When Dali & Maxwell met to create an improvised session for the famous experimental music radio show Late Junction on BBC Radio 3. Their encounter was so prolific that day that a lot of their music was not played on the show, so they have decided to give their audience the chance to listen to the fragile, brilliant and dark composition they have produced together.
Dali de Saint Paul is known for her vast amount of collaborations, most notably with Moor Mother & Valentina Magaletti.
Maxwell Sterling's previous work includes sublime & diverse albums on The Death Of Rave & AD93.
CREDITS :
The music was fully improvised and recorded live at BBC Broadcasting House (London) by Robert Winter with support from James Piper on the 9th February 2023. This Late Junction session was produced by Reduced Listening for BBC Radio 3 and the producer was Silvia Malnati.
Extracts from the session were played on the Late Junction show Friday 17th February 2023.
All music by Maxwell Sterling and Dali de Saint Paul.
Maxwell Sterling : Double Bass, Electric Double Bass & Lyra
Dali de Saint Paul : Voice and FX
All lyrics by Dali de Saint Paul, except “L’Irrémédiable” by Charles Baudelaire Les Fleurs du Mal (1857)
Recorded and mixed by Robert Winter with support from James Piper
Mastered by Rupert Clervaux
Artwork by Ciarán Birch
Maxwell and Dali warmly thank Silvia Malnati, Verity Sharp, Robert Winter and James Piper, the Late Junction and Reduced Listening team, BBC Radio 3, Lucien Calkin and all the team at Accidental Meetings. Rupert Clervaux and Ciarán Birch. Al Cameron, Rebecca Salvadori, Charlie Hope and the Outlands Network team. Our beloved Lionel, Sumitra and Arka.
“Do you still dream in water?” she asks.
He nods—“only when it rains inside.”
Their words drift, slow like signal loss,, soft clicks between heartbeats.
A drone hums overhead,
its shadow stroking their faces.
“Are we free now?” she whispers.
He laughs, small, broken. “We’re just less afraid.”
They share one headphone,
listening to the city’s pulse—
loops of breath,
echoes of what could’ve been
“Hold me,” she says.
“I am,” he answers,
“in the static.” magoski
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