Kora (CA), Sanoi, Harry Charles + Dylan C Collaborate on ‘Murmurs (Tiohtià:ke version)’
Kora (CA) joins forces with Sanoi, Harry Charles and Dylan C for Murmurs, a collaborative release born from a day at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios.
In March 2025, Canadian producer and musician Kora (CA) (Mikael B Robillard) made his first visit to Aotearoa, New Zealand, performing a series of live hybrid/DJ sets at Earth Beat Festival, The Button Factory and Silk Collective’s ambient gathering.
Longtime fans of Kora (CA)’s deep, organic house productions, Loop Electronic extended an invitation for him to join Loop Electronic artists Sanoi, Harry Charles and Dylan C for a collaborative recording session at Auckland’s renowned Roundhead Studios.
Bringing together four distinct musical approaches, the session unfolded organically over one evening, with each artist contributing their own ideas, instruments and layers of sound. The recordings would become the foundation for Murmurs, a track that would eventually take shape in two different cities, with each version reflecting the individual production style and creative perspective of its producer.
While Sanoi worked on the recordings to create a stripped-back club arrangement in his Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau studio, Kora (CA) later developed his own interpretation of the material once back in Montréal / Tiohtià:ke. Bringing more of the instrumentation from the original sessions to the forefront, Kora (CA)’s Murmurs (Tiohtià:ke version) arrangement takes the track in a more organic, dynamic and progressive direction.
Tiohtià is the Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) name for Montréal, commonly interpreted as meaning “where the group divided or parted ways”. At the meeting of major waterways, the area has long served as a gathering place for First Nations communities, facilitating travel, trade, and cultural exchange.
The title acknowledges the city where Kora (CA) developed his interpretation of Murmurs, while reflecting the spirit of collaboration and exchange of musical ideas that brought the project together.
Murmurs (Tiohtià:ke version) is the first of two singles released on Loop Electronic, with Sanoi’s Murmurs (Tāmaki Makaurau version) following on December 3.
