Symbiosis by Gary Bamford

"I met Harrie through our mutual connection with Wrong Shoes Theatre Company: she is a trustee and has performed with them; I've composed the soundtracks for their last three shows.
Unknown to me, Harrie had spent much of 2020/21 listening to my music while painting, and when she was invited to exhibit her work at Mams Gallery in the summer of 2021 she suggested we join forces. Not only was I flattered and touched that she had found inspiration in my work, I was excited about the prospect of working with her, having been a fan of her artwork for some time.
I curated a playlist of my recordings for Harrie's 'Antidote' exhibition at Mams and we performed a series of improvised sets, during which we simultaneously created; Harrie at her easel, myself with keyboards, guitar and pedals.
Over the following weeks and months, having recorded the performances on my phone, I recreated, edited and enhanced five of the improvisations, while Harrie put finishing touches to the paintings that had originated from those performances.
The results are what you see and hear on these CDs - five paintings, accompanied by the music that was created at the same time (or vice versa), in symbiosis.
The bonus track: 'Obstructions' is the soundscape to one of the spaces in the SYMBIOSIS exhibition. It represents the creative, physical, emotional and psychological barriers that can prevent or delay us from achieving our ideal goals." GB, August 2022

Gary Bamford is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from the UK who produces music in a variety of genres. He has worked with numerous artists, including members of XTC, Jethro Tull, Kasabian, ABC, Portishead, Siouxsie Sioux Band, Robert Plant Band, Jacob Collier Band, Radiohead, and jazz artists including Gilad Atzmon, Bobby Wellins, Derek Nash and Paul Dunmall. He prefers animals to humans.

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