I compose with bells a lot. Bells and breath. Both things you react to without thinking about it. Bells traditionally give us orders: come to the desk, the truck is backing up, the ice cream is here, it's time to go to church. They're sounds our brains are already associated with. Sxip Shirey backbellbrain share on social
The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint. Sxip Shirey approachexperimentalfolk Change image and share on social
I'm the anti indie-rocker. My stuff isn't ironic. Sxip Shirey antiindieironic Change image and share on social
I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys next door play hip hop. Sxip Shirey autobodydoor Change image and share on social
In many ways I'm an experimental and new music composer that comes from a rural tradition rather than an urban one. Sxip Shirey composerexperimentalmusic Change image and share on social
I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid. Sxip Shirey beatleskidobsess Change image and share on social
