Elephant EP by Chris Dooks
These works revolve around a car crash which took place at 5-6pm on Saturday 23rd of October between Mauchline and Ayr, Scotland. The works were made during a day when the artist was still in some pain and bruising, but grateful to be alive.
Composed, recorded and released entirely on Wednesday 27 October 2010 at home in Ayr.
Equipment and software used :-
Antique Piano, Melodica, Voice, Rode NT3 mic, Sony PCM M10 digital recorder, iPod Touch running RJDJ using various scenes, such as "Ascend" by Dizzy Banjo and "Noble Choir" by Mike Dixon. Mixed in Garageband '09, Mastered with Bias Peak.
Recorded as part of a PhD about creative practice and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / M.E. and also part of the "Record an Album in a Day" project at the University of The West of Scotland, Ayr.
Tracklist
| 1. | About a Car Crash Part 1 | 5:04 |
| 2. | About a Car Crash Part 2 | 5:43 |
| 3. | The B743 | 2:29 |
| 4. | The B730 | 3:18 |
| 5. | Gwiazdozbiór Andromedy | 4:07 |
Credits
Voice on track 5 - Marta Adamowich
Chris Dooks - all other credits using Mike Dixon's "Noble Choir" software and also Dizzy Banjo's "Ascend" scene, to be found in the free ipod/iphone app "RJDJ"
