Gazur, Margaux
Over There
'Over There', a new album by French-Vietnamese sound artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Margaux Gazur. Based in Berlin, Gazur works with acoustic instruments, field recordings, found sound and electronics, creating richly textured compositions shaped by memory, place and everyday experience.'Over There' is closely connected to distance and the people Gazur loves. Having lived far from home for many years, the album grew from the feeling of relationships stretching across time and geography, and from music's ability to bring those connections closer again. The title track reflects this sense of being on a long journey, searching for a place to belong while slowly finding a way back towards home. Musically, the album follows Gazur's characteristically organic and tactile approach. Acoustic instruments, soft electronics, environmental recordings and small incidental sounds are layered into loose, gently shifting arrangements, moving between ambient composition, musique concrète and more melodic forms. The music often feels intimate and close-up, with individual sounds retaining their physical texture even as they are folded into dreamlike, fluid soundscapes.