Mix One by NFDJs
NFDJs are Francine Perry, Lisa Busby and Ruthie Woodward, who converge as a collective through the shared use of found sonic materials within their work.
Initially formed as a live ensemble in 2015, they explored ‘roaming’ outdoor performances, working site-responsively and in an improvised way. They’ve popped up at festivals and gigs with live mixes, performing off stage and often without mains electricity, also led workshops and undertaken other interventions/actions including aerobics and karaoke.
The group’s unique methodology blurs the lines between experimental live improvisation and more traditional mixing practices; using live sung voices in the mix; investigating plurivocal and collectivized structures inspired by feminist activist histories.
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REVIEWS
Jez Riley French for Treasure Hiding: “‘Mix One is an intense sonic experience, cutting, searing and compelling. One listens to it as material plundered, drawn out and staked out, not polluted with any need to explain itself to the listener or be part of systems that keep applying outdated, problematic ideas onto such work…It really is about hearing something that cuts through any ear-fatigue, or simply excites.”
SlyVinyl: “‘Mix One’ feels like a fever dream mixed with a gnarly case of vertigo… All you can feel in the moment is terror absolute; you’re no longer the driver at the wheel.”
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The Lumen Lake is an artist-run label for new and unusual music. Emerging from the primeval swamp of live nights of the same name at Lewisham Arthouse in SE London, and now based in South Ayrshire, the label celebrates DIY practice, alternative electronics, improvisation and other music that isn’t easily categorised.