Liverpool spoken-word performer Roy joins production duo God Colony on Loss Is Not Infinite, a collaborative single featuring Stealing Sheep and released in support of Damien John Kelly House. The project is accompanied by a photographic book and series of film photographs by Sam Batley and Jonathan Turton, connecting music, visual culture and recovery work in Liverpool.
Loss Is Not Infinite brings together Liverpool spoken-word performer Roy, the musical project of P J Smith, with production duo God Colony and chorus vocals from Stealing Sheep. Released through Crack Copies, the track combines spoken word, electronic production and collaborative vocal work in support of Damien John Kelly House, a live-in recovery centre for men overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
The single reflects on absurdity, contradiction and hope in the present moment. Smith’s spoken-word delivery gives the track its central voice, while God Colony’s production and Stealing Sheep’s chorus vocals build a collective structure around it.
The project is accompanied by a photographic series by Liverpool-based photographers Sam Batley and Jonathan Turton, with artwork by Batley. Their images extend the release beyond the single itself, placing the collaboration within a wider visual and social context.
Damien John Kelly House is a Liverpool recovery centre for men overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. Co-run by P J Smith and his mother, the centre uses culture, art and sport as part of its work with residents.
In this context, Loss Is Not Infinite becomes both a creative collaboration and an act of solidarity. It reflects the role that music, photography and collective cultural production can play in supporting recovery, community and renewed possibility.
A photographic book produced alongside the release has now sold out, with all proceeds going to Damien John Kelly House.
Loss Is Not Infinite is available via Bandcamp, with proceeds supporting the work of Damien John Kelly House.
Photography © Sam Batley / Jonathan Turton
Artwork © Sam Batley
