ARCHENFIELD by U
Autodidactic musicologist and sample collagist U turned his archival eye on the melting pot of ‘80s post-punk with his debut 'Life Isn't A Fountain?' EP for Lex. He follows up with an experimental exploration of regional identity with ARCHENFIELD, a deeply personal collection of ambient music and found sound that examines the relationship between geographical space and aural histories.
To construct this record U mined a wealth of recorded material relevant to the area. With a nod to traditional music, he takes samples from these records and creates beautifully atmospheric sound pieces that are often mixed with painstakingly researched snippets to create a stirring reflection on local history and broader themes of how we interact, or even fail to interact, with English folklore today.
“An album that feels like auditory time travel…U’s work isn’t nostalgic so much as insistently attentive, rewarding those willing to closely listen to the ghost of a place and its histories” - Inverted Audio
“Evoking a countryside haunted by its own stories” - The WIRE
Tracklist
| 1. | Urchins | 2:51 |
| 2. | Is It A Kind of Dream? | 3:03 |
| 3. | Avenbury Organist | 1:58 |
| 4. | Half Moon | 2:05 |
| 5. | The Bitter Withy | 3:05 |
| 6. | He's Found It | 3:35 |
| 7. | SPOOKS! | 1:28 |
| 8. | Cold Lazarus | 1:35 |
| 9. | Black Vaughan | 6:09 |
| 10. | In Flanders, Again | 3:38 |
| 11. | Buried Treasure | 1:06 |
| 12. | Sin Eater | 2:00 |
| 13. | Ariconium | 2:37 |
| 14. | Lost To The Plough | 5:00 |
Videos
Credits
Produced & mixed by U
Mastered by Rupert Clervaux
Artwork & design by Eric Timothy Carlson
Vinyl cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London
