SAM SALA

BIRDS REWORK
Saturday May 30 - 8pm

Performance and Record Release
followed by an after-party with DJ Zarina

Sam Sala and Saint-Martin Bookshop present Birds Reworks, a limited vinyl art edition featuring a series of four edits of the track “Birds”, originally featured in the LP “Diathomee”.

The project was born from a collaboration with Saint-Martin Bookshop. Birds Reworks also marks Saint Martin Bookshop’s first official musical production, extending its established engagement with visual culture into sound-based practice.

The EP also draws inspiration from the poetry of Aldo Tambellini, a long-standing influence on Sam Sala’s artistic vision. The track titles are derived from Listen – Selected Poems 1946–2016, a publication that continues to inform his creative process. The project was developed with the acknowledgment of the Aldo Tambellini Art Foundation, further reinforcing the conceptual connection between sound, language and experimental heritage.

The creative process was also deeply influenced by time spent in Brussels, particularly by the city’s massive presence of crows - aggressive, loud and impossible to ignore. These encounters became part of the project’s visual and conceptual framework. The vinyl release is limited to 20 hand-finished copies, each featuring a unique, one-off artwork created using spray paint and mixed techniques, directly inspired by these birds. Alongside the record, an accompanying zine with photographs of the crows is currently in development, conceived as an extension of the release and presented during the event.

Credits
Written+Produced by Sam Sala
Co-Produced by Saint-Martin Bookshop (Brussels, Belgium)
Artistic Mentor, Matteo Gualeni (Missing Ear)
Mixed by C.O.S.A. (Milan, Italy)
Mastered by C.O.S.A. (Milan, Italy)
Creative Direction by Ten Years Later Studio
Hand-painted artworks by Sam Sala
Portraits by Ten Years Later Studio (Gole di Breggia, Switzerland)
Management by Sara Castiglioni
© Courtesy of the Aldo Tambellini Art Foundation


Sam Sala is an Italian producer based in Brussels, composer and percussionist, hailing from a small town on the shores of Lake Como, which has been deeply inspirational to his music.

DJ Zarina. Originally from Almaty, Qazaqstan and based in Antwerp, Belgium, Zarina blends various cultural perspectives into her work as a multidisciplinary creative.