Karman Line Collective debut release ‘PORTAL’ featuring a choir of 40,000 bees

Artist Wolfgang Buttress worked with Kevin Bales and Tony Foster of Spiritualized and Justin Goodyer to take listeners on an ethereal journey into the world of bees alongside a new art meets science museum experience.

‘PORTAL’ is the first release from Karman Line Collective (FKA BE) The track is taken from their forthcoming album TO BE which will be released in Autumn 2024. Wolfgang Buttress curates a musical collective consisting of Kevin Bales, Justin Goodyer and Tony Foster recorded with the help of 40,000 bees, Camille Christel (Voice and words) Deirdre Bencsik (Cello) and Robert Howard (Guitar) They have created a new soundscape for Buttress’ latest artistic project, Bees: A Story of Survival, a new multi-sensory experience which opens at World Museum, Liverpool on 4th May 2024. This immersive exhibition highlights the essential role these ingenious pollinators play within the planet’s ecosystems, as well as the existential threat faced by both bees and humanity alike due to our mistreatment of the planet.

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