to you they are birds, to me they are voices in the forest is a collaborative project between Cuban multidisciplinary artist Daiyen Jone and Norwegian producer/sound artist Knut Jonas Sellevold. Together they explore improvised, imaginary landscapes in the hinterlands of music, sound, and nature. The name is more than a band name, and points to an open concept or method, a relational and ever-evolving process where nature, humans and music are in constant interaction.

The duo released their first album on cassette/digital via the Bergen-based label Vibrant Matter in May 2025 and will follow up with a second release in the fall of 2025 on Sucata Tapes, a tape-only sublabel to Discrepant Records. The two releases fuse the duo’s diverse musical backgrounds, from Cuban traditional music and field recordings to 4th world soundscapes, electronica, and global dance music.