composer, performer, and field recordist
studying at gsmd with Amber Priestley, Paul Whitmarsh, and Emily Peasgood
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Astra Forward is a SE London based alt-folk/experimental singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She writes ethereal and intimate songs about the power of nature and human connection, exploring themes of grief, mysticism and impermanence. 

Astra Forward has written with Erland Cooper on the title track of his album ‘Sule Skerry’ Her vocals feature on Cooper’s score for ‘Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story’ and his albums ‘Hether Blether' and 'Sule Skerry'. She has performed extensively throughout Europe and the UK as a solo artist, and as keyboardist/singer with Diagrams 8-piece band (Sam Genders/Tunng), The Robot Heart and Welfare, supporting St. Vincent, Gomez, Athlete and Steve Mason among others.

Reviews:

“Astra Forward boasts a voice we can believe in” Kevin at mp3 Hugger 

“A timeless ethereal atmosphere channeling a bond between human emotion and the natural world that feels somehow ancient…at once delicate and powerful” John Doyle for Various Small Flames

“The calming energy of meditation and prayer” Leela Iyer for Sinusoidal Music

“…Remarkably soft, subtle and yet deeply moving…Astra Forward’s bewitching vocal performance sounds like a lullaby amidst a deep and almost unrepentant darkness.” Karnic Sundar for Find No Enemy

"Watching Astra Forward {at Iklectik, London} felt like seeing an old friend who you haven't seen in a long time, and realising that they've changed completely forever.  And you can't help but falling in love with them all over" Mark Nelson (Pan American)

Composer, Arranger and multi-instrumentalist from London

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