France-born, London-based Agathe Max, violin and viola player, beside different collaborations (Abstract Concrete, UKAEA, These Towns, Ondata Rossa) works on projects including electroacoustic composition, music and sound design for documentaries, animated movies, short movies, theatre, contemporary dance and art exhibitions. Max’s last composition Shadoww, journeys from blissful voice and yearning bow work on ‘Ylang Ylang On Heart’ through to intricate synthesis and pounding beats. It’s widescreen, panoramic music propelled by fervid energy, but never at the expense of detail and nuance. Partly inspired by shadow work exercises from her friend Louise Bolla – that is, a practice of psychological therapy which aims to connect with what’s hidden in the unconscious – Max’s music traces a parallel possibility in sound. Music’s ability, whether in a church or a club, to give a brief glimpse of being plugged into something beyond your own ego.
TOUT BLEU (Kraut Art orchestral Pop)
TOUT BLEU is a Geneva Switzerland based 4 piece (Feat Simone from Massicot) , much like the gypsy Melquíades, key figure inOne Hundred Years of Solitude, return to the village to share their discoveries with a third album, You Are Tree.It takes a certain nerve to offer music of joy. After all, that feeling, weighed with all the gravity of the globe, burns in the hands of whoever dares to seize it and giveit back to the people. This is the charge Tout Bleu take upon themselves —end-of-the-tunnel music that gives them the air of seasoned spelunkers, with that knack for rushing headlong into the scenery until they realize that their very steps are making the ground shift beneath them.Led by their captainSimone Aubert, master in melancholy, this album articulates a cry from the heart. The years on the road are starting to show, and the musicians —the crew —have accepted to carry their cross through the flames. The emotional impact that results provethem right. In their utopian mission to re-enchant the world, Tout Bleu take their time in urgency, to, one by one, soothe the souls that will cross their path
https://toutbleu.bandcamp.com/album/you-are-tree
MIDGE
An ethereal indie-folk artist, Midge has supported acclaimed acts including The Shires, Dope Lemon, and Clean Cut Kid. She’ll be joined by Vato Klemera on keys and Amy Coates on bass, bringing a fusion of jazz and folk influences to her sound.
https://www.instagram.com/musicmidge
JOCELYN COMPTON
Jocelyn is a soulful black female artist from South Africa, and is now a growing presence in the Midlands music scene. Influenced heavily by jazz poets and the gentle rhythms of Bossa Nova, her music is shaped by warm melodies and intricate guitar work. Her live performances offer an intimate listening experience, combining rhythmic textures with a natural, expressive vocal style.
https://www.instagram.com/jocecompton/reels