bearstatic is Joseph Salvatore Aversano, an Ankara-based producer of lo-fi and quieter glitch music. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he eventually made his way across an ocean and several seas to where he studied classical Turkish Sufi music on the ney (a Middle Eastern reed flute). The laptop, however, soon became Joseph’s instrument of choice, following an influential trip to Berlin. And with an onrush of clicking, whirring soundscapes and off-kilter beats came bearstatica; and with a bow to the east, bearstatic spins… but with an ear in each direction…. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.