The second our series of album-length mixtapes. This volume compiles live recordings, voice notes, and cassette tape experiments. This goes some way to demonstrating our attempt to capture the spirit of 'unfinished' musical moments. An experiment in how to sonically ‘show your working’.
Tracklist
John Barleycorn, Hampshire Variant (Noods Radio Session, Bristol)
Down by the Green groves / Farewell to Whalley Range / Wild Goose Shanty (February 2023 Tour)
The Foxhunter’s Reel (St Catherine’s Church, London)
Claudy Banks (Point Battery/Flanking Battery/18 Gun Battery, Portsmouth)
Violin & Water Euphonium Improvisation (Abbeydale Picturehouse, Sheffield)
My Singing Bird (St Andrew’s Church, Suffolk)
Spotted Pony (Honey Street, Wiltshire)
The Bounty (The Round Tower, Portsmouth)
Joe Bane’s (Press Play and Peckham Studio, London)
The Grey Cock / Galway Bay / Hanging Johnny (February 2023 Tour)
Pretty Little Cat (Brussels, featuring Mike Gangloff)
Claudy Banks (Point Battery/Flanking Battery/18 Gun Battery, Portsmouth)
Banish Misfortune (Grand Union Canal, Paddington Arm, London)
Hanging Johnny (Abbeydale Picturehouse, Sheffield)
The Mountain Streams where the Moorcocks Crow (St Mark’s Church, London)
Spotted Cow (Southsea, Portsmouth)
Banish Misfortune (Grand Union Canal, Paddington Arm, London)
With Henry Hunt We’ll Go (SET Lewisham, London)
Personnel
Alex McKenzie: Tape Manipulation, Whistles, Voice
Daniel S. Evans: Tape Manipulation, Voice
Fidelma Hanrahan: Harp, Voice
Jacken Elswyth: Banjo, Voice
Joshua Barfoot: Snare Drum, Voice
Mataio Austin Dean: Voice
Nick Granata: Piano, Pipe Organ, Violin, Voice
Oliver Hamilton: Violin, Voice
Tom Hardwick-Allan: Trombone, Percussion, Voice
Self Released, 2024