Lockdown #54 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 fifty-fourth installment in the series.

Tracklist

1.	Victoria Bourne, Adam Naworal & Michał Wojciechowski - I Bow When Cook Conjures Air Law	5:55

2.	Jean-Luc Berthelot & Duncan Chapman - Part Clan Behemoth	7:30

3.	Adam Naworal & Jim Tetlow (Liminalator) - Tallow on Water	7:25

4.	Jean-Luc Berthelot & Chris Phinney - Tenth in Hyperbole	7:25

5.	Jim Tetlow & Michał Wojciechowski (Scorpiomind) - Two Coch Jewels to Wiki	5:00

6.	Victoria Bourne, Duncan Chapman & Aimee Naworal - Manpower Launch a Baron	2:20

7.	Arthur Ely & Aimee Naworal - Only Raw Ale	4:45

8.	Lucy Tetlow & Mo Tetlow - Two Wet to Tell	1:05

9.	Aimee Naworal, Kevin Novak & Michał Wojciechowski - Wave is Coal Work, Conjoin Hawk	6:20

10.	Adam Naworal & Chris Phinney (Anguished Khan) - Henry in a Low Nap	9:15

11.	Jean-Luc Berthelot, Victoria Bourne & Jim Tetlow - Throw Beetle to Tone Blur	7:45

Credits

released September 2, 2024

Jean-Luc Berthelot - NLC Modular Synth, Boog 45 Modular Synth, Ghazala circuit-bent instruments, field recordings
Victoria Bourne - flute, vocals, effects
Duncan Chapman - live electronics with Audiomulch granulation and Michael Norris spectral processing
Arthur Ely - slide guitar, effects
Adam Naworal - electronic bagpipes, vocals with percussive massager (slowed down), field recording (frogs)
Aimee Naworal - environmental field recordings (rain, industrial works)
Kevin Novak - live electronics
Chris Phinney - synthesizer
Jim Tetlow - laptop sonics, Yamaha PSS-790, Roland SC-55, Alesis Air-FX, spoon in tea cup (slowed down)
Lucy Tetlow - toy with oscillator (slowed down)
Mo Tetlow - field recording (windscreen wipers)
Michał Wojciechowski - wooden comb, effects

Project 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, August-September 2024

Further listening:
Jean-Luc Berthelot: berthelot.bandcamp.com
Victoria Bourne: victoriabourne.bandcamp.com
Duncan Chapman: duncanchapman.org
Arthur Ely: soundcloud.com/arthurely
Adam & Aimee Naworal: tomokiescup.bandcamp.com
Aimee Naworal: aimsterskitz0rz.bandcamp.com
Kevin Novak: www.discogs.com/artist/207054-TEF
Chris Phinney: harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com
Jim Tetlow: jimtetlow.bandcamp.com
Michał Wojciechowski: yodest.bandcamp.com
Liminalator: liminalator.bandcamp.com
Scorpiomind: scorpiomind.bandcamp.com
Anguished Khan: harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com

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