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. This album is the twenty-sixth installment in the series.
released April 29, 2022
Kishan Anand - vocals
Victoria Bourne - vocals, Omnisphere
Chris Conway - whispers/speech, low Irish whistle, twin whistles, temple bells, theremin, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, 1010music Blackbox, Poly Effects Beebo
Alan Freeman - Minimogue
James Lynch - vocals (with choir), field recording (classical music)
Ken Moore - tam-tams, swanee whistle, siren, Moog
Adam Naworal - Yamaha Reface DX, Sound Labs Sangat SCX775
Aimee Naworal - gamelan percussion, glockenspiel, wooden frog, singing bowl with birds
Damon Nobles - cassettes processed with Soma Lyra-8, field recordings (industrial processing equipment)
Walt Shaw - percussion (drums, bowls, home-made instruments), electronics
Jim Tetlow - field recordings (tongue drum with playground atmosphere, car interior with passing vehicles, forest with swaying trees)
Lucy Tetlow - percussion (ocean drum and glasses)
Michał Wojciechowski - archive recordings (Aegis Sonix)
Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
Hymn on track 14: 'Verily, Verily' by James McGranahan (1840–1907)
Spoken text by Chris Conway
Design by Jim Tetlow
Source image: forest selfie by Jim Tetlow, April 2022
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, April 2022
Further listening:
Victoria Bourne:
victoriabourne.bandcamp.com
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Alan Freeman:
alanfreeman.bandcamp.com
Ken Moore:
mooremyers.bandcamp.com
Adam & Aimee Naworal:
tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Damon Nobles:
soundcloud.com/user-504512216
Walt Shaw:
waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow:
jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski:
yodest.bandcamp.com