Lockdown #32 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 thirty-second installment in the series.

Tracklist

1.	Adam Naworal & Jim Tetlow (Liminalator) - Water Onto Wall	5:55

2.	Ken Moore, Aimee Naworal, Walt Shaw & Michał Wojciechowski - A Worm Howls Awake, Joins Crow, I Echo	9:35

3.	Ken Moore, Adam Naworal & Aimee Naworal - A Low Roar, Lone Man-o'-War	5:00

4.	Adam Naworal, Walt Shaw & Mo Tetlow - Who Saw Tolerant Law?	1:10

5.	Howard Ames & Ken Moore - Memo Arose	7:50

6.	Jim Tetlow & Michał Wojciechowski (Scorpiomind) - Jot Sick Woe, White Cowl	9:55

7.	Howard Ames, Damon Nobles & Michał Wojciechowski - Bowel Kanji! I Eschew Cosmos!	8:40

8.	Jez Creek & Steve Escott - Cot Set Creek	8:35

9.	Jez Creek & Aimee Naworal - Know Rare Lace	4:45

10.	Steve Escott, Adam Naworal & Walt Shaw - So Who Can Saltwater?	4:55

11.	Steve Escott, Jim Tetlow & Mo Tetlow (InFlotation) - Wettest Towel to Clot	7:30

12.	Howard Ames & Jez Creek - Cam Seeker	6:00

Credits

released November 14, 2022

Howard Ames - guitar, effects
Jez Creek - Korg Wavestate
Steve Escott - bass, iPad
Ken Moore - baoding balls, gong, bass string with coffee can
Adam Naworal - bowed psaltery, overtone vocals, duck call, percussion
Aimee Naworal - bowed psaltery, lap harp, field recording (water)
Damon Nobles - noise electronics
Walt Shaw - percussion, home-made instruments, electronics
Jim Tetlow - vocals (1991/1995), tuning pipes (1995), laptop with keyboard
Mo Tetlow - field recordings (hospital blood pressure machine, phone in pocket)
Michał Wojciechowski - heartbeat sample, Tibetan bowl, closed-loop effect

Conceived by Chris Conway
Assembled, mixed, compiled and mastered by Jim Tetlow

Design by Jim Tetlow
Image created using MidJourney AI

Produced by United Isolation Ensemble, October/November 2022

Further listening:
Howard Ames: hordeuk.bandcamp.com
Jez Creek: modulator-esp.bandcamp.com
Steve Escott: bollnaswolverines.bandcamp.com
Ken Moore: mooremyers.bandcamp.com
Adam & Aimee Naworal: tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Walt Shaw: waltshaw.co.uk
Jim Tetlow: jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski: yodest.bandcamp.com
Liminalator: liminalator.bandcamp.com (album in progress)
Scorpiomind: scorpiomind.bandcam.com
InFlotation: inflotation.bandcamp.com

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