w/ Roman Norfleet and Be Present Art Group
Alabaster DePlume
Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether he’s walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the Mancunian would tell anyone who’d listen that they were doing very well. More recently, it’s another phrase which has a similar effect and which belies his unwavering commitment to personal vulnerability and collective politics: “Don’t forget you’re precious.”
A process that is people-first not product-first ensures that the music is unique; often gem-like. Alabaster DePlume’s songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm waves – unless they’re raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism. Most importantly, he brings a valuable transparency to his work. “This is what I’m really doing,” he says. “I want to talk about why I’m doing this, and how I’m doing this.
“[DePlume] delivers a serene reminder of what matters most” - Pitchfork
“DePlume is a fixture on the London avant-jazz scene whose greatest value is openness” - NPR
“He’s a garrulous, heart-on-sleeve rabble-rouser, an anti-cynic keen to reduce the fourth wall to rubble.” - The Observer
“An incredibly unique record. Every second of the precious hour and seven minutes is dedicated to vulnerability and collective politics” - CLASH
Roman Norfleet and Be Present Art Group
Roman Norfleet (1988 n. American born) is an interdisciplinary cultural producer, healer and mystic that uses sculpture, music composition, performance and social organizing as instruments in exploring his committed interest in spiritual and social development.
Be Present Art Group is a multidimensional revolving artist collective specializing in improvisational creative collaborations that was founded in 2021 by Roman Norfleet. BPAG as an organization is dedicated to creative liberation of mind, body and spirit and strives to empower through collaborative creative efforts and education. Roman Norfleet and Be Present Art Group released their debut album May 2023 on Mississippi Records.
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