At the Strikers - Single | Cyclical Music

At the Strikers - Single

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At the Strikers is the first single released from Cyclical Music, a collaborative spoken word and music project from Curtis Elvidge and Lalah-Simone Springer.

Cyclical Music explores themes of liminal spaces through the lens of romantic relationships, suggesting that liminal spaces are a place for ‘becoming’. Each track on the album leaves space for the listener to bring their own experiences. The genre is electronic, ambient low-fi jazz. The album will be released on Spotify and Bandcamp on Friday 2 December 2022.

The themes align with Springer’s first poetry collection, ‘An Aviary of Common Birds’, an exploration of love, loss and working class relationships, which is due to be released by Broken Sleep Books in August 2023.

After discussing the inspiration behind Elvidge’s music stems, Springer wrote spoken word performance pieces in a variety of styles to fit; building on the artistic dialogue began in ‘More Than Two’ with Jasmine Johnson, which culminated in a 2020 Barbican Residency. The ‘dialogue’ style of production saw Springer writing in live sessions with Elvidge, and once they had recorded Springer’s voice, and likewise discussing the meaning of the piece, and where emphasis should lay, and how this can be conveyed using both the music, voice and words.

Through this artistic process, Elvidge and Springer gained a deeper understanding of each other’s communication styles, and learned more about their personal perspectives on love and romance.

credits

released November 4, 2022

Words by Lalah-Simone Springer, music by Curtis Elvidge.

Drums by Benoit Parmentier

Recorded and mixed at the Premises Studio A by Curtis Elvidge.

Mastered by Cicely Balston at Air Studios.