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 seventh installment in the series.
released October 2, 2020
Andy Atyeo - tabla, African cowbells, Vietnamese cymbals, cabasa, metal water bottle, vocals, laptop processing
Alan Bellamy - speech
Victoria Bourne - synthesizer, vocals
Chris Conway - synthesizer, theremin, piano, field recording, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, ContinuuMini, Nord Modular, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, EMS VCS 3 Putney, Korg Wavestate
Steve Escott - bass, effects
Alan Freeman - laptop (Minimogue, electroacoustics)
Nigel Harris - laptop (sound collage)
John Hinks - Godin Glissentar, guitar, fretless bass, effects
Nik Rose - Suzuki Omnichord, soft synths
Matt Stone - laptop (Arturia CMI V)
Jim Tetlow - laptop (iZotope Iris II, iZotope BreakTweaker, Krakli Arminator, personal archive material)
Michał Wojciechowski - Korg Volca Keys, Korg Volca Sample, Korg Volca Bass, effects
Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
(track 3 mixed by Nigel Harris)
Lyrics by Victoria Bourne
Spoken text by Alan Bellamy
Design by Jim Tetlow
Photo by Julia Freeman-Woolpert / FreeImages
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, September-October 2020
Further listening:
Andy Atyeo:
soundcloud.com/phong
Victoria Bourne:
victoriabourne.com
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Steve Escott:
bollnaswolverines.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