Improvisation with Clare Hunt in music therapy day. 
Sound in response to grief.

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Oh My Itchy Blue Beard

Words by Ralph Shephard. Music by Steve Gray.

St Cuthbert

We go behind the scenes at the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, preview the 2019 edition  and talk to the team that make this event happen.

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EP-14 - Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival

A track by my late dear friend, Simon Underhill. A great intro to this musical journey - and Radiophonic is a journey: Polyphonic; Transmitter; Glitch; Receiver; Symphonic. Neat! I particularly like the way you hear a bit of a reprise of this track in the dying embers of the last track, Symphonic.

Polyphonic

Tracks by my dear friends, Simon and Karen Underhill. Scratchy-scratchy, with a bit of a dub feel in the bass. Nice.

Boy/Girl Goat

Probably one of Karen and Simon's first recordings together, again on the ol' Tascam. Pure and uncompicated, with a lovely vocal by Karen.

In A Spiral

Started off in 1990, but has had many (often very minor) revisions over the years. Two acoustic guitars, two vocal tracks; I think everything's double-tracked. The track should really be called 'More', but you know what they say...

...right?

Less

Beatles cover, from the Help! album. One acoustic guitar, one 12-string acoustic, lead and backing vocals. I think everything was double-tracked. Oh, there are also some maracas on it, but you can't hear 'em.

I've Just Seen A Face

This song's already up on Soundcloud - see @Scott Robson. Although I like Scott's mix, I think I prefer mine. There's not a huge difference (it is the same recording, after all): On my version, the lead guitar's a bit more prominent, and a bit more fuzzy. I actually recorded the lead track four times, two clean, two overdriven. Also, on the second verse, there's a wee lead guitar bit in the background. Scott's version has it going all the way through, but I'd wanted it removed during the vocal, so that's how it is in my mix. As for the song, I wrote it about a girl I'd seen while I was on the bus, at Galashiels bus station. She was gorgeous, of course, and wearing a pair of bright blue tights; cyan ones, which seemed to glow. Recording-wise, Scott did the drums on his drum machine, and provided bass, rhythm guitar and lead vocals. I did lead guitar and backing vocals.

I'm afraid this is an upload of an mp3 file, as I can't find the WAV original.

If anyone can be bothered, I'd be curious to hear whose mix they prefer?

Glowing Girl

Some examples  of audio doodles, live recordings, mash ups and  original material working with local communities. Process above production. Promoting, health, well-being and experimentation. 
I recently recorded sessions of my own grief journey with  sound therapist  Clare Hunt. I  hope to use these as a starting point after much sadness and silence.  
Community groups I have worked  include young people from Roma Community, Throckley Elders, dementia friendly groups  and  young children. I enjoy creating low fi  live recordings. The central  Choir recordings were created with a women's group as part of the Digital Makings artists residency at Gateshead Council. The kit I use is "pop up" and a real mix of lo- fi and hi- fi.  Sessions are lighthearted, promote health and well being are fun and are a bit experimental with  sketchy recordings outcomes. "Respect the Streets" and "Our world  " was written with young people for the ROMA community and recorded a CHAT and North Benwell Youth Project. The production in these songs was a bit more polished.  The young people wrote, recorded original material in LOGIC. They also created visuals and compiled a video. The videos  promote messages on recycling and community pride. The young people continue to perform and spread message about recycling.

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Karen Underhill - Audio Doodles.

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