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Slowfoam is the all-encompassing sound project of Berlin-based Madelyn Byrd (they/them). As a sound artist, DJ, label head, and educator, their practice interplays the personal, political, and mythical to explore displacement and (re)connection across somatic and planetary scales. Queering the peripheries of leftfield, ambient, and experimental music, Slowfoam handcrafts drones, eco-/electro-acoustics, voice, guitar, and sound design into genreless whirls. As a self-identified worldbuilding practicioner, they source inspiration from hydrofeminism, neuroaesthetics, microbiology, ecology, post-capitalism, and social praxis. Their distinct approach to sound invites listeners into reflection zones that bubble with the magic of the in-between.
Slowfoam released their acclaimed debut LP, Transcorporeal Portal, in March 2024 with Somewhere Press. They have also released music with Mappa, Lillerne, Knekelhuis, Jungle Gym, and Archaic Vaults, amongst others. Over the past decade, they have performed and toured across Europe, Asia, and North America. Slowfoam won the 2025 raster open call: European Soundtrack prize in the ‘Elegiac’ category and received a Musicboard Berlin scholarship in 2025 to produce their forthcoming album, Rig.
Slowfoam is 1/3 of the spoken word project, Songs for the Crossing, alongside Pablo Diserens and Lou Croff Blake, and 1/4 of the experimental quartet, FEU FOU, alongside Diane Barbé, Mondlane and LOH. Slowfoam frequently collaborates with Lou Croff Blake on their project CHIMERA, working in 2025 as fellows at School of Commons (SoC - Zürich University of the Arts) and at AADK (Spain), with the generous support of Goethe Institute. Alongside slyn, Slowfoam co-founded Gravity Pleasure, a record label & platform for FLINTA+. Additionally, Slowfoam / Madelyn is an freelance educator, project consultant, and creative mentor working with individuals who want to expand & queer their practice, build creative resilience, and cultivate meaningful work amidst friction-filled times.
Slowfoam released their acclaimed debut LP, Transcorporeal Portal, in March 2024 with Somewhere Press. They have also released music with Mappa, Lillerne, Knekelhuis, Jungle Gym, and Archaic Vaults, amongst others. Over the past decade, they have performed and toured across Europe, Asia, and North America. Slowfoam won the 2025 raster open call: European Soundtrack prize in the ‘Elegiac’ category and received a Musicboard Berlin scholarship in 2025 to produce their forthcoming album, Rig.
Slowfoam is 1/3 of the spoken word project, Songs for the Crossing, alongside Pablo Diserens and Lou Croff Blake, and 1/4 of the experimental quartet, FEU FOU, alongside Diane Barbé, Mondlane and LOH. Slowfoam frequently collaborates with Lou Croff Blake on their project CHIMERA, working in 2025 as fellows at School of Commons (SoC - Zürich University of the Arts) and at AADK (Spain), with the generous support of Goethe Institute. Alongside slyn, Slowfoam co-founded Gravity Pleasure, a record label & platform for FLINTA+. Additionally, Slowfoam / Madelyn is an freelance educator, project consultant, and creative mentor working with individuals who want to expand & queer their practice, build creative resilience, and cultivate meaningful work amidst friction-filled times.
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