4skylla by CRNKWNK

These are one-take live demos for a performace that never happend, the following text is spiteful and ranting. I do not hold any ill will towards Free Range and do truely believe in their cause.

Everything following is to be taken with a pinch of salt.

I'm a huge fan of Ruth Goller's bass guitar work and was approached with the idea of being the support act for Skylla on the 21st March 2024, to open up the spring season of Free Range.

On the 2nd February at 13:31, i was on the books to play support, which i was willing to do either paid or for free, i was interested in the framework of making CRNKWNK more suitable as a support act for Skylla and like a challange.

When performing, i really like to take on board who i'm supporting and the space that i'm performing in, trying to find ways to adapt what i do to what will follow. Because of this, most of my live performances are one-off's, tailored specifically for that gig.

After having confirmation of this slot, at an in-person meeting with Free Range, i set aside some time to experiment with what the act might sound like. I'm a huge fan of the first Skylla album and wanted to see what i could feed into my own work with their sound.

About a week later, on the 8th of February at 13:55, I sent a text to confirm, because things had gone quiet on the other end, at 19:56 I recieved a reply to tell me that "21/3 isn't possible.". Other dates were offered but i had already made it clear that i both wouldn't be available for the other dates nor did i feel i had anything to add to the other line-ups.

I'm spiteful about this, i think it's the complete lack of communication, something that, even though i wasn't suprised, i was still dissapointed. I honestly believe that the act would have worked well, in terms of both genre and emotional tone. CRNKWNK primarily acts as a medium for me to feel and connect and can be delivered in a variety of ways.

On the 14th of February at 14:09, CRNKWNK was officially removed from the billing. No support act was put in place, it looked like perhaps this was due to there not being funding for a support act, without any communication from Free Range, it was impossible to tell.

Promotional announcements were made about this particular event on the 14th February, and the 5th of March, without a support act advertised, which further compounded the idea that the night would be without a support act and that's okay. But on the 19th March, two days before the event, a support act was added. This urked me completely, not because there was in-fact a support act, but that my only assumption for being removed from the event was wrong.

I have nothing againts the performers or the organisation, I'm just upset that there was so little communication, and how unvalued i felt after all of this, considering i'd known and worked for the charity for over a year, i'd have thought that i'd at least get the common decency of a conversation.

I believe that the real reason that CRNKWNK was removed from the event was because Free Range saw it only as loud and unpredictable. Which would completely miss the point in the project in the first place, they should have known better than to ghost me and at least talked about it with me. I have time and time again shown how adaptable i can be and how willing i am to work withthin themes and guidence.

CRNKWNK is emotional, and an act that i care about deeply. I needed to get this off my chest as i've still yet to be given the chance with the organisers directly.

Keep making music, if not for yourself, for me.

I honestly believe that the sounds you make are worthwhile, in any and every form that they may take.

Keep it D.I.Y, keep us sane.