RESTS by I AM THIS WILD PLACE
If you listen really carefully, about half way through track three of the album you can hear where we accidently recorded the sound of the entire universe expanding at an unfathomable rate into god knows what and then collapsing back into almost nothingness.
What's that all about?
Rests - a collaboration between I AM THIS WILD PLACE and Birmingham violinist Adam Hill.
This album is intended as two EPs - Side A (tracks 1 to 5) and Side B (tracks 6 to 10).
It is made up of recordings and remixes made at a time when both Chris and Adam were forced to rest. An initial reluctance and frustration at being forced to stop was gradually replaced by an ever growing awareness and enjoyment of things around us. From the streets of Birmingham to high up on a windy hill in Shropshire. This music was made after slow walks through deserted woodlands and wild runs over wild land. After days on end laying in bed and long bike rides exploring along dark city canals. When the sunlight only had to shine on the water and it would fill your body with joy.
"I stood there looking at the water and just heard music" Adam explained, as he explored the city on his bike. "We went back and recorded Black Country Hum right then, whilst it still glowed in my head". "Our approach to recording was definitely about capturing the feeling during the first take, rather than constantly rerecording to find the right note but losing that feeling."
Twisting from concert violin to electronic beats, crushed guitars to samples of thunderstorms, melodies of despair to euphoria, from physics to love.
Like us, this album does not know what it is.
We hope you enjoy it.
Chris and Adam
The album cover uses a solargraph made using a pinhole camera left exposed for six months.
It shows the path of the Sun over the months. There's a suggestion of hills in it too. The edge of the print is lovely too with marks and crinkles from the camera being left out in all weathers.
It is one of a series that the wonderful Laura Gale produced. They were made at the same time and at the same place as the music.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Space Between | 3:27 |
| 2. | It's Not So Easy | 3:45 |
| 3. | Sometimes I Feel The Universe | 6:25 |
| 4. | So Much Good (Part 1) | 5:02 |
| 5. | So Much Good (Part 2) | 4:00 |
| 6. | Black Country Hum (Part 1) | 1:50 |
| 7. | Black Country Hum (Part 2) | 2:43 |
| 8. | From a silent city to a windy hill | 3:56 |
| 9. | Hold On To This Moment (feat. Mary Anne Hobbs) | 9:00 |
| 10. | Forever | 4:36 |
Credits
Written and produced by Chris Snow and Adam Hill
License
CC BY-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
I like bass to be something you feel as well as hear.
I like drum rhythms to move your muscles and fill your body with energy.
I like lyrics to be heartfelt and to sit in your head for a while.
I grew up in Margate, by the sea.
I now make music on a beautiful windy hill in the middle of nowhere.