THERE IS ONLY LOVE AND FEAR

Description

British composer, percussionist, and instrument maker based in Berlin, Bex Burch, was invited to spend a month in the United States by International Anthem in the summer of 2022. Burch immersed herself in the label's creative community and listened to what it brought her, making field recordings and allowing There Is Only Love and Fear to emerge from the collaborations and environments she encountered. The sessions for the album took place in several non-traditional recording spaces, including a storefront in Bridgeport, Chicago, and a canyon in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, featuring an eminent cast of creative musicians including Ben LaMar Gay, Macie Stewart, Anna Butterss, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Dan Bitney from Tortoise, all of whom Burch met for the first time just moments before playing. These moments of instant collaboration were then edited, deconstructed, and recontextualized by Burch, resulting in a deeply organic, energetic yet patient addition to the canon of modern composition.