Performed and recorded at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO, London, 22/11/2021

DAVID TOOP
bone conduction speakers, cassettes, paper, fl utes and whistles, bass recorder, African fi ddle, percussion

AVSLUTA (LUCIE ŠTEPÁNKOVÁ)
small clay vessel, hexbugs, brass lid, african hand drum, djembe, vibration coin motor, decorative brass plate, tibetan singing bowls, brass coaster, violin bow, broken walkman, Strymon, Big Sky, Strymon Timeline, wooden bowl & wooden beads, elephant claw bell, brass tiger bell, clay flute, paper & rice

ABOUT THE ALBUM:
David Toop and Avsluta are friends, collaborators and occasional co-performers in various constellations. This live recording from their 2021 set at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO is from their first concert together following a pandemic-enforced pause, and provides a glimpse of their mystical practice of object-oriented improvisation and sonic dialogue.
On a blog post from late November 2021, David Toop recalls how he utilised a gift from Ecka Mordecai – a collection of…  more