Rachel Beckles Willson

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Distractfold collaboration – The jukebox that drowned

What would it sound like if a jukebox, lost at the bottom of a river, tried to make music again? This piece was the result of a collaboration with Distractfold’s Daniel Brew and Alice Purton. “The juke box that drowned” combines my field recordings of aquatic environments with broken melodies Read more…

By rachel, 3 years3 years ago
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