Language is a creative expression of the challenges that come with being in environments where one’s values and beliefs aren’t appreciated, understood or welcome. It explores the feelings that come with the stark realisation that climate and social justice are not always the priority.

Performed by Berne and Wesley Frankel (Saxophone)
Produced by Berne
Mixed by Shuta Shinoda
Mastered by Cicely Balston

Language

Johnny’s on the Water was learned from the singing of Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie (1922 - 2015). It twists the archetypal story of a woman left behind by a sailor, the singer rejecting grief and finding empowerment: ‘if he can live without me, I can live without him’. This line became the heart of our arrangement. 

We created this arrangement in residence at Snape Maltings in 2022. In slowing down the tempo, destabilising the rhythm, and replacing Ritchie’s sparse dulcimer accompaniment with an ensemble of modular synths, guitars and affected strings, we explore the way that the open sea warps our understanding of time and distance. The trumpet solo was played by Lissie Daly, a tireless campaigner for women in brass.

Musicians:
Lauren Spiceley - fiddle and vocals 
Joseph Woods - guitar and vocals
Martha Wiltshire - cello and vocals
Denis Wouters - electronics and vocals
Lissie Daly - trumpet
Tom O’Connor - fretless bass
Florence Brady - vocals 

Trad. arr. by Lauren Spiceley, Martha Wiltshire, Joe Woods, Denis Wouters, Lissie Daly, Tom O’Connor and Hannah Jacobs
Recorded at Pony Studios by Upcycled Sounds
Mixed by Denis Wouters
Mastered by Felix Davis
Artwork by Floortje Kattemölle, photographed by Martijn Petrus

Johnny's On The Water

JAMUARY 24 - Day 25

FAITHFUL JOHANNES X NEOCIA

Sincerity rapper Faithful Johannes and producer Neocia's debut collaboration.  A childhood obsession with astronomy collides with devastating moment the 2008 moment that NASA's Ultra Deep Field image revealed graphically how terrifying big the universe is.  It really is easier not to think about it.

Word and Vocals Faithful Johannes
Music, production, mixing and mastering Neocia

Ultra Deep

"A Teenager's Circle of Love" tells a story of a normal teenager's relationship nowadays. All of FOR HE Records' members put something into this vision. Thank you for listening.

Answer (feat. 50cal & prayboi carter)

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5 Years Old

It's approximately the year 2067 and due to a mass glitch in everyones unified internal brain devices the tune Poliplex is being constantly transmitted to every human ape and hamster. With no respite just forever playing on and on. All other music has been deleted forever, as it only came from one place and no one had a back up as complacancy of lifestyle had long been socities way. Unfortunately a hard reset to delete said music would kill everyone, as at this point in humanities time full symbiosis with the device had become fully intergrated on a molecular level and iirreversable. Also everyone had long forgotten how to make music as there was no need as AI where the only composers left. So for the next 305 years Poliplex was on repeat until the very end.

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