overdue mixtape folk(ish)

Recording taken directly from the desk.

Rhian Sheehan with band and Orchestra Wellington String section

Wellington State Opera House 2nd November 2013
Conducted by Ewan Clark. String arrangement by Steve Bremner
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Rhian Sheehan - Somnus (Live at the State Opera House 2nd Nov 2013)

'Entanglement' is out on Erased Tapes.
Order the album on CD/LP/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP067
Or via iTunes: http://geni.us/entanglementitunes

“No click tracks, no headphones, and no film. Just the spontaneity of performance and the sound of musicians hearing, connecting and responding.” 

‘Entanglement’, the debut album by Michael Price fulfils his long-term desire to explore new musical territories, featuring Michael on the piano, with the addition of cello, soprano voice, string orchestra, modular synth, tape effects and electronics.

Throughout the record you will hear street sounds from 'Budapest' captured and processed on Michael’s mobile phone, as well as chamber music recorded direct to tape with vintage microphones in single takes. Album track ‘The Attachment’ was partly recorded onto a 1940s magnetic disc recorder, which immediately connected the piece back to a pre-digital musical age.

The cello and soprano vocal parts throughout the album were written specifically and directly for cellist Peter Gregson and vocalist Ashley Knight, whose expressive voice features on tracks ‘Maitri‘ and ‘The Uncertainly Principle‘. The lyrics for both songs are Japanese poetry sung in English, dealing with age, loss and the inevitable fading of beauty.

‘Entanglement’ was written over a period of two years on paper and by hand with Michael exploring oldest and newest technology at Abbey Road Studios and Snap Studios in London, before most of the recording and mixing took place at Vox-Ton in Berlin.

“I wanted to make an album that sounded like a dark, Berlin record store discovery from the 30s. Something that had timeless emotive power, and pre-digital rawness. Something that I hope would make a deeper connection in superficially networked times. I think there is a duty for artists to be honest, and vulnerable. Because then there is a possibility of real connection. Entanglement is both honest and vulnerable and to go through the two year process of writing, refining and recording an album has been more intense and more beautiful than I could have possibly imagined.

Entanglement is a very personal expression of my obsessions: music, love, physics and the inter-connectedness of things. There is structure and freedom, chaos and control, and the beauty of ancient instruments set against impassive machines." – Michael Price

ABOUT THE ARTWORK: Resembling the inter-connecting parts, the cover art for ‘Entanglement’ was created by South London artist Supermundane, with the packaging’s layout done by long-term Erased Tapes-collaborator Torsten Posselt at FELD in Berlin.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Tape Overture 2. Easter  3. Little Warm Thing 4. Budapest  5. The Attachment  6. Maitri  7. Digital Birds  8. The Uncertainty Principle 9. Entanglement

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Entanglement

The Attachment

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Michael Price – The Attachment

Arvo Pärt: Fratres

Softly

Preorder CD | Digital: https://futuresequence.bandcamp.com/album/earthworks 

'Earthworks' is Thom Brookes' debut album as Drombeg, following his acclaimed EP ‘Notes From The Ocean Floor’ in 2015. A soundtrack for the middle-of-nowhere, the wild landscapes of Brookes' native Southern Ireland are littered with historic (Tumulus), and geological (Béarra) structures hardened under the relentless elements. Sinuous string melodies, and tender piano phrases reach like sunlight breaking through heavy clouds, blended with electronics and field recordings in careful balance to produce a rich cinematic sound.



Tumulus by Drombeg

Junot Diaz Breaks It Down For Us

Those Who Stay

Kaziwa

Porya Hatami & Arovane - Uun

Alison Krauss and Union Station - Dust Bowl Children

Jon Hopkins piano version of Modern Driveway by Luke Abbott

Modern Driveway (Jon Hopkins piano version)

Poem text and background: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/08/02/frank-o-hara-song-is-it-dirty/

Audio source: http://www.frankohara.org/audio.html

POEM TEXT

Song (Is it dirty) by Frank O'Hara

Recording courtesy of PennSound. Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/14/adrienne-rich-on-love-loss-happiness-creativity/

Adrienne Rich on art (2005)

Hammers is Sofi's first song to ever be released in 2020. It is an ode to her piano and the relationship they've had for more than 10 years.
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Hammers

From my Grammy-nominated album with the Heritage Blues Orchestra "And Still I Rise", an international collaboration honoring African-American Musical traditions. This song was made famous by Leadbelly and remains one of the only work songs I know of that references women being in chain gangs. 

Note: Hannah is a code for the sun.

Go Down Hannah

Shotgun

New album 'Invisible Forces', released 22 April 2022 on Ahead Of Our Time: jamesheather.lnk.to/invisibleSo

Taken from 'Modulations: EP2', released 28 May on Ahead Of Our Time: https://jamesheather.lnk.to/ep2So

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Song (Is it dirty) by Frank O'Hara

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