Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell – A Life

 Praise for Arthur Russell

‘One of music’s great lost icons.’ Dazed

‘A kind of deity.’ New Yorker

‘The lost hero of dance and minimalism.’ Independent

‘More relevant now than ever.’ Washington Post

‘The kind of genre-busting artist who defined downtown New York City in the 1970s and ’80s.’ New York Times

‘One of the twentieth century’s true musical visionaries.’ Guardian

A landmark publication celebrating the life and work of American musician and composer Arthur Russell. 

PUBLISHED april 2024

Across a twenty-year career Arthur Russell created a pioneering body of work that defied classification and continues to influence the music of today. An artist resistant to the idea of genre, his talent allowed him to excel in any number of styles and dialogues. 

Travels Over Feeling, the result of extensive research by author Richard King, brings together the largely unseen handwritten scores, lyrics, photos, letters and drawings found in both Arthur’s archive and other private collections, alongside wide-ranging original interviews with his collaborators, contemporaries, family and friends.

The resulting book reveals a true picture of one of the most distinctive artists of the last fifty years. Richard King said: ‘Uncovering the riches of Arthur’s archives was as immersive and intimate an experience as listening to his music. I have endeavoured to produce a book that provides the reader with a similar sense of discovery and wonder.’

To celebrate the publication we will be launching with a very special event

The Barbican in association with Faber and Eat Your Own Ears Present:
Travels Over Feeling: The Music of Arthur Russell
Played by Speakers Corner Quartet and friends
Saturday 25 May 2024, 7.30pm at Barbican Hall, London
Celebrating the life and work of the musical visionary and cellist Arthur Russell, Speakers Corner Quartet join forces with cellist and ambient pop artist Lucinda Chua. The evening will also feature special guests, yet to be announced.