TRACE and VENN, the debut double release from OVERLAY, presented the first instantiation of a mode of ensemble operation that highlights the web of collaboration prevalent in improvising music scenes. The OVERLAY group, born of existing Perth trios with four members in common, Eduardo Cossio, Lenny Jacobs, Djuna Lee, and Dan O’Connor, set out to explore the musical connections reaching beyond these trios.
The TRACE and VENN Launch Tour presented an opportunity to generate new music through collaboration, with a focus on shared sounds through the OVERLAY subsets concept. Via two studio sessions, the first at Sydney’s A Sharp and the next at Melbourne’s Soundpark, OVERLAY welcomed Laura Altman, Sage Pbbbt, and Lyndon Blue to the ensemble. The group improvised in combinations of the participating musician, sans one member with each iteration.
The following audio presents a short sample of the sounds capture over this time, with a full release scheduled for 2020.
OVERLAY toured, collaborated and recorded with the support of the WA Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries.