Decoherence by THE WATTS (Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler, Yumi Hara)
THE WATTS make up a mixture of songs, instrumentals and noisescapes, trying not to discriminate between abstract, polyrhythmic or groove based explorations.
Initially formed for the occasion of 25th anniversary of Sakedelic Space Shuyukan, renowned venue for experimental and Canterbury music in Oumi-Hachiman, Japan, in 2017, they toured in Japan, then played as one of the 'self-supplied' opening acts for Lindsay Cooper Songbook at Cafe OTO, London in June 2018 and March 2019, followed by a performance at Rock in Opposition (France) 2019.
About the recordings:
Tim and Yumi shared multitrack recordings from Café OTO performances, and exchanged edits and mixes a number of times until all three members became happy about the sound. RIO recording was mixed by Tim from stereo pairs of air mics and mixing desk. Yasushi Utsunomiya (from After Dinner) mastered all tracks and made the sound extremely detailed, more natural than natural quality throughout the CD.
Tracklist
| 1. | THE WATTS - Fahrenheit | 5:41 |
| 2. | THE WATTS - Celsius | 5:13 |
| 3. | THE WATTS - Kelvin | 32:31 |
| 4. | THE WATTS - Rankine | 6:54 |
Credits
Personnel:
YUMI HARA: inside and outside piano, voice, found objects
TIM HODGKINSON: lap steel guitar
CHRIS CUTLER: drums, microphones, flotsam
Tracks 1 & 4 recorded at Cafe OTO, London, 16 June 2018 by Simon Holliday.
Track 2 recorded at Cafe OTO, London, 8 March 2019 by Adam Matschulat.
Track 3 recorded at RIO Festival, Les Abattoirs, Bourgoin-Jailleu, 11 May 2019 by Manu Muré for Radio Radio.
Edited & Mixed by Yumi Hara and Tim Hodgkinson.
Mastered by Y.Utsunomia, Final mastering by Yumi Hara.
THE WATTS photo by Taiji Kamei (SPACEGRINDER。). Other photos and artwork by Yumi Hara
All texts written by Chris Cutler
All music by Yumi Hara, Tim Hodgkinson & Chris Cutler
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Yumi Hara is London-based Japanese composer and performer (piano, voice, lever harp), and has become increasingly well known in the avant rock, Canterbury and RIO scene since releasing CD 'Dune' with Hugh Hopper in 2008. She has been the driving force of The Artaud Beats, you me & us, Jump for Joy!, THE WATTS and Lindsay Cooper Songbook / Half the Sky.