The Hardy Tree – Common Ground
Frances Castle is the illustrator/owner behind the Clay Pipe record label and The Hardy Tree is her on- going musical project. Common Grounds was started at the beginning of the 2019 pandemic - when time moved very slowly and travel away from home became impossible. 
“Like many others with extra time on my hands I walked the streets of my neighbourhood for exercise and well-being. I rambled like I might in the country side; stopping every now and then to take in the view, or notice something I’d missed before. I took to looking up local streets in historical newspapers, and read reports of murders and deaths and robberies that had happened in the past.  I researched the names of the people who had lived in my house before me, viewed old census returns from the surrounding area, and noted the birth places and livelihoods of past residents. I began to see the ghosts of these people on my walks, and notice the things that they had left behind; shapes of ancient tram tracks creeping under the tarmac, an old gas street light in an alley way, a tiny metal sign indicating a culverted  river.   I spent my evenings writing and recording the music on this LP and then the following day would listen to the rough mixes as I walked, the music began to soundtrack the walks, and the walks began influencing the type of music I was creating.”
Frances Castle 2022

01 A Garden Square In The Snow

Canciones de / Songs by Ricardo Antin y Jaime Barceló.

Músicos / Musicians
Oscar López Ruiz y Enrique Costa: guitarras / guitars. 
Mario Fernández: bajo / bass. 
Arturo Schneider: flauta / flute. 
Néstor Astarita: batería / drums. 
Jorge López Ruiz: arreglos y dirección musical / arrangements and musical direction.
Producción / Production: Jorge Sánchez Mansilla.
Director de grabación / Recording director: Jorge López Ruiz. 
Técnicos de grabación / Recording engineers: Osvaldo Acedo, Juan Carlos Manojas y Jorge Beirouti.
Proceso / Process: Luis Quinteros 
Diseño gráfico / Graphic design: Luis Pérez Cardenal. 
Grabado en Estudios I.O.N. en mayo de 1969 / Recorded at I.O.N. Studios, may 1969.  
Alfa Records, 1969.

Monstruo Nocturno

‘Internet’ is the second single taken from Shake Chain’s debut album ‘Snake Chain’ (out Nov 18th on Upset The Rhythm). With this track the London-based avant-punk four-piece race along with radiant headbangs of dynamic abandon, one part tumble, two parts pummel. ‘Internet’ is a jaunty stomp of a song about the differing contexts of online content. Punctuated throughout by wobbly keys and unhinged freakouts, found sounds and blasting rhythms this track boasts Kate’s questioning, resilient presence, anchoring everything.

https://upsettherhythm.co.uk/

Snake Chain

Shake Chain - 'Internet'

Greg Dulli Paper Thin Hotel

Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns - Go At Your Peril

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@ bandcamp https://hellometeor.bandcamp.com/album/traditional-dreams-for-january

The Evergreen Prefecture

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@ bandcamp - https://hellometeor.bandcamp.com/album/traditional-dreams-for-january

Crescent Lanterns

demo #1

Me gustaría 'certe tan feliz 
Hoy si es así 
Al oírte mal 
Se escuchó cantar 
Me gustaría 'certe tan feliz 
Tu lo oyes bien

Monstruo Nocturno

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