Screen Shot 2016-07-28 at 7.00.07 pm

DROOL is an audio-visual album created by Cara Stricker, Australian born multi-disciplinary artist in photography, direction and music, and John Kirby, LA Born keyboardist, producer and songwriter best known for his work as part of Sébastien Tellier, Blood Orange, Kindness and Rodriguez.

Terrible Records released the audio-visual Album internationally in June of 2015, through limited edition cassette tapes providing individualised access to the album scored film, coinciding with a video clip, live performances and instillations throughout New York.

The female embodiment of DROOL is performed by Cara Stricker (vocals, guitar, keys), and Madeline O’Moore (keys, electronica), Kate Levitt (Percussion). Various collaborating musicians are invited for live performances.

Screen Shot 2016-07-28 at 6.58.43 pm

STRICKER is an Australian multi­ disciplinary Director, Photographer and Music Producer currently residing in Los Angeles and New York. Growing up in Australia whilst training as a Dancer and Musician throughout her adolescence, Stricker moved into studying film and photography at UTS Sydney, graduating in 2010 with a degree in Film and Bachelor of Arts.

Cara’s works have been published internationally including Nowness, Interview Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Vogue, I­D Magazine, NYT, 25 Magazine, Oyster Magazine, Fader, VS Magazine, Riot of Perfume, Russh Magazine and Rolling Stone, while collaborations include Chanel, Missoni, Mother NY, Alexander Wang, Parkwood Entertainment, See Pictures & Sol Films, Terrible Records, Debbie Harry, XL Records, Matte Projects, MiLK, GAP, Fools Gold, Vogue, EMI, Siberia Records and Modular Records.

Her work has been awarded and screened internationally including Vivid Festival Australia,Colarado Flexiff International Festival, Sydney International Animation Festival, Indie Spirit Film

Festival and Sugar Mountain Festival, including music performances as of late off her debut audio visual album produced with John Kirby self titled, DROOL, released on Terrible Records. Her most recent shows exhibited at the Hole NYC the last two consecutive years, including visual sound collaborations with Boots, Roger O’Donnell (the Cure). Throughout the past year, Stricker travelled and performed in Australia, LA and New York City.

Carastricker.com

Drooling.co

@carastricker

THE LOVERS
MAKE LOVE TO THE WORLD
HOLE GALLERY NYC
Stricker_10689-2_21A_NEG_CROPPED_copy Stricker_10689-19_AA003

RAZOU
WITH
SHAUN

0001_Screen shot 2011-10-25 at 10.48.26 AM 0002_1 0003_2 0004_3 0005_6 0007_5 0008_10 0009_40006_7

WALKING
TO HOLLAND
MAKE LOVE TO THE WORLD
HOLE GALLERY NYC
Stricker_10681-15_12_copy
Stricker_10681-1_36_copy Stricker_10681-1_11Stricker_10681-1_AA009 Stricker_10681-2_31_copy Stricker_10681-2_AA035  Stricker_10681-15_12_copy Stricker_10681-15_15_copy-1 Stricker_10681-15_19_2_v2_copyStricker_10681-6_AA002

AJAK DENG FOR OYSTER MAGAZINE

0001_Stricker_10699_L5-00633 copy 0002_Stricker_10699_L1B-035 copy 0003_stricker_10699_L4B_23A_mono 1
0012_Stricker_10699-L7B_AA0230004_Stricker_10699_L2A-021 copy  0011_Stricker_10699-L4D_AA029A0006_stricker_10699_L6B_15 copy 0007_Stricker_10699_L7A-030 copy 0008_Stricker_10699_L9B-006 copy 0009_Stricker_10699-L10_AA015 0010_Stricker_10699-L9A_AA002  0013_Stricker_10699-L7A_AA024

DROOL

AUDIO VISUAL
ALBUM

PREMIER

SUGAR MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL,

AUSTRALIA, 2015


LINKS

THE MUSIC 

OYSTER MAGAZINE

ALBUM PREMIER

INTERVIEW MAGAZINE

CREDITS

DROOL introduces a new music series which offers an intimate exploration of the collaborative process between artists.

The audio-visual album created by Cara Stricker and John Kirby, LA Born keyboardist, producer and songwriter best known for his work as part of Sébastien Tellier, Blood Orange, Kindness and Rodriguez.

The 11 track Album is be available through custom cassettes and digital international release. Upon purchase of the custom cassette, an individualised love note allows access to download and view the 40-minute film and album at www.drooling.co.

A natural progression from the previous collaboration between Cara Stricker and John Kirby, ‘ Make Love to the World’, DROOL’s music seeks to examine sex as a concept of experiential utopia, rather than the form in which it exists in humanity, isolated.

It’s a dream-like space where you can experience a very open-minded way of living without the boundaries that our logical world has placed on us, exploring the conversation of universal consciousness, beyond sexism, toward sex, equality and unity.

Stricker and Kirby have lived, created and experienced their evolving art, performing a collaborative piece at New York Fashion Week and Sugar Mountain Festival in Australia and side shows alongside artists Connan Mockasin, Ariel Pink, Swans, and Kim Gordon.

DROOL is performed by Cara with a legion of female tranquility. Stricker performs with instrumentalists Madeline O’Moore, Margot, Kate Silver and Sonja Mauro. The sound lends itself to instinct and intuition, capturing the delicate sensual nature and expression of this project coming to be.

The Album launch in New York, took place amongst an instillation and performances at The Hole, Elvis Guest House, Babies alright, and Max Fish, with select performances across LA, and Aus.

MAGDA LAGUINGE FOR OYSTER MAGAZINE COVER
0002_Oyster102cover med res copymagda-laguinge-for-oyster-magazine-the-peace-issue-10003_Magda (1)-2 copy 0004_Magda (1)-3 copy 0005_Magda (1)-5 copysml  0014_wander719 1 0013_00190031 3 1 0008_Magda (1)-7 0009_Magda (1)-7 copy
0010_00120017 1 0007_Magda (1)-6 copy0011_Contents-1 0012_Contents-2 copy

DROOL is an audio-visual album created by Cara Stricker, Australian born multi- disciplinary artist in photography, direction and music, and John Kirby, LA Born keyboardist, producer and songwriter best known for his work as part of Sébastien Tellier, Blood Orange, Kindness and Rodriguez.

Terrible Records released the audio-visual Album internationally in June of 2015, through limited edition cassette tapes providing individualised access to the album scored film, coinciding with a video clip, live performances and instillations throughout New York.

The female embodiment of DROOL is performed by Cara Stricker (vocals, guitar, keys), and Madeline O’Moore (keys, electronica), Kate Levitt (Percussion). Various collaborating musicians are invited for live performances.

gif by vince mckelvie

IMG_0010 2IMG_0015 5

 

IMG_0059 13

IMG_0100 1

IMG_9148

IMG_9283

IMG_9306

IMG_9454

IMG_9494 1

IMG_9495 2

 

IMG_9680

IMG_9652 1IMG_9803 1

IMG_9892 1

IMG_9980 copy3234

 

Portraits taken exclusively for Milk by Natalia Parsonson.

Whole story on MILK “ ABBEY LEE & CARA STRICKER ON YOUR NEW FAV ART PROJECT [EXCLUSIVE]:
https://milk.xyz/feature/abbey-lee-cara-stricker-on-your-new-fav-art-project-exclusive/