In March of 2020, for the first time since its inception in 2008 Leicester's monthly Quadelectronic improvisation session at Quad Studios had to be cancelled due to hitherto unique and unprecedented circumstances: the public's enforced lockdown against contamination from Covid-19. As a nearest achievable alternative, Quadelectronic's "ringmaster" Chris Conway had the idea of doing it remotely via contributed solo recordings which could then be mixed into intuitive combinations. Jim Tetlow took on the role of creative mixer, intuitively grouping sympathetic material into exciting new pieces, very much in the spirit of Quadelectronic's live improvisations.
Following the approach and artistic success of the first three annual collections, this album comprises pieces selected by Jim as his personal subjective favourites from 2023. Over four hours of material was originally shortlisted, so in many instances the pieces have been edited down to more digestible extracts in order to fit onto a 42 track 2CD collection of 21 tracks per disc (if anyone would like to burn their own!)
released April 3, 2024
Maureen Anderson - alto saxophone
Andy Atyeo - laptop with keyboard, guitar
Victoria Bourne - vocals, Omnisphere, Korg Kross
Duncan Chapman - Audiomulch
Chris Conway - theremin, kalimba, zither, chimes, hammer dulcimer, kantele, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, ASM Hydrasynth, Arturia Microfreak, Roland SH-4d, Korg Wavestate, Haken Continuum
Arthur Ely - slide guitar, effects
Linda Faulkner - field recording (malfunctioning air conditioner)
Ralph Firth - electric mandola, samples, Mini eurorack modular, Monome Norns Shield & iPad effects, laptop processing
P. Anthony Fowler - synth
Alan Freeman - Saffron synth, effects
John Hinks - Irish bouzouki, Doheny guitar, Les Paul guitar, effects
Nateka Jin - field recording (birdsong)
Schuyler Lewis - Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano
Ben Mendez - phone synth
Ken Moore - chimes, tongue drum, short story synth, bell effects, timestretched koshi chimes,
Adam Naworal - vocals, granulator (source: speech), Otomatone, Stylophone Gen X-1, Stylophone Beat
Aimee Naworal - vocals, clock, Thai phin, thunder gourd, field recording (shrine ambience)
Kevin Novak - electronics
Chris Phinney - synth
Jon Reidinger - xylophone, zither
Michael Rosse - percussion samples, rhythm programming
Tony Seaton - percussion, cymbals
Walt Shaw - percussion, vocals, electronics, home-made instruments, bull roarer, Perciphone, shells and other small objects
Jim Tetlow - laptop with keyboard, Roland SC-55, Yamaha PSS-790, algorithmic generation, effects
Mo Tetlow - field recordings (snoring husband, kitchen sink gurgles)
Paul Watson - field recordings, processing
Michał Wojciechowski - Roland SP-404 MKII, Korg Volca Bass, MicroKorg XL, gramophone, SDP-3 digital piano, effects
Mixed, compiled, edited and mastered by Jim Tetlow
Artwork by Jim Tetlow, montaging elements from the covers of United Isolation Ensemble albums whose tracks were featured on this compilation. Source imagery courtesy of MidJourney, Nightcafe and Nick Dunkenstein.
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, 2023
Further listening:
Maureen Anderson:
shapeshifterspace.bandcamp.com
Andy Atyeo:
soundcloud.com/phong
Victoria Bourne:
victoriabourne.com
Duncan Chapman:
duncanchapman.org
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Arthur Ely:
soundcloud.com/arthurely
Alan Freeman:
alanfreeman.bandcamp.com
John Hinks:
soundcloud.com/flownblue
Ben Mendez:
soundcloud.com/dromtid-nashville
Ken Moore:
mooremyers.bandcamp.com
Adam & Aimee Naworal:
tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Kevin Novak:
www.discogs.com/artist/207054-TEF
Chris Phinney:
harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com
Michael Rosse:
miclitter.bandcamp.com
Tony Seaton:
www.sonicdebris.co.uk
Walt Shaw:
waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow:
jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski:
yodest.bandcamp.com
Other combinations featured on this compilation:
Chris Conway & Jim Tetlow:
memorywire.bandcamp.com
Chris Conway & Jez Creek:
modulight.bandcamp.com
Jim Tetlow & Michał Wojciechowski:
scorpiomind.bandcamp.com
Adam Naworal & Chris Phinney:
harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com
