…folds space and time.
Rachael de Moravia
… – a great piece.
C.C. O’Hanlon
I would love to publish Motel Drumming (you have such a lovely voice!)… a wonderful video.
Yanina Spizzirri
I love it…
Olivia E Cronk
Review
Singer-songwriter, artist, and PhD researcher Sam Lou Talbot presented a compelling performance of The Shape of Love, an original sound poem inspired by Dadaist Hugo Ball’s 1917 work, Karawana. Talbot displayed her captivating vocals through a series of explorations of ‘O’ vowel sounds. Talbot’s approach to sound, in conjunction with the incorporation of physical gesture and later movement throughout the space, created a highly charged and personal performance which absorbed the audience into her sound world.”
Dr Kevin Leomo, composer
I am not a product!!! Do you hear me? Do you save me?
20:06:32 From E (she/her) to Everyone:
Sam Lou, love your deep voice…
20:07:24 From J to Everyone:
so much soul!
20:07:49 From A to Everyone:
love the production of double voices slightly independent of each other – getting nick cave vibes!
20:08:42 From s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk to Everyone:
oh thank you
20:09:06 From ED to Everyone:
I really love the lighting and visuals as well. The way you are in colour but it looks like the outside is black and white is amazing
20:09:22 From s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk to Everyone:
Really interesting thank you
20:09:36 From ED to Everyone:
Kind of getting David Thomas Broughton vibes, ! (Singer songewriter I love!)
20:09:50 From s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk to Everyone:
A Complete Guide to Insufficiency !!
20:09:58 From ED to Everyone:
🙂 yea!
20:11:35 From H (She/They) to Everyone:
multi modal magic right there! Wow, Samantha!
20:12:00 From s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk to Everyone:
How lovely, thanks
20:12:04 From Lucy Farrell to Everyone:
wowww
20:12:46 From S to Everyone:
Wow – that was really powerful! Really intense, with the layers of voice and the visual images. Your voice is so powerful.
20:12:51 From A to Everyone:
bloody love a long song!!
20:13:07 From K Potapoff (she/her) to s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk(Direct Message):
I really enjoyed that! I have so many questions too, totally gives context to our conversation the other week 🙂
20:14:03 From EH to Everyone:
You have a great rich tone
20:15:56 From F to Everyone:
reminds me of twin peaks music – liked it 🙂
20:16:08 From S to Everyone:
I totally believed that the lyrics were true and you’d lived them
20:16:17 From Hillary (She/They) to Everyone:
I think it felt both personal AND universal…the ultimate songwriting goal, right?!
20:16:50 From S to Everyone:
I am not a product!!!
20:17:34 From s.talbot@gsa.ac.uk to Katie Hart Potapoff (she/her)(Direct Message):
Yes, S!!
20:18:36 From S to Everyone:
I enjoyed the bird flying past behind you at one point too.
20:18:50 From ED to Everyone:
Yes that was great
The above comments were extracted (and anonymised) from a Hudson Unearthed online songwriting session, August, 2021.
Her interpretation of Hugo Ball’s sound poem “Karawana” (1917) sets a new standard for how that poem should be performed. Instead of relying on pure rhythm, she reveals the melodic possibilities of its nonsense syllables.
Frank Garrett, translator and critic
WOW I just heard Come to Me song – it’s amazing! Your voice and emotion and lyrics are all incredible… honestly floored at how great it is!
Arthur Le Roy, producer
Sam Lou Talbot 