Artist Statement:

FREESTYLE is a 2 hour durational improvised drone duo located in the pool for drum and bass that turns the listeners expectations of these instruments inside out. Usually linked together in a rhythm section of a band – here the bass and drums become durational soloists in an unusual, exciting and unexpected way – through long form structures, repetition, loops and long, warm drones that explore different textures and intersections. Now and then the two parts lock together, but only fleetingly. The work is at times intense, at other times undulating and punctured by the energy of drumming and the viscerality of bass tones. Unrehearsed and unmeasured, this sound-scape will ultimately deliver unexpected outcomes for themselves and audience alike.

TINA HAVELOCK STEVENS (Drums) AND CAT HOPE (Bass)