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On the ground
Point Ephémère · Paris
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The story
Songwriters Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak are bound by a pact: a mutual devotion and a deep attachment to the music of @. In their solo lives, Victoria works as a beekeeper while Stone is a self-taught computer programmer. But when they join forces, they become a singular artistic entity, a true laboratory for avant-garde songs.
Their paths crossed on the East Coast house show circuit. Both have long moved within the DIY (« Do It Yourself ») music universe, with distinct backgrounds fueled by noise shows in basements, warehouses, and all-ages spaces. Victoria has notably released several records under the moniker Brittle Brian, while Stone recently performed under the pseudonym E.R. Visit.
Over time, the two musicians began collaborating remotely and gradually fine-tuned the @ formula: half Victoria songs, half Stone songs, each filling in the spaces left by the other's compositions. On their new album, Autosmile, their first release on the legendary independent label 4AD, @ puts this unique process to work in reinventing psychedelic folk, transforming it into a resolutely contemporary art form. @ is a coalition, a team, a two-headed cat; a collaboration that, once again, yields fascinating and timeless results.
