Niecy Blues, Salenta + Topu

The South Carolina-based artist Niecy Blues grew up in a religious household, where she absorbed harmonic spirituals within hallowed sanctuaries. She describes those early encounters in release notes as her “first experience with ambient music … slow songs of worship, with delay on the guitar… even if you don’t believe, you feel something.” Her debut album ‘Exit Simulation’ was released on Chicago-based Kranky.
NY-based artists Salenta and Topu met serendipitously in the summer of 2019 at a mutual friend’s apartment in Bedstuy. They talked about jamming as they left the small gathering; and months later, they ended up jamming at Salenta’s apartment. Salenta played on an oddly tuned piano while Topu tuned his cello down to match the intonation of the piano’s vibration. Together, Topu and Salenta improvised countless compositions, seventeen which are included on their debut album ‘Moon Set, Moon Rise’