Thomas Bush

Musician from Kidderminster, UK. Resident in Malmö, Sweden. Released first solo album Old and Red in 2018. Second album Preludes released in 2022. Third album The Next 60 Years 2024, via Jolly Discs. Other informal releases appear occasionally via Back/Front Catalogue. One half of the duo RAP whose recent albums include Export (2019) and Junction (2021).

In other words “droll, digressive threshold-pop, plaintive minimal synth moods and strange rhythm-box geometries … heading deep into the woods and time-dilating free-folk abstraction” (Low Company); “It is the owner of the funny musical character.” (Art into Life)

Photo by Sylvain BL

Saskia

A sound artist from Kanagawa, Japan, Saskia deeply connects space and emotion through music. Since releasing her debut EP on Detroit Underground in 2017, she has been active in live performances, installation art, and DJing. After moving to Bristol, UK, in 2022 to deepen her exploration of sound, she returned to Japan in 2024. Her latest LP, es, released the same year, is an experimental collection blending ambient and techno. Rooted in the concept of “Sound to _____ this magnificent cell,” her sonic works constantly invite listeners on new journeys.

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DJ Gonz

DJ Gonz is a producer, DJ and visual artist from London. His music is built from focused melodic refrains and earthy kuduro-inspired drum programming. Held gently by the conventions of ‘the club’ it draws from an unlikely set of influences, notably free-tekno, dub and kuduro.

He has worked in close collaboration with Conrad pack, with whom he runs SELN Recordings. Previous releases include his debut album Messenger and the EP The Lamentation of Vern, both of which came out via Wain Records. He has a solo EP on SELN and a comic, Portal, due for release this year.

RAP

A duo formed of Guy Gormley and Thomas Bush in London in 2009. Their music combines elements from various rooted sub cultures in unusual ways. Their occasional live performances are based around guitar, vocals and improvised arrangements of looped material. Their first album Let’s Get Serious came out via Born Free, they have subsequently released three albums via Jolly Discs