Artist talk: Slauson Malone 1

Under kunstnernavnet Slauson Malone 1 udforsker Jasper Marsalis et krydsfelt mellem performancekunst og populærmusik med et udtryk, som zapper mellem adskillige genrereferencer og stemninger. Hiphop-beats, soulvokal og popsange flyder sammen med støjende elektroniske collager og avantgardistisk kompositionsmusik i en form for musikalske essays, der undersøger facetter af sort identitet og maskulinitet gennem et prisme af personlige erfaringer.

Slauson Malone 1 er musikalsk rundet af hiphoppen, som han har taget ud i stærkt eksperimenterende hjørner – ofte med inspiration fra jazzen – i det avantgardistiske kollektiv Standing on the Corner.

Efter i 2019 at have udsendt det roste soloalbum 'A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018' kom han i stald hos det toneangivende label Warp, hvor han i 2023 udsendte værket 'EXCELSIOR'. “A masterpiece of American surrealism”, kaldte The Line of Best Fit udgivelsen, hvis eksperimenterende og eklektiske udtryk også har fået superlativerne frem hos flere andre kritikere.

Artist Talken er præsenteret i et samarbejde med koncertarrangør og label 20_14.

Aftenen efter talken fredag 12. april optræder Slauson Malone 1 på spillestedet Alice i København, og til sommer står Slauson Malone 1 på scenen på Roskilde Festival.

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Artist talk: Slauson Malone 1 (US)

Meet the American multifaceted artist Slauson Malone 1 for a free artist talk at RMC moderated by Rune Kielsgaard (20_14).

Under the pseudonym Slauson Malone 1, Jasper Marsalis explores the intersection of performance art and popular music with an expression that zaps between multiple genre references and moods. Hip-hop beats, soul vocals and pop songs merge with noisy electronic collages and avant-garde compositional music in a form of musical essays that examine aspects of black identity and masculinity through the prism of personal experience.

Slauson Malone 1's musical roots are based in hip-hop, which he has taken to highly experimental corners - often inspired by jazz - in the avant-garde collective Standing on the Corner.

After releasing the acclaimed solo album 'A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018' in 2019, he was signed to the influential label Warp, where he released the work 'EXCELSIOR' in 2023. "A masterpiece of American surrealism", The Line of Best Fit called the release, whose experimental and eclectic expression has also garnered superlatives from several other critics.

The artist talk is presented in collaboration with concert organizer and label 20_14.