FIM

Recorded across Naarm’s 2020 lockdowns, FIM is a collaboration between three exceptionally honest improvisers: Flora Carbo, Isaac Gunnoo, and Merinda Dias-Jayasinha. Each a dynamic musician and composer in their own right, the trio came together out of a need to stay connected, engaged and compassionate in a time of deep isolation. FIM is a testament to the power of music to transcend physical barriers, and represents a shared journey of musical exploration and human connection during a period of uncertainty.

The album's composition process was a collaborative endeavour, where each musician's improvisational language served as the foundation for creating a suite of music that highlights the trio's shared chemistry after years of playing together in broader projects. This iterative process allowed for spontaneity in free improvisation while providing a broader perspective for subsequent contributions that evolved into fully realised compositions. The result is a mystical, innovative and somehow equally nostalgic work that ebbs and flows as natural as one’s breath.

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Released April 28, 2024 via MADE NOW MUSIC.

Flora Carbo - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, violin, guitar
Isaac Gunnoo - double bass, electric bass, mandolin, voice
Merinda Dias-Jayasinha - voice

Recorded by Flora, Isaac, and Merinda on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

Album artwork: Scarlet Sykes Hesterman
Mixed: Theo Carbo
Mastered: Joe Talia

Enormous thanks to Scarlet who has created a visual world that we could only dream of - you are truly remarkable!

Thanks to Theo and Joe for their care with the music, and thanks to Brodie Mcallister at Made Now Music for all the work you do for the community. Thank you to all the lovely people who may have heard us recording this music in our lockdown abodes and kept us company - Mel Taylor, Freya McGrath, Eva Sunny Reyne, Hannah McKittrick, Ollie Rolfe, Lachlan Leeds, Kyle Muir, & Gil.