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 thirty-seventh installment in the series, the third anniversary :)
released April 16, 2023
Andy Atyeo - laptop with keyboard
Chris Conway - theremin, celtic harps, electric 9 string guitar, synthesizer, effects
Jez Creek - EMS VCS3 Putney, ASM Hydrasynth, Korg opsix
John Hinks - Irish bouzouki, Pigments and piano VSTs
Schuyler Lewis - Critter+Guitari Pocket Piano, Casio electric grand piano, Squier Strat guitar, effects
Ken Moore - Aboriginal didgeridoo, percussion, electronics
Adam Naworal - vocals, thunder gourd, granulator
Aimee Naworal - Yamaha Reface DX, toy sheep bell, field recording (swing)
Kevin Novak - electronics
Jon Reidinger - piano, tuned percussion
Michael Rosse - Yamaha VSS-30
Walt Shaw - percussion, voice, home-made instruments, bowls, chain, doors, found objects, electronics
Jim Tetlow - archive material
Mo Tetlow - field recording (Queens Park, Loughborough)
Michał Wojciechowski - Roland SP-404 MKII, field recording (supermarket self-checkouts), effects
Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
(except track 2 mixed by John Hinks)
Design by Jim Tetlow
Image created using MidJourney AI
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, March-April 2023
Further listening:
Andy Atyeo:
soundcloud.com/phong
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
John Hinks:
soundcloud.com/flownblue
Ken Moore:
mooremyers.bandcamp.com
Adam & Aimee Naworal:
tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Kevin Novak:
www.discogs.com/artist/207054-TEF
Michael Rosse:
miclitter.bandcamp.com
Walt Shaw:
waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow:
jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski:
yodest.bandcamp.com
Liminalator/Liminalitter:
liminalator.bandcamp.com
UV Spectra:
uvspectra.bandcamp.com
Modulight:
modulight.bandcamp.com