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Calamity

Big thank you to @borndirty for believing in this track. "Telescopic" out now on Way Way Records.

Telescopic

Stream

Taivshral

Conversations in Ritual

Rising

Wood & Water

What Do You Feel

Battle

Another Way

Unfolding Light

Balladeste - Violinist Preetha Narayanan and Cellist Tara Franks  came together through an understanding of their parallel paths from a classical background to a current practice of collaboration, research, and improvisation. Having developed a duo identity born out of their trio Quest Ensemble, they have created a unique sound of their own and way of working with mutual resonance.  Writing through playing, improvising, and finding a shared language without notation, the duo explore the versatility and sound potential of just two string instruments as a band.  They merge their varied musical experiences to create compositions that are vibrant and experimental yet melodic and filmic in quality.

Having integrated their duo repertoire into Quest Ensemble performances at venues including Wilton’s Music Hall, Vortex Jazz Club, Southbank and Union Chapel, the duo have received high praise from listeners for their engaging interaction.

With a collective array of collaborations and commissions including working with visual artist/dancers; Lucy Steggals,  Somang Lee,  Ruth Pethybridge,  and renowned UK artists  Oi Va Voi, Talvin  Singh, Bernhard Schimpelsberger,  Shammi Pithia and Kate Tempest, their varied work and love of collaboratively creating feeds into their process and performance dynamic as a duo.

Rising

Balladeste

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