strawberry ammunition

trees like handpan jazz

Heavy Weather | DJ Haram | 1x DFAM

Dynamisticism | 2x DFAM + 1x Mother-32

Rapid Telemetry | Umfang | 2x DFAM

Elastic Drone

a study of gentle and lilting arpeggiation, through repetition and subtle variation. Working with this material, I was drawn to treating it with delicate care and an intuitive sense of humanity. The kindness and patience of others toward their art became a stimulus for my approach in this music.

Performed by Mira Benjamin and Philip Thomas at Music We'd Like to Hear in London on Friday 5th July 2019. 

Mixed by Adam Webster.

kindly, softly

Glisk

[PCLVA 008] VA - "Eighth Listen" - Compilation is OUT at People Can Listen , included  "VIX RATIO INIRI POTEST"
https://peoplecanlisten.bandcamp.com/album/pclva-008-va-eighth-listen

VIX RATIO INIRI POTEST

from my solo guitar LP 'Higher Order'.
released on Carbon Records, summer 2021
available to order:
from Europe   https://ericarn.bandcamp.com/album/higher-order
from the USA https://carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/higher-order

the glass scarab, from 'higher order', carbon records 2021

As Manchester’s streets and skyline are warped by the ever-accelerating process of urban renewal, the city’s edgelands and green spaces are at risk of being swallowed by waves of property development. Not only does this raise questions about the ecology of the city, as carbon sinks are flattened and wildlife is displaced, but it speaks to broader trends pushing urban residents away from shared space, community and local identity.  

This project shines a light on these spaces and the activists, academics, and local people who have taken up the daunting fight against corporate interests in the city in the name of biodiversity, urban ecology and community wellbeing. As we are faced with crises of both environment and mental health, the role of public green spaces has become ever more crucial in the eyes of those who enjoy, nurture, and maintain them.  

As the tide of urban growth edges closer to the open boundaries of our shared spaces, the trees, wildlife and insects continue their gentle movement, unaware that these spaces are likely reaching the end of their rich lineage. If nothing else, this project documents these final days. 

This work weaves together recorded conversations, composed music and field recordings from a handful of Manchester’s urban wildlife havens. Interviewees include community activists Julie Ryan and Tara Parry from ‘Friends of Ryebank Fields’, award-winning alternative tour guide Hayley Flynn (Skyliner) and Dr Jenna C. Ashton (artist, curator and lecturer at The University of Manchester).

Commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 2020.

Dynamisticism | 2x DFAM + 1x Mother-32

moog music