abysmo: James Massiah (live) + Yor Hill (live)

James Massiah en Laut

abysmo presents:

First time performing in Barcelona, James Massiah is a poet & musician from South London, UK whose work explores ideas about sexuality, mortality & hedonism through performance, writing & visual media. The artist first dabbled in rapping in the mid 2010s, when legendary London recluse Dean Blunt recruited him to play the role of a road rapper in his Babyfather project. A fan of Massiah’s poetry and his deep-cut DJ sets, they ended up releasing together the underground staple mixtape of ‘’BBF’’Hosted By DJ Escrow in 2016. A milestone in global underground music. Most recently he collaborated with the self acclaimed "Best Producer in the Middle East" DJ Gawad, from Jordan, in a brief but brilliant EP. In 2025 he released ‘’Bounty Law’’a solo mixtape with the production of some underground producers like Cold, Cajm, Poor 3o\_Theo. James also runs the poetry night Adult Entertainment where he invites poets of all expertise levels to share details of their day to day life, love and labour, around London. He has collaborated with NTS Radio, the Tate Modern, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Houses of Parliament, Vogue, Dazed, i-D, GQ and Boiler Room.

Alongside Yor Hill, the new project by musician and visual artist Xian Mouriño. Since its beginnings, he has developed a unique musical narrative, influenced by electronic music and avant-garde musical movements. His sound evokes a more experimental side of hip-hop, through a warm, tropical and highly rhythmic atmosphere. His immersive and psychedelic aesthetic creates a distinctive combination that is sure to leave an impression.