GAISTER is a new encounter between soprano vocalist Olivia Salvadori (Tutto Questo Sentire), drummer/percussionist Akihide Monna (Bo Ningen), and songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Coby Sey. With support from composer, producer, artists and musician Maxwell Sterling and film by Rebecca Salvadori built on an original composition by Sandro Mussida.

GAISTER strives for a collaborative approach that transcends the different experiences, languages, and musical backgrounds of the three musicians, creating a unique fusion of sound, voice, and words that is driven by musical dexterity, open-eared improvisation and conceptual rigour.

Conceived as a series of movements following the disposition to be ‘in a state of listening’, GAISTER’s debut self-titled album was recorded at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavík, and is scheduled for release through AD93 on October 25th.

This event will last approximately 2 hours, including an interval. 

This is a standing event. Please email info@kingsplace.co.uk to discuss your access requirements.

About Maxwell Sterling:

Maxwell Sterling is a composer, producer, musician and artist, originally from Manchester. Maxwell’s debut record Hollywood Medieval (Death of Rave, 2016) set out his fascination with the glitches between the traditions of acoustic and synthesized music. His album Turn of Phrase (AD93, 2021) takes inspiration from both Gregorian chants and hyper-modern digital processing and synthesis. Most recently in early 2022, his EP with Martha Skye Murphy, Distance on Ground (American Dreams, 2022) was released; a tape comprised of two long tracks focusing on the immediacy of musical communication.

Synchronized and Non-Synchronized Exercises of Arrhythmic Empathy, 2017:

Synchronized and non-synchronized exercises of arrhythmic empathy, [ exercise b ] is an extract taken from the first video collaboration between visual artist Rebecca Salvadori and composer Sandro Mussida. The visual compositions [ exercise a – b ] present a series of animated shapes and colours, assembled together according to constantly evolving combinations of intentionalities, tuned with the compositional process of the piece. The combinations never repeat; the arrhythmic evolving movements attempt to break free from a mechanical, predetermined outcome.

About Rebecca Salvadori and Sandro Mussida:

Since 2010, video artist and filmmaker Rebecca Salvadori has been exploring the intersection of performance, moving images, and live filming. Her work, rooted in deep cinematic research, documents London’s experimental music ecosystems.  Balancing on the fine line between rigorous experimentation, innovation, and tradition, the work of Sandro Mussida fosters an active listening approach, exploring the relationship between sound, space, and context. Moving across acoustic/classical, electric, and electronic fields, he composes for orchestra, ensembles, soloists, and electronics.

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