SHAPE+: Nick Dunston

Next up in the SHAPE+ series is Nick Duston “I am informally referring to this mixtape as Colla Voce, or 'with the voice' in Italian. This is a nod to the instruction often seen in European classical vocal music, where an instrumentalist is instructed to simply follow the voice. It is also a nod to my most recent album, COLLA VOCE, which has a track that can be heard on this mixtape (OXYGEN). To narrow my admiration for this instrument down to an hour is an insurmountable task, but nonetheless, here are some of my favorite pieces of music using the voice in one way or another. All of these artists are active, and I  encourage you to explore their powerful bodies of work.” Nick Dunston is an acoustic and electroacoustic composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist. Called an “indispensable player on the New York avant-garde” (New York Times), his performances have spanned a variety of venues and festivals across North America and Europe. His work explores notions of ancestral memory, materiality, embodiment, decolonization, and Afro-surrealism. Nick Dunston is an artist of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union and Pro Helvetia. Tracklist: Les Filles de Illighadad - Surbajo Moor Mother - LIVERPOOL WINS (feat. Kyle Kidd) Wendy Eisenberg - Viewfinder Fay Victor - Talk Talk (pt 2) Jasmina Al-Qaisi - On Repetition Amirtha Kidambi and Luke Stewart - Premonition Cansu Tanrıkulu and Lucy Railton - Three Ashenspire - Tragic Heroin Elaine Mitchener - Their Naked Descent Kamilya Jubran and Sara Murcia - Laïtani Darius Jones and The Elizabeth-Caroline Unit -  ••••• Nick Dunston - OXYGEN GORZ - sala de espera MeoW - Juice in my Fur Sara Serpa - For You I Must Become A Tree Mopcut - Motor City Fries Blasé - Killing the Process Quartabê - A onda do mar leva