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Bex Burch

Born: May, 1984

Composer, percussionist, producer and instrument maker Bex Burch has employed handmade xylophones and percussive instruments to carve out a unique sonic space. Her restless creativity and desire to embrace new challenges has seen her music straddle minimalism, avant-garde, post-punk, and improvisation with equal success.

Burch’s critically acclaimed 2023 solo album, 'There is only love and fear' was released via Chicago’s International Anthem and named The Guardian's Contemporary Album of the Month. She has previously released music as part of Boing! with Leafcutter John, and Flock with Sarathy Korwar and The Comet Is Coming’s Danalogue. She runs the band and label Vula Viel and has collaborated with influential artists like Peter Zummo, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ben LaMar Gay, and Dan Bitney.