I came to realise that I have had many tracks spread across compilations over the last 25 years, so I wanted to gather some of them together before the cds rotted and it became harder to source the audio. Therefore, I present ‘Unusual Phenomena’ for your listening pleasure.
My new double CD set is now available from my Bandcamp site. If you purchase the CD’s or album download from there, you also get a set of live photo’s of the S.E.T.I. performance, taken by Yukari, at the Wroclaw Industrial Festival 2019.
Thanks to Shawn Splane for the excellent fly recording, which became drone.
Shawn explained ‘Recorded on iPhone 5/5/15 in my basement. A fly infestation mysteriously appeared that spring in the basement. After tiring of swatting them or shooing them out of the room, I wondered if flypaper was still a thing. Surprised to find some at the local hardware store. Didn’t take long for the victims to start populating the flypaper. This one was valiantly trying to escape and provided its own tragic soundtrack.’
On Friday 5th June, it’s @bandcamp fee-free day and my new digital-only album ‘Offshore’ will be released. All proceeds will go to the Young Urban Arts Foundation @YUAFOfficial So please spread the word, retweet, post on Facebook and other social media, buy the album and help young people to dream/create/flourish!
This collection (the second in my occasional drone series) features a Bumblebee, a Shamisen, a Nebulophone and a lot of layering. The photo is of the Moon from our garden, on a long exposure. It moved across the sky while nobody was looking.
I recommend playing this back on good headphones or on a music system with good bass.
Be sure to check the track info for ‘Bee Flight’, for details of how it was made.
Shamisen played by Yukari Lagowski. Bee sounds reproduced with permission.
Thank you to Push and the gang at Electronic Sound Magazine for getting this review in at the last minute!
