Undercurrents

For A While

CENAP

Pre-order now available: https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/upward-eyes-kindred

Handstitched* is thrilled to announce the next installment of the split-artist series, Ian Hawgood and Fields We Found feature alongside each other for an outing of outstanding musical composure and tranquility. 

Ian's music needs little introduction, with many releases and collaborations under his belt on numerous well-known labels - to say he's prolific is pretty close to the mark. Ian also curates the wonderful Home Normal label, here in the UK. "upward eyes" is seriene, slow-moving and hauntingly subtle, prolonged space fills the moments we frequently overlook and leaves time for reflection during a quiet time spent in an open space. We are honoured to have his debut EP "upward eyes" featuring on Handstitched*. 

Fields We Found has just released his outstanding album "Distance" on the lovely Seil Records, which has been on constant rotation here at Handstitched* over the past month - and the new EP "kindred" is equally as moving, graceful and bewitching. The equilibrium and expression within "kindred" is harmonious - and at the same time, quietly sonorous.

Fields We Found and Ian Hawgood are both welcomed to Handstitched* with many thanks and admiration for their respective musical works as part of the split-artist series, it's great to have them visiting Handstitched* for this special release.

Limited to 50 copies. Released on mini CD-r and sage green cassette with hand-made packaging, tape O-cards and unique designs for each CD package. [HS45/45T]. 

Released August 12.

Ian Hawgood / Fields We Found - upward eyes/kindred [HS45/T S4mpl3r]

GRFTPS019
City of Dawn - Anemoia
limited edition cassette / digital - now on bandcamphttps://giraffetapes.bandcamp.com/album/anemoia

Anemoia

B4. City of Dawn - Anemoia [GRFTPS019]

Excerpt from a live recording at Les Instants Chavirés, Montreuil, 17th June 2022

Les Instants Chavirés LIVE Excerpt 17June2022

Cloud refers to the technological process of storing data as Public Clouds, Private Clouds, Hybrid Clouds or Community Clouds. The origins of the sounds are the electromagnetic fields of digital transfer loci like server rooms, security systems, electrical power stations and other places of dense electrical activity in Europe, Canada, the United States and China. Electromagnetic waves that are normally imperceptible to us become audible. Cloud is a drone piece created from the material sounds of cloud computing. 

Cloud

this is a very similar patch as Untitled VI, except that now there are three voices instead of one: SMR, piston honda (which is also in the rosie efx loop from time to time, which is a bad habit/crutch that i lean on way too often) and e350. SMR is droning and fluttering into clouds, while the piston honda and e350 are both hitting an optomix before going into rings for some reverb. there is also a field recording churning in the background inside the disting, which i am randomly and manually controlling the playback speed on. 

i could listen to this for hours (and did)

Untitled VII

sleep in nothingness, 2018 

// sounds heard 
samples from the Guimet's archival LP copy of 'Japanese masterpieces for the shakuhachi' (Lyrichord_MX4205_1989) 
+ artists own field recording of train ride in the monastic region of Koyasan Japan, clarinet, sine tones, voice, amplified objects, sferics, and a google-translate/text-to-speech recording of the album liner notes. // 

In a dream he found himself floating in a boat. Suddenly thick mist rolled down the sky and blocked his view of the moon. On hearing the moving melody of a flute, he reached out for his favourite bamboo flute to accompany the ethereal melody. The music is long and simple, and the listener is expected to forget everything and "sleep in nothingness".
-the dream of a priest named Kyochiku in the 12th Century while meditating at a temple in Nara (as cited in the album liner notes).

composed for performance at the Guimet Museum in Paris on Feb 03 2018, curated by the French label Tsuku Boshi.

sleep in nothingness

Quitratue

Aquaeductus vestibuli

Excerpt from forthcoming album with MP Hopkins 'The Divine For Me Is Whatever Is Real', to be released on More Mars, 2021.
Recorded by Alexandra and MP at Tempe Jets, mastered by Renato Grieco.

The Divine For Me Is Whatever Is real

Piano & Flue

Piano & Flute - Alexandra Spence & MP Hopkins

living on unceded Wangal Country ⌇ making sounds

sleep in nothingness

Alexandra Spence

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