#138 - Damsel Elysium, Intuition Musician
The Witch Wave
Pam Grossman
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Damsel Elysium is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and experimental sound and visual artist who uses double bass, violin, and original recorded sounds to explore alternative communication and connections with space, nature, and the unseen world. Their performances combine improvisational music-making, ritual, costume, and fantastical worldbuilding, giving the audience a sensation of being transported to another realm while staying rooted wholly in their bodies. Damsel’s EPs include 2024’s Whispers from Ancient Vesselsand Whispers and Speakings, as well the score to the short horror film GLINT. Their LP softfalling will be out in 2025, and they are currently developing it in part via a multimedia exhibition at London’s Stage Gallery which is up now through November 27th.
In addition to that, Damsel has collaborated with and performed for FKA twigs and V&A Museum, they’ve created work for Tate Collective, they’ve created glass instruments for IITTALA, they’ve been commissioned by fashion brands such as Gucci and Simone Rocha, and they’ve composed for films which have entered Sundance film festival.
On this episode, Damsel discusses performance as ritual, the animism of instruments, and their intuitive approach to making music.
Pam also talks about seeking the light in dark times, and answers a listener question about how to change one’s luck.
Featured tracks in the episode:
Damsel Elysium “Shoreline” from Whispers from Ancient Vessels
Damsel Elysium “Whispers from Ancient Vessels – Nyokabi Kariuki Rework” from Whispers and Speakings
Damsel Elysium “Wide Eyed Bird Sings” from the GLINT Soundtrack
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