-visual installation developed by Matt Black (Coldcut), premiering at Shambala Festival 2026.

The project began in February 2026, with Paranoid London travelling first to Oulu to document the sounds of the melting sea and perform live at the Frozen People Festival, which took place on the frozen surface of the Bothnian Bay.

Later this year we will visit Stihia Festival, taking place along the former shoreline of the Aral Sea, to record sounds of the dried sea, with Paranoid London performing live at the festival.