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APM
Sprint Mill

New CD by Chris Atkins, Colin Potter & Phil Mouldycliff.
Based on field recordings made at the site of the studio workshop of artist Edward Acland.
As near to perfect production as you can find that captures the spirit of a person and a place.
Sprint Mill, Edward Acland’s studio and workspace, stands at a southern gateway for the traveller who pauses before entering the paradigmatic terrain of the Lake District in Cumbria. The waters that start high in the upper fells of deepest Lakeland tumble and fall past the site of the nineteenth century mill and its environs before joining other rivers and flowing on through to the sea at Morecambe Bay.
The journey of the waters of the River Sprint stand opposed to the archaeology of Sprint Mill that breathes a melancholia of industry past. The intimacy of the mill living alongside its restless aquatic partner is best captured through a sonic landscape. This triple collaboration between Colin Potter, Phil Mouldycliff and Chris Atkins arises through site visits, field recording, ruminations and production works that come together to seamlessly evoke a land that time forgot, almost.

Colin Potter
The sights of the drowned fable

A CDR of Colin's recent performance at the Resonator festival in July 2007.

Phil Mouldycliff
Written on Water

Although his career as a multi-disciplinary artist spans over thirty years, Phil Mouldycliff is probably best known for his collaborative work with Colin Potter and Keith Rowe from 2003 to present. This is his first solo album of sound works and represents aspects of current working practice. “Nocturne”, “Kettleblack” and “Spirit of Place” are all single-take recordings based on an ongoing concern with “Conjectured Landscapes”. “The Stillness of Chinese Jars” and “The Groaner” are two examples of his fascination with the interface between traditional instrumentation and environmental sounds. “A Speculative Atlas” is a truncated version of a piece created in response to the sextet, which is featured in David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas. These selected pieces are culled from a much larger body of works designed for use in found sound/object installations.

Stimulus
Untitled Landscapes One

Drones with an edge.Organic with a synthetic envelope of hypertension.

On this release that dates from 2006, originally only available as self released,micro edition handmade CDRs, the band utilize a variety of live instruments including Cello, Accordion, Trombone, Drums, Cymbal, Electric Guitar, Bass and Organ and layer them along with studio equipment such as Samplers, Drum machines and Computer software plus field recordings, short wave radio and lots of effects pedals to produce some very interesting and unique sounding music Stimulus have been active since 1995 recording a variety of different styles of music ranging from highly programmed Electronica and Drum n Bass to live improvised experimental music.

Far Black Furlong
Far Black Furlong

'Far Black Furlong' is a rapturous, symphonic work in six movements. The music describes tides - from the summer breeze through barley, to the shimmering stretch of a vast ocean extending to the shifting birth pangs of stars. Much of the music was recorded at outdoor locations - such as the barley fields of the Clun Forest - and is performed on acoustic instruments. FBF comprise of baroque oboist Mark Baigent, composer Richard Moult, dulcimer player John Letcher, the Candian flautist Amanda Votta (of the group The Floating World), Shropshire poet Bryony Lees, guitarist Ian Tengwall  & Andy Cotterill on electronics.

Far Black Furlong
Limited edition

’Haidd 2’ a beautiful 34 minute remix/reworking of their previous album.