Erstwhile Rivulets by Hoskin & Clark
Erstwhile Rivulets by Hoskin & Clark is a raw, unpredictable sonic journey—jagged, intimate, and confrontational. Each track is a fleeting emotional vignette, sculpted live from chaos, silence, and tension. This is improvisation stripped of ego and structure—part ritual, part accident, part exorcism—where jazz, noise, and post-punk collide to form haunting, unstable soundscapes. It's not background music—it demands listening, feeling, and surrender.
This album was recorded during 2015, when Hoskin & Clark was in its infancy. The included tracks cover the first half of the year's sessions, recorded in France.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hypotrochoid | 2:10 |
| 2. | Like a Modern Jeezus | 2:54 |
| 3. | Trumpy End | 1:14 |
| 4. | Plinkoes | 1:21 |
| 5. | I Can't Judge | 1:08 |
| 6. | In The Land of Frowns | 0:58 |
| 7. | Control Panel 1.32 | 1:32 |
| 8. | Princess Amerikaka | 4:40 |
| 9. | Miles of Wailing | 1:17 |
| 10. | Goddammit | 1:01 |
| 11. | She Said | 2:44 |
| 12. | And You Are I.T. | 1:27 |
| 13. | Gangplank (May vocals) | 4:20 |
| 14. | Gideon's Chin | 2:58 |
| 15. | Exploding Baby | 1:41 |
| 16. | Acid | 0:49 |
| 17. | Clangers | 0:48 |
| 18. | Airlock 279 | 1:36 |
| 19. | Erstwhile Rivulets | 2:32 |
| 20. | Flastic | 1:27 |
| 21. | In The Self-Rinsing | 2:05 |
| 22. | Crackhead Snails | 2:53 |
| 23. | The Fall of July (staccato version) | 2:26 |
| 24. | She Dances | 0:28 |
Credits
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Music & Lyrics by Hoskin & Clark. The majority of the lyrical content was written and performed by Clark, with additional words by Hoskin.
Hoskin played : Drums, percussion, guitar, bass, trumpet, vocals and other stuff.
Clark played : Guitar, bass, trumpet, sax, vocals, drums and randomn noises.
Improvised live by Hoskin & Clark with no overdubs.
Recorded by Hoskin in France 2015
Hoskin played drums, guitar, bass, trumpet, loud hailer
Clark played guitar, bass, vocals, trumpet, sax, pedals, loud hailer
Album length 46:31
Hoskin & Clark challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. They perform a range of musical styles and sound-based creative pieces that feature improvisation as a primary aspect. They feature acoustically and electronically generated sounds, and both traditional and unconventional musical instruments.
They incorporate live machine sounds, non-musical vocal techniques, physically manipulated audio media, processed sound recordings, field recording, computer-generated noise, and other randomly produced electronic signals such as distortion, feedback, static, hiss and hum in addition to their multi-guitar, bass and drum line-up. There is some emphasis on high volume levels and lengthy, continuous pieces. More generally their improvisations exploit extended technique, cacophony and indeterminacy, and in many instances unconventional use of melody, harmony, rhythm and pulse.
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Hoskin & Clark is a musical project that skillfully fuses the timeless elements of classic post-bop jazz with the boldness of post-punk and the energy of funk-rock, resulting in a unique and experimental blend.
Conceived in 2015 by Ed Hoskin and Chris Clark as an exploratory duo.