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Obscuress, the duo of Christina Carter and Spencer Dobbs, is a daedal blend of veiled minimalism, auditory portière, and vested text.
Christina Carter, a founding member of Charalambides, is known for her improvisational vocals and guitar work, which have been central to her solo career and numerous collaborations. Her music often explores themes of solitude, spirituality, and emotional sonority, incorporating elements of poetry and visual art.
Spencer Dobbs' eremitic work in song has been described as "beautiful, deep, desperate, drunken late-in-the-night folk music." His releases are collected under the Texas Archives imprint.
Chris Cogburn is a percussionist who works mainly in the field of improvised music. Current practices focus on the threshold between acoustic and electronic sounds, their differing timbral qualities, and their sites of resonance.
Marina Peterson is an anthropologist, writer and cellist. Her work explores elemental forces and shifting modalities of matter, sonic textures and materialities. She is based in Austin, TX.
Nicole Hale is a deeply thoughtful singer songwriter and sound sculptor drawing inspiration from a life fully lived. Lindsey Verrill, Austin musician in her third act writing under the current moniker Little Mazarn. Together they have created their project Precious Gems, ambient soundscapes with a rare tenderhearted alchemy only possible when the creators lay out all the cards on the table.