Arif Hossain
a high-rise slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arif Hossain, at 24, spends his days among the clamor of motorbikes and rickshaws, guiding vehicles into cramped slots in Dhaka's chaos. Living in a high-rise slum with his mother and sister, he scrapes by on meager earnings, hyper-aware of who might cheat him. His near-obsession with peeling paint is born from necessity; aware that every chip or flake can become a crisis when monsoon rains threaten their precarious home.
About
Obsession
The way paint flakes on surfaces.
Voice
Droning hum of rickshaw engines.
Genre
Urban Ambient Soundscape
Instrumentation
Field recordings of Dhaka's streets; old, detuned harmonium; ticking ticket printer.
Vocal Style
Soft, breathy murmurs mirroring city noises.
Production Style
Produced at night, cramped one-room flat, capturing ambient street sounds through windows.
Influences
Dhaka's busy streets, crumbling high-rise slum, his sister's laughter.
Selected 1 time · Last: March 24, 2026
Commissioned Works
Ticking Under Neon Skies
March 24, 2026 · ambient · Musicgen
AI-generated
Tremors Beneath Streetlights
March 23, 2026 · ambient · Musicgen
AI-generated