Lockdown #26 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 twenty-sixth installment in the series.

Tracklist

1.	Chris Conway, James Lynch & Michał Wojciechowski - Echo, Winnow, Hawk's Cyclic Joy	7:30

2.	Kishan Anand, Chris Conway, Adam Naworal & Jim Tetlow - And Awry to Wanton Allowance	7:55

3.	Victoria Bourne, Alan Freeman & Damon Nobles - Funnel No Remorse, Babe!	3:40

4.	Ken Moore, Damon Nobles & Walt Shaw - Wholesome Barons	5:35

5.	Kishan Anand, James Lynch & Walt Shaw - Canny Shawl Hand	3:20

6.	Jez Creek & Walt Shaw - Raw Cheeks	2:15

7.	Jez Creek & Alan Freeman - Reefer Neck Ma	9:55

8.	Jez Creek, Aimee Naworal, Damon Nobles & Jim Tetlow - Lawbreaker Teens Loot Clown	9:45

9.	Kishan Anand, Victoria Bourne & Aimee Naworal - Nada on Narrow Nebula	2:30

10.	Victoria Bourne, Jim Tetlow & Lucy Tetlow - New Bottle Turtle, Woo!	3:30

11.	Chris Conway, Ken Moore & Aimee Naworal - Cool Noon, Warmer Away	4:45

12.	Alan Freeman, Ken Moore & Michał Wojciechowski - Joker Mice, Fanciers Who Woo Me	3:15

13.	Adam Naworal & Michał Wojciechowski - Wise Racoon Who Lick Jaw	3:05

14.	James Lynch & Adam Naworal - Warn Holy Clan	2:00

Credits

released April 29, 2022

Kishan Anand - vocals
Victoria Bourne - vocals, Omnisphere
Chris Conway - whispers/speech, low Irish whistle, twin whistles, temple bells, theremin, effects
Jez Creek - Teenage Engineering OP-1, 1010music Blackbox, Poly Effects Beebo
Alan Freeman - Minimogue
James Lynch - vocals (with choir), field recording (classical music)
Ken Moore - tam-tams, swanee whistle, siren, Moog
Adam Naworal - Yamaha Reface DX, Sound Labs Sangat SCX775
Aimee Naworal - gamelan percussion, glockenspiel, wooden frog, singing bowl with birds
Damon Nobles - cassettes processed with Soma Lyra-8, field recordings (industrial processing equipment)
Walt Shaw - percussion (drums, bowls, home-made instruments), electronics
Jim Tetlow - field recordings (tongue drum with playground atmosphere, car interior with passing vehicles, forest with swaying trees)
Lucy Tetlow - percussion (ocean drum and glasses)
Michał Wojciechowski - archive recordings (Aegis Sonix)

Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow
Hymn on track 14: 'Verily, Verily' by James McGranahan (1840–1907)
Spoken text by Chris Conway

Design by Jim Tetlow
Source image: forest selfie by Jim Tetlow, April 2022

Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, April 2022

Further listening:
Victoria Bourne: victoriabourne.bandcamp.com
Chris Conway: chrisconwayelectronic.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek: modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Alan Freeman: alanfreeman.bandcamp.com
Ken Moore: mooremyers.bandcamp.com
Adam & Aimee Naworal: tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Damon Nobles: soundcloud.com/user-504512216
Walt Shaw: waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow: jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski: yodest.bandcamp.com

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