Sound in Motion and Blikfabriek/Rotkat present New York downtown luminary Peter Zummo (Arthur Russel, Trisha Brown, …) and International Anthem recording artist Bex Burch who blur the lines further between atmospheres and genres… This duo brings two unique voices, in the sympathetic tangle of deep drive “love not fear” improvisation.

PETER ZUMMO & BEX BURCH (US/UK)

Composer/trombonist Peter Zummo’s inimitable tone and minimalism and a whole lot more approach has its roots in a storied era of NYC history via his deep association with downtown/nightlife luminary Arthur Russell, mixed media productions with choreographer Trisha Brown and visual artist Nancy Graves and a veritable who’s who of New York Avant-garde history: Lounge Lizards, Phil Niblock, Annea Lockwood, Pauline Oliveros…

Zummo has worked with Bex Burch since 2019, singing beautifully (in octaves) on the Vula Viel What’s Not Enough About That record and on Peter’s $64,000 Litmus Test project. Burch is an instrument maker and improviser who emphasises space, repetition and aspects of chaos. Her critically acclaimed 2023 solo album There is only love and fear was released via Chicago’s International Anthem. She runs the label, Vula Viel Records, the domestic Kantine music series – music for, from, of the community, and enjoys hitting things with sticks.