A selection of the sessions recorded by Andy Moor (The Ex) with composer and sound artist Yannis Kyriakide at Xavier Veilhan's Studio Venezia, Venice Biennale 2017. "We came to Studio Venezia with no clear plan, except for some ideas about sounds, rhythmic structures, approaches of pulse and resonance we wanted to try. We wanted to just improvise for two days. The studio was a stunning environment to be in - the design of the spaces was modernist in spirit but also quite folksy with wood from floor to ceiling, where walls and instruments blurred into one form. There was a recording booth with very high quality equipment, some incredible sound technicians. From the many old and new instruments that could be used we borrowed Moog, Buchla and Vermona synths for some of the recordings, though didn't have time to get onto the more exotic instruments on offer, such as a crumhorn or the Cristal Baschet. The strange state of limbo came about because this was a situation that one does not ever experience as a musician - namely being at work in a studio while at the same time being a part of an ongoing art installation. As a musician you were seen as part of the space, yet not really knowing whether one should play for the crowds who were constantly passing through the pavilion or just ignore them. Both approaches were impossible, and one of the ways we found dealing with the situation was to occasionally engage with the public, as if by making more casual contact with them, it would break the expectation that this was a concert situation."