Lockdown #10 by United Isolation Ensemble

In March of 2020, for the first time since its inception in 2008 Leicester's monthly Quadelectronic improvisation session at Quad Studios had to be cancelled due to hitherto unique and unprecedented circumstances: the public's enforced lockdown against contamination from Covid-19. As a nearest achievable alternative, Quadelectronic's "ringmaster" Chris Conway had the idea of doing it remotely via contributed solo recordings which could then be mixed into intuitive combinations. This album is the tenth installment in the series.

Tracklist

1.	Victoria Bourne, Aimee Naworal & Jim Tetlow - Wearable Wool Not Runt	4:15

2.	Andy Atyeo, Alan Bellamy & Walt Shaw - Hot Beam Alleyways	9:55

3.	Alan Bellamy, Alan Freeman & Chris Thornhill - Nil From Hymnal Label There	6:35

4.	Chris Conway & Michał Wojciechowski - Wow Koi Enjoys Caw Chic	7:10

5.	Andy Atyeo, Victoria Bourne & Adam Naworal - Anyone Rub a Waterloo	8:30

6.	Chris Conway & Steve Escott - Cyst Woe Canto	7:20

7.	Jez Creek & John Hinks - Heck Sinker	3:15

8.	Victoria Bourne & Chris Thornhill - Hobo Nun Thriller	4:20

9.	Chris Conway, John Hinks & Jim Tetlow (Memory Wire meets Windfall Light) - Hesitantly Know Cow	7:10

10.	Adam Naworal & Walt Shaw - Or a Lawn Wash	3:00

11.	Jez Creek & Michał Wojciechowski - I Check Cow, I Owe Jerks	8:05

12.	Jez Creek, Alan Freeman, Aimee Naworal & Michał Wojciechowski - Lowercase Chairwomen Wore Jackknife	5:25

13.	Steve Escott & Alan Freeman - Comet Fastener	5:20

14.	John Hinks & Chris Thornhill - Shin Honk Thrill	5:10

15.	Andy Atyeo & Adam Naworal - Nearly at a Woo	10:00

16.	Alan Bellamy, Aimee Naworal & Walt Shaw - A Shallower Bylaw Man	3:30

17.	Steve Escott & Jim Tetlow (InFlotation) - Let to Sect Two	6:40

Credits

released January 2, 2021

Andy Atyeo - vocals, guitar, laptop
Alan Bellamy - vocals, effects
Victoria Bourne - synth, piano, vocals
Chris Conway - synthesizer, piano, theremin, vocals, cowbell, effects
Jez Creek - Continuumini, Modal Electronics CRAFTsynth 2.0, Teenage Engineering OP-1, Modal Electronics Skulpt, Korg Wavestate
Steve Escott - bass, effects
Alan Freeman - laptop (Kx-synth-x16, TimewARP2600, Granulab)
John Hinks - guitar, fretless bass, ROLI Cypher2
Adam Naworal - glockenspiel, harmonium
Aimee Naworal - darn daisy button/coffin, vocals, effects
Walt Shaw - electronics, kitchen items, field recordings
Jim Tetlow - vocal material from 1995-96
Chris Thornhill - laptop
Michal Wojciechowski - Korg Volca Bass, music toy, effects

Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
Spoken text by Alan Bellamy

Design by Jim Tetlow
Photo by Michel Meynsbrughen / FreeImages

Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, December 2020/January 2021

Further listening:
Andy Atyeo: soundcloud.com/phong
Victoria Bourne: victoriabourne.com
Chris Conway: chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek: modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Steve Escott: bollnaswolverines.bandcamp.com
Alan Freeman: alanfreeman.bandcamp.com
John Hinks: soundcloud.com/flownblue
Adam & Aimee Naworal: tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Walt Shaw: waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow: jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Chris Thornhill: christopherthornhill.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski: yodest.bandcamp.com

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