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 fifth installment in the series.
released July 23, 2020
Andy Atyeo - laptop with keyboard
Alan Bellamy - speech
Victoria Bourne - synth, vocals
Chris Conway - theremin, keyboard, low whistle, percussion, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, 1010music Blackbox, Yamaha MODX6, iPad
Dave Everitt - acoustic guitar, laptop
P. Anthony Fowler - Yamaha CS1X, synths, keyboards, effects
Alan Freeman - laptop
Nigel Harris - laptop, toy keyboard, voice, radio, effects
John Hinks - laptop with keyboard
Nik Rose - synth, sampler
Tim Sketchley - glockenspiel, jam jars, plastic bottles
Jim Tetlow - laptop, vocals, effects
Michał Wojciechowski - Korg Volca Bass, Korg Volca Keys, Korg Volca Kick, cassette player, effects
Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
(track 10 mixed by Victoria Bourne)
All spoken texts written by Alan Bellamy
Track 1 is dedicated to Steve Reich
Design by Jim Tetlow
Photo by Torli Roberts / FreeImages
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, July 2020
Further listening:
Andy Atyeo:
soundcloud.com/phong
Victoria Bourne:
victoriabourne.com
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Alan Freeman:
alanfreeman.bandcamp.com
Nigel Harris:
sksg.bandcamp.com
John Hinks:
soundcloud.com/flownblue
Jim Tetlow:
jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski:
yodest.bandcamp.com