Kole Galbraith

Kole Galbraith is a multi-disciplinary artist who focuses on sound, audio-visual, and found-object installation. Based in both Seattle, Washington and Tartu, Estonia, Kole Galbraith has been active in the underground experimental music community for the past decade performing throughout the West Coast of the United States and Europe. Sonically his sonic studio compositions are informed by early 20th century French musique-concrète, metal, jazz and contemporary composition. Thematically, the compositions are influenced by interior Salish folklore, and contemporary indigenous experience. Galbraith mixes using materials found in nature with electronic techniques to uncover both latent sonic capabilities and to uncover latent histories. Galbraith has released albums on his own label, Obscure & Terrible, and other labels such as SIGE and Titania Tapes.

The live sonic performances privilege immediate creation and spontaneous collaboration between the performers, and the existing landscape and/or architecture. Galbraith’s solo performances can range from short, frenetic harsh noise improvisations to long-form narratives collaged out of sustained tones and field recordings. Beyond solo performances Galbraith regularly performs together with Jason Lazar in the psy-jazz duo named “Coyote Teeth”. Additionally, Galbraith has worked with musicians including Lori Goldston, Greg Kelley, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Patrick Wurzwallner, Maja Osojnik, morher and Noel Kennon. Next to his sound practice, Galbraith collaborates regularly with visual artist Sean Waple to create audio-visual installations. The installations focus on the dialectical relationship between humans & the landscape and the Debordian concept of “the Spectacle”. Their audio-visual pieces have been exhibited in Seattle, Tulsa, Denver, New York City, Berlin, and Düsseldorf. Solo, Galbraith has created found-object audio-visual installations which strive to carry on folklore beyond the dimensions of the written text. For CYCLE II, COUSIN supported Galbraith’s creative practice.

Kole Galbraith is an enrolled member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma.

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