Lockdown #12 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 twelfth installment in the series.

Tracklist

1.	Chris Conway, Chris Thornhill & Walt Shaw - Sworn on Hatchway Hill	8:00

2.	Andy Atyeo, Victoria Bourne & Lucy Tetlow - Outlaw to Ebony Tree	5:50

3.	Alan Freeman & Daniel Perry - Me Prefer Yarn	6:30

4.	Chris Conway & John Hinks - Why Coin Sank	4:00

5.	Tim Baker, Walt Shaw, Jim Tetlow & Lucy Tetlow - Tea Kettle, Wash Bowl, Wort	5:00

6.	Tim Baker, Alan Bellamy, Victoria Bourne & Alan Freeman - By Unable Foremen, Remarkable	5:50

7.	John Hinks & Jim Tetlow (Windfall Light) - Think Towels	6:30

8.	Andy Atyeo & Chris Thornhill - Honor Lethality	9:00

9.	Aimee Naworal, Daniel Perry & Michał Wojciechowski - How Raw Jalopies Win Crockery	9:45

10.	Alan Freeman, Adam Naworal & Walt Shaw - Man Forewarns a Whale	10:00

11.	Aimee Naworal & Michał Wojciechowski - I Know How, I Cajole Craws	4:45

12.	Jez Creek & Daniel Perry - Err, Cry, Keep	9:55

13.	Alan Bellamy, Adam Naworal & Lucy Tetlow - Watermelon Atoll Bylaw	4:25

14.	Chris Conway, Adam Naworal & Michał Wojciechowski - Wow, a Colony Hijacker Wins a Cow	8:20

15.	Tim Baker, Victoria Bourne & Aimee Naworal - On Unbreakable Arrow	5:00

16.	Jez Creek & John Hinks - Neck Hikers	9:55

17.	Andy Atyeo, Alan Bellamy, Jim Tetlow & Chris Thornhill - Totally Lit By Lethal Homeowner	7:45

Credits

released February 26, 2021

Andy Atyeo - laptop with keyboard, guitar
Tim Baker - vocals, plastic piano object, sounds
Alan Bellamy - environmental recordings
Victoria Bourne - vocals, synthesizer, effects
Chris Conway - piano, hammer dulcimer, synthesizer, theremin, acoustic 9 string guitar, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, Arturia MicroBrute, Arturia MicroFreak
Alan Freeman - laptop (Dronos, Granulab, Minimogue, SunRa)
John Hinks - Go2, Indian Dreamz V, Dune 3
Adam Naworal - speech, mountain dulcimer, Darn Daisy table and box sound sculptures
Aimee Naworal - Moog Theremini
Daniel Perry - Eurorack Modular synthesizer, electronic tanpura
Walt Shaw - hang drum, gong, large singing bowl, vibraharp, electronics, tin can, steel plate, amplified home-made instrument, metal and springs, toothbrush, circular saw blade, effects
Jim Tetlow - archive material
Lucy Tetlow - elastic bands, ocean drum, hand drum
Chris Thornhill - viola, laptop
Michał Wojciechowski - Korg Volca Kick, objects, effects

Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
Spoken text by Adam Naworal

Design by Jim Tetlow
Photo by pipp / FreeImages

Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, February 2021

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

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