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 fortieth installment in the series.
released July 20, 2023
Andy Atyeo - laptop with keyboard
Victoria Bourne - vocals, Korg Kross
Chris Conway - theremin, piano, bells, kalimba, finger cymbals, singing bowl, effects
Jez Creek - Korg opsix, Roland JU-06A, Erica Synths Syntrx, ASM Hydrasynth
Steve Escott - bass, iPad effects
Ralph Firth - WARBL MIDI wind controller
John Hinks - Les Paul guitar, 12 string bass, Angelicals VST
James Lynch - synths, drum machine, vocals
Ken Moore - Koshi chimes, bass, voice, timestretching
Adam Naworal - mandolin, organ, field recording (park atmosphere)
Aimee Naworal - mandolin, Kawai synth, field recording (crickets & frogs)
Kevin Novak - electronics
Chris Phinney - synth
Emma Reed - flute
Jon Reidinger - xylophone, zither, piano
Walt Shaw - drumkit, Fisher Price toy, bull roarer, electronics, voice, bowed cymbals & bowls
Jim Tetlow - archive material (Roland SC-55, beats)
Mo Tetlow - field recording (night rain atmosphere)
Damon Thomas - spoken word
Michał Wojciechowski - archive material (Korg Volca units)
Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
(except tracks 2 and 11 mixed by John Hinks)
Design by Jim Tetlow
Montage from images created using MidJourney AI
Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, June-July 2023
Further listening:
Andy Atyeo:
soundcloud.com/phong
Victoria Bourne:
victoriabourne.bandcamp.com
Chris Conway:
chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek:
modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Steve Escott:
bollnaswolverines.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
Chris Phinney:
harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com
Walt Shaw:
waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow:
jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Damon Thomas:
damonthomas.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski:
yodest.bandcamp.com
UV Spectra:
uvspectra.bandcamp.com
Light Fragments:
lightfragments.bandcamp.com
Memory Wire:
memorywire.bandcamp.com