Alabaster DePlume
Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether heโs walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the Mancunian would tell anyone whoโd listen that they were doing very well. More recently, itโs another phrase which has a similar effect and which belies his unwavering commitment to personal vulnerability and collective politics: โDonโt forget youโre precious.โ
A process that is people-first not product-first ensures that his music is unique; often gem-like. Alabaster DePlumeโs songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm wavesโunless theyโre raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism. Most importantly, he brings a valuable transparency to his work. โThis is what Iโm really doing,โ he says. โI want to talk about why Iโm doing this, and how Iโm doing this."
โโฆa remedy to our overwhelming times.โ
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Selected Press
Pitchfork: Alabaster dePlume Announces Album, Shares New Song: Listen
Best Line of Fit: Alabaster DePlume announces the brand new album Come With Fierce Grace
The Guardian: Alabaster DePlume: Gold review โ another palpable hit from a jazz one-off
The Vinyl Factory: Alabaster DePlumeโs steps up on International Anthem, with GOLD
The Big Issue: Alabaster DePlumeโs life-affirming outsider art
France Musique: Jazz Trotter : Alabaster DePlume - To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol.1
The Quietus: Bring Your Whole Self: An Interview With Alabaster DePlume
Colectivo Futuro: Album of the Day: Alabaster dePlume โTo Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1




















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