Terry Day Archives

A monthly collection of blurred collage, aural experiments, and tonal in-betweens with sound artist and musician Felisha Ledesma. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/felisha-ledesma/episodes/felisha-ledesma-23rd-march-2024

Felisha Ledesma w/ Doris Dana 230324

https://soundcloud.com/jonteprippz & https://soundcloud.com/dekatmemwa

https://www.retreatradio.net/ordealia

Ordealia #6 w/ Jonte Prippz & De Kat Memwa (19/03/24)

featured artists: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/unline-frequencies-earshot-xiv
https://soundcloud.com/dmitriborn

Unline Frequencies

Unline Frequencies – Earshot XIV

Guest mix by friend @louiswilkinson for hush ~enjoy!

Louis Wilkinson is a electronic musician based in Porto, Portugal. His music often envolves meeting of dance music, ambient and soundscape. He is also a co-founder of label, Polyester.

photo edit by @asioootus
Tracklist on instagram

hush ~ 22 - Guest Mix by Louis Wilkinson

from the "Natura: 2009-2012" CS (NNF422)
Not Not Fun / 2024

STREET DATE: JUNE 14

PRE-ORDER:
https://2muchachos.bandcamp.com/album/natura-2009-2012

2muchachos "Lost In The Mist"

Detox № 39 - Obi Uto

Nordwestwind

https://soundcloud.com/gab_ii

Intonal broadcast in collaboration with @mutantradio

gab_i [Retreat x Mutant Radio | Intonal] (27/04/24)

A monthly collection of blurred collage, aural experiments, and tonal in-betweens with sound artist and musician Felisha Ledesma. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/felisha-ledesma/episodes/felisha-ledesma-18th-may-2024

Felisha Ledesma w/ Break Mode 180524

For the first guest on ‘in Passing tides’ slyn is ecstatic to be joined by one of her biggest inspirations,         
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Slowfoam, who has curated the first thirty minutes of the show, navigates the frontiers of ecology and technology, delving into interconnectedness transcending past human bounds. 

The second half, by slyn, follows her last months spent working with the sea, encompassing her feelings of helplessness, nostalgia, wonder, and hope, which she felt during this time. 

Both taking large influence from the dynamics of natural systems, drift through an hour of textural ambience and meandering sounds.

Photo credit: Madelyn Byrd

in Passing tides 02 ~ Slowfoam & slyn ~ (Voices Radio) (20.05.24)

Recorded by Mike Figgis in Terry’s attic at Lyonsdown Manor House, London 1969.

This session is one of the few times Figgis and Day played as a duo. Personnel of the CME & PB regularly played on TD’s drums during gigs & “jams” - Mike particularly had a ‘jazzy’ feel. They were, with others, co-founders of the Continuous Music Ensemble and People Band, whilst also plus collaborating in other configurations. 

Mixed and Mastered by Mike Figgis. 

Artwork Terry Day (2018)

TDA001 "Duets 69" [sample]

"Working with the Komungo playing of Eunjung Kim allowed me to be free of percussive concepts that I employ & thus enter a world of abstraction on the drum kit & open space in the music. This studio recording is the only time we have played together, other than an initial get together at my house where only a few tambourines were percussed upon. Other than working with the Shakuhachi playing of Clive Bell, this was my first experience of collaborating with a non-western instrument." - Terry Day

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Eunjung Kim / komungo)

Terry Day / drums

Steve Beresford (track 6) / objects & electronics 

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Recorded at London School of Sound.

Mixed and Mastered by AJ Pillette.

TDA002 - Eunjung Kim & Terry Day [sample]

"Throughout my ‘Free Jazz’ period of drumming the sound of the Sizzle Cymbal provided the  texture, pulse & ‘time-free’ nature of the music. The purring voice on track 17 hints at the ‘SIZZLE ‘ sound of a sizzle cymbal.
 
Track 7 leads into a dedication to ‘VINCENT’ van Gogh whose life was plagued by loneliness & inner turmoil , & whose Art & Life have been with me since I was 14 years old.
 
Track 1 could be my very first actual drum solo; albeit not on my own kit, & therefore the solo is an exploration of an unknown kit being played for the first time.
 
As with many of my solo recordings, some are intended to be over-dubbed by either myself or other musicians as they see possible." - Terry Day

TDA003 "Cello Solo - Home Recording Circa 1977 - 78"

John Edwards and Terry Day's third outing as a duo based on the vocalizing of Terry Day’s lyrics with just bass accompaniment. On a number of tracks the lyrics flow one after another without a pause between. The first occasion was recorded by Tim Fletcher at Foyles was lost, then found in John Russell’s archives, & now found again by Tim. The second was at Cafe OTO.

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Terry Day / voice, bamboo reed flutes  

John Edwards / bass

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Recorded at London School of Sound

Mixed and Mastered by AJ Pillette. 

Recorded at the London School of Sound studios 2015

TDA004 "Troubled Times" from "Lyrical Excursions"

This album covers original versions of my songs & tunes from 1978 to 1987." - Terry Day 

Lyrics & music by Terry Day except for Track 3 - music by Day and Jean Francois Pauvros.

Mixed and Mastered by Dave Hunt 

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Tracks 1 & 7 solo & multi-tracks recorded in Dave Chambers' studio 

Track 8 with the LIO at Café Oto, recorded by Tasos Stamou 

Track 11 recorded in Steve Broughton’s studio with Katie Perks on voice and Jerry Hunt on bass.

Track 15 with with Tony Hymas

TDA005 "Los Paranoidos" from "Versions Original, Songs & Tunes"

"On this evening the Nisar Ahmed Khan Trio played opposite the duo of Steve Beresford on piano & Dave Soloman on drums. This was the very first time I had seen or heard Steve & Dave play. Given the ‘serious’ & claustrophobic nature of improvisation at that time, what a great delight it was, & how refreshing to hear two young musicians playing with so much spirit & so freely…..Yes!" - Terry Day

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George Khan / tenor flute

Charlie Hart / bass

Terry Day / drums

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Recorded at Unity Theatre, circa 1970.

TDA018 -Nisar Ahmed Khan Trio [sample]

As you can imagine we are under huge pressure at the moment and are working flat out to ensure Cafe OTO survives this. The impact of this situation is extremely acute for small venues like ours and we need all the support we can get to pull through. Please donate what you can, if you can. Thank you. 

Cafe OTO opened in April 2008 with the aim of providing a home for creative new music that exists outside of the mainstream. It comprises one large cafe/performance space open during the day serving food and drink with an evening programme of live music almost seven nights a week. 

OTOROKU is part of OTOProjects - a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) that has been set up to manage the programme at Café Oto. Any profits from OTOROKU are put back into supporting what we do and will help us to continue programming the best musicians and performers from all over the world.

www.cafeoto.co.uk

TDA018 -Nisar Ahmed Khan Trio [sample]

cafeOTO

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