Soul Folk was created for the The Souling Project organised by Minerva Arts (a youth theatre group), funded by Arts Council England. As the selected artist for this venture, I was involved in the revival, revisiting and reinvigorating of Folk Dramas known as Cheshire Souling. For this project I was commissioned to create a new acousmatic work Soul Folk, which borrowed music from a historical source, the first verse of the Souling Song featured on The Soul Cakers of Cheshire: Field Recordings of Traditional Mummers Songs and Play Text. Borrowing musical material was essential for this project, as the folk legacy focuses on the oral tradition of preserving folk culture, through verbally transmitting and receiving folk material. This project also enabled me to work with the children of Astbury St Mary's Church of England Primary School, who created their own Souling song, which is featured in my Soul Folk composition. The children’s lyrical material featured was created in workshops run by me and composer Melissa Douglas. Soul Folk’s premiere performance was at Congleton Town Hall and was featured twice on BBC’s Merseyside Folkscene programme, once on their Women in Folk week.

Soul Folk

Subharmonicon | Cybernetics (with Little Plate)| Lisa Bella Donna

Here you can preview all 10 presets of my little patch collection "10 Generative Sequences for Arturia Pigments".

10 Generative Sequences for Arturia Pigments

Inspired by (and started in) the spot where I stayed for a day on sabbatical van travels in Estes Park, CO. I almost got stuck on the steep dirt road leading up to the secluded campsite, but it was so worth it. The birds are a field recording I took on my phone while having breakfast. All other sounds are from the Moog Matriarch, some of which were recorded on-site, as I had my gear with me in the van running on solar panels.

Estes Park 10 15 23

Hallucination One

Dialog between a self-generative patch on the Buchla Music Easel and improvised waterphone tones.

Freescape II

Since its inception in 2019, the Sleeplaboratory compilation albums have been dedicated to exploring the interplay between Ambient music and sleep. Each volume gathers a diverse range of artists from around the world, who are invited to craft a piece of music which provides either a sense of calm or a subdued, minimal aesthetic.

Building on its four predecessors, Sleeplaboratory5.0 introduces a range of Ambient styles, from cinematic orchestral tones to hushed drones, delicate guitar passages, fractured piano notes, and deep bass textures. This edition welcomes back label previous label contributors such as Henrik Meierkord, Feeling Flying, The Bird’s Companion, Knivtid, and Calm Pieces. Their work is interwoven with contributions from new names to Whitelabrecs, offering a glimpse of potential future collaborations and releases.

As with all Whitelabrecs releases, the physical edition of Sleeplaboratory5.0 will feature companion artwork where the photographer had the same brief, to create something around the theme of sleep. This time, George Korunov’s evocative visuals adorn the four-panel sleeve, continuing our creative partnership. The deep blue and purple hues of these abstract images are suitably dreamlike, suggestive of clouds, of forest and of hard to place memories. The album is designed for versatile listening experiences, whether played quietly on headphones at night, softly through speakers in a dimly lit room, or as a soothing background companion to your day. The Sleeplaboratory series taps into the restorative qualities of both sleep and Ambient music.

Credits:
Curated by Harry Towell
Executive mastering by James Edward Armstrong
Mastering for tracks 2, 6, 7 arranged by the artists
Artwork by George Korunov
Art and design by Andrew Heath
All rights reserved with the artists

Sleeplaboratory5.0

wlr175 Various Artists - Sleeplaboratory5.0

Simple 344 V02 - 12.oct - 2020
They followed the trail not knowing where it would take them

E96

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