Bex Burch

Whether combining the rhythmic timbres of wood, metal and skin or duetting with the echoed sounds of dripping water, Bex Burch is a percussionist and improviser who emphasises space, repetition and aspects of chaos in an ongoing approach she describes as “messy minimalism”.
Burch’s critically acclaimed debut solo album, 'There is only love and fear' (International Anthem) was The Guardian's Contemporary Album of the Month. She has previously released as part of Boing! and Flock (Strut). She runs the label and post-punk band, Vula Viel, and has collaborated with influential artists like Peter Zummo and Dame Evelyn Glennie.
Bex completed an 18-month instrument-making apprenticeship in Ghana from 2008 with gyil player Thomas Sekgura, a formative experience that gave her the confidence to pursue a path that reflected her own voice and informing the creation of a new xylophone under Jamie Linwood’s mentorship, tuning harmonics to maximise the resonances. – Bex’s music continues to evolve.