OUT NOW! Listen to ‘Harmony’, the first taste of the collaborative Seimbang/Balance EP by myself and Indonesian artists Ninda Felina and Prabumi, available on all streaming services. The full 5-track EP is out on 19th November and is available to pre-save now.
Listen to Harmony HERE
Pre-save the EP HERE
Seimbang/Balance was created from a pool of field recordings we made, sonically exploring the balance between humans and nature. We each spent time recording the natural soundscapes in threatened wild places in the UK and Indonesia, snapshots of local culture and artistic traditions, and the sounds of ever encroaching modern industry, then used our recordings to write the 5 pieces of music.
‘Harmony’ features recordings of young people in Pontianak, West Borneo and in Hove, England, as well as gamelan from West Borneo, the Welsh folk-fiddle tune ‘Pure Water’ (played by Harry Abel) and the Welsh language poem ‘Llwyn Onn’ (performed by Louise Riman a.k.a. my mum).
This was one of the most unique and enriching projects I’ve ever worked on and we’re so excited to finally begin sharing it with you. Thank you to British Council for funding it, to Harbour Masters Records for releasing and to Rob Flynn for mastering. More soon! x