Genevieve Fry, Puscha and Yaika collaborate to create immersive experimental musical experiences, combining the serene tones of harps with rhythmic, expansive synthesised sound. The trio occupied a historic church for Footscray’s Sleepless Festival in winter 2023 to create ‘Sleep Cycle’, a 45-minute structured improvisation incorporating two harps, electronics, vocals and tenor recorder with a full-sized pipe organ, which traversed the phases of sleep through an exploratory soundscape.
Yaika, a name born in a dream, weaves harp with synthesisers and electronic effects to create a meditative, emotive and intimate dreamscape. It is the project of harpist and synthesist Ingrid Zibell.As a fearless eight-year-old Ingrid fell in love with music, first via piano and then the harp. She became a lifelong songwriter and studied the harp at the Melbourne Conservatorium. On a trip abroad she encountered her first synthesiser, which began a new passion for electronic music and sound.Ingrid's diverse musical career includes time in orchestras, rock bands, cinematic instrumental ensembles and alt-folk groups. She has also featured on a number of recordings.
Puscha is an ambient artist and film composer from Narrm/Melbourne. They create spacious soundscapes and musical impressions, pairing a minimalist compositional approach with a maximalist, cinematic sound. Taking wide influence from 20th century classical to kosmiche and world music, their music explores spatial and psychoacoustic modalities, with the aim of provoking catharsis and deeper listening.Community building is central to their practices. They have curated ambient music events and put together collaborative projects with artists such as Maria Moles, VYN, Cave in the Sky, Aarti Jadu, and many others. Their soundtrack work includes award winning documentaries on social issues, arthouse films, experimental video, multidisciplinary dance performance, and more.
© Genevieve Fry 2023
