The slow-burning duo of prolific producer and traditional harpist has seen John T. Gast and Serafina Steer play a very selective few shows since their inception; the first being the Nkisi-curated event ‘Opaque Poetics’ at Wysing Arts Centre in September 2017. With their debut single released in 2021 on Gast’s 5 Gate Temple imprint (a beacon in the fog for sounds akin), these two tracks perfectly symbolise the possibilities when merging traditional folkloric instruments with contemporary processing techniques. Garden of Love / Water Carrier leans further into the ethereality both artists have shown in previous solo and collaborative material with the likes of Lolina, Curtly Thomas, Nkisi, Oliver Marchant and Aase Nielsen.

https://5gatetemple.bandcamp.com/album/garden-of-love-water-carrier