t l k is a Bristol-based artist, vocalist and producer. Their practice centres the voice-as-instrument, in live, recorded (Ableton) and hybrid contexts, with palettes formed from found rhythms, analog synths and vocal layers. Their roots are in choral polyphony, blended with soundscape composition, electronics and audio collage. At the core is a deep commitment to the acts of noticing and iterating.

 

Fluid in genre and form, with a leaning towards cinematic ambient, downtempo electronic, skewed pop, neo-classical and musique concrète sensibilities, their works evolve from memory, dialogue, dreams and ongoing explorations into loss, selfhood, human behaviour and its coalescence and tensions with the non-human.

 

EPs 'Strength In Tenderness 2.0 (2024) and 'Primed For Loss' (2023) introduced t l k's distinct palette, ethereal live presence and, most notably, a voice of tactile sensitivity, offering something gently assertive, ever-evolving and "truly transportive" (BBC6 Music).

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Recent live performances include the Barbican, Southbank Centre, the ICA, Jazz Cafe, Brighton Festival, Bristol Cathedral, Glastonbury and FORWARDS Festival (opening for Aphex Twin), as well as a UK tour in promotion of sophomore EP 'Primed For Loss'. EU appearances include opening slots for Nabihah Iqbal (Ninja Tune) across Scandinavia, and regular visits to Berlin for the making and sharing of interdisciplinary works, rooted among the 90mil community.

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Between 2023-24 they were part of VOICEBOX, the inaugural cohort of 6 international 'new music' singers, led by Juliet Fraser, undertaking 4 residencies across the UK and culminating in two concerts of new works at the Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, and Cafe Oto in London. In 2025, they are studying with Thomas Fournil of Idrîsî Ensemble, learning the ancient practice and notation of Old Roman Chant and Corsican polyphony, medieval music from as early as the 4th Century. Both of these experiences have had profound impact on t l k's relationship with the voice, and continue to shape their approach to improvisation, composition and technology.

 

t l k is currently working on their debut album, with much appreciated support from PRS Foundation.