Resonance by John Haycock

John's EP marks a new collaboration with Resonance who have created a series of events in the Calder Valley combining music, electronics, lighting and setting in some of the region's most historic buildings. The EP is a result of live performances, studio production and site specific recordings. The relationship between John and Resonance producers Matthew Williams and Adam Kahan resulted in this two track release which is a taster for an album to be released later this year. This EP and forthcoming album bring together John's unique use of kora, clarinet and electronic processing together with the acoustic architecture of these spaces as well as drawing inspiration from their social history.

John builds on his previous work combining live instrumental performance and electronics, by adding an expanded range of cutting edge effects and production techniques to create a new intensity of sonic refraction and orchestration. John's new releases reflect the vibrations and harmonic resonance present in the Resonance shows in which light, sound and setting are merged into a deeply somatic experience.

Having trained with Gambian griot and kora master Jali Kuyateh,John takes the 21 string African harp and runs it through a series of electronic devices creating lush soundscapes and solid beats and overlays it with woodwind instruments, bridging the gap between ancient West African Folk melodies and modern electronica, visiting influences from hip-hop to ambient to dub along the way.

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