béa (they) creates long-form ambient music under the moniker andarctica, is the founder the living music label fveld, and releases experimental folk music under the project béa day. Based in Amsterdam, béa crafts flowing, persistent pieces that combine orchestral and electronic sounds with field recordings and manipulated tape textures. andarctica uses slow-moving patterns and melodies in combination with full-frequency layers of sound to encourage moments of quiet focus and induce gradual auditory hallucinations.