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Steve Parry / Colin Potter "WOMB" CD
Brand:PERIPHERAL MINIMAL RECORDS
Product Code:PM34
weight:101.0g
Product Condition:New
12,99 € inc. tax
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OUT NOW ON Peripheral Minimal Records:
PM34 Steve Parry / Colin Potter "WOMB" CD
Peripheral Minimal records is proud to announce the release of the legendary and previously unreleased album, "WOMB" by Steve Parry [ Neu Elektrikk / Hywl Nofio ] and Colin Potter [ Nurse With Wound ]. Recorded onto tape in 1981, it has remained unreleased in any format until now! Limited to 500 copies in a digipak CD with an 8-page booklet containing detailed information about the recordings.
"Womb remained unreleased other than a few cassette tapes given to friends. In 2014 I re-discovered the album master tapes while having a house clear-out. The Ampex 406 master tapes were severely damaged due to natural deterioration, the original tape had to undergo a time-consuming restoration process. Thankfully the project was salvageable and the music was transferred to digital. I must admit listening now to these recordings I am reminded of the creative surge and ebullient enthusiasm for making the music. It was indeed an exciting time."
- Steve Parry
TRACKLISTING:
01: Womb [ 04:15 ]
02: Silence After Rain [ 02:15 ]
03: From Here I can See the World [ 03:14 ]
04: Funeral For Clowns [ 02:26 ]
05: Up the Hill [ 00:38 ]
06: Isolate, Clothed With a Cloud [ 04:39 ]
07: The Forest of Galtres [ 05:44 ]
08: Time [ 10:24 ]
09: Mind's Eye [ 09:50 }
TRACKLISTING:
01: Womb [ 04:15 ]
02: Silence After Rain [ 02:15 ]
03: From Here I can See the World [ 03:14 ]
04: Funeral For Clowns [ 02:26 ]
05: Up the Hill [ 00:38 ]
06: Isolate, Clothed With a Cloud [ 04:39 ]
07: The Forest of Galtres [ 05:44 ]
08: Time [ 10:24 ]
09: Mind's Eye [ 09:50 }
CREDITS:
Recorded: [ 1981 ] at Integrated Circuit Studio, Sutton–on-the-Forest, York & Wern Studio, York. Field recordings [ 1981 ] by Steve Parry on a Sony portable cassette tape recorder.
Recorded: [ 1981 ] at Integrated Circuit Studio, Sutton–on-the-Forest, York & Wern Studio, York. Field recordings [ 1981 ] by Steve Parry on a Sony portable cassette tape recorder.
• Engineered by: Colin Potter
• All Instruments / sounds – Steve Parry & Colin Potter
• Producer – Steve Parry, Colin Potter
NOTES:
Instruments/devices used in the recording included: saw, plastic bucket and plastic tube, water, alarm clock, cotton rags, metal bars, electric drill, drum machine, bongo drums, analogue synth & sequencer, field recordings, electric, acoustic & bass guitars, flute, keyboards, found sounds, comb & voice.
Instruments/devices used in the recording included: saw, plastic bucket and plastic tube, water, alarm clock, cotton rags, metal bars, electric drill, drum machine, bongo drums, analogue synth & sequencer, field recordings, electric, acoustic & bass guitars, flute, keyboards, found sounds, comb & voice.
All tracks mastered by Colin Potter at ICR, London 2021
Artwork: Oleg Galay, Jason B. Bernard & Steve Parry
COPYRIGHT: Hwyl Records / ICR
Peripheral Minimal Records 2024. PM34
REVIEW:
"Womb finds the sonic pairing of two important figures from the post-industrial genre. The nine-track album was recorded back in 1981- but never released, aside from a few tapes given out to friends. It’s a release sitting somewhere between sparse experimental electronica, moody-to-unsettling sound-scaping, and generally grimly atmospheric sound craft. Here from UK’s Peripheral Minimal Records is a most welcome first official CD release of the album.
Steve Parry has worked with the likes of Matt Johnson of The The, but is most known for Hwyl Nofio- the project he started in 1997, and has thus far put out seven albums & one EP. Its sound sits between the improvised & composed- combining elements of avant-garde, ambient, noise, musique concrete, contemporary classical and soundtrack elements. Colin Potter has worked with the likes of Nurse With Wound, Current 93, and Organum. He also runs the long-running/ respected post-industrial label ICR label.
The CD release comes presented in a four-panel monochrome digipak- with the front cover taking in a half-in-shadow photo of a weird vase with bat-like wings. Inside we find an eight-page booklet- with write-ups from both Parry & Potter about the recordings. The release is ltd to 500 copies, and considering who is involved I can’t see these hanging around long. To order directly head by here.
The nine tracks featured have runtimes between around thirty seconds and nearly ten & half minutes. The following elements were used in the recordings: saw, plastic bucket and plastic tube, water, alarm clock, cotton rags, metal bars, electric drill, drum machine, bongo drums, analogue synth & sequencer, field recordings, electric, acoustic & bass guitars, flute, keyboards, found sounds, comb & voice.
We open with the title track- it moves between interlocking/ subtle shifting layers of electro-percussion & uneasy tone drifts/ wails. And drops into sour plucking, and haunting ambient hisses/ whooshes. There’s “Funeral For Clowns” which mixes clip-clop carnival-like electronics with drifting ebbs of moody guitar tones, and a selection of tone strikes/ hits/ whizzes.
Moving onto the second half of the album we have “Isolate, Clothed With a Cloud “ which blends atmospherically scaping-to-tolling guitar work, with rolling bashes, loose percussive peddling, and eerier vibe rolls. The album plays out with the glum purr & shift of “Mind’s Eye” which blends backwards & forwards tone shifts, with sparsely brooding key strikes, and all manner of subtle/ eerier noise detail.
For the most part, Womb has a fairly timeless quality of both disquiet & unease. And it’s certainly great to finally hear this early work from Parry & Potter. This is worth a look if you enjoy either man's other work, or dig general wavering/ eerier sounding scaping utilizing both electronic & acoustic elements."
- Musique Machine
"Steve Parry (Neu Elektrikk / Hywl Nofio) and frequent Nurse With Wound contributor Colin Potter recorded Womb in 1981, but apart from a few cassettes handed to close friends, it never properly saw the light of day. In 2014 Parry discovered the Ampex 406 master tapes that had been deteriorated by the sands of time. The tapes were restored and a digital transfer was created for this release - 33 years later. Potter's primitive avant-garde electronics and Parry's field recording combine with strange instruments, drones, chimes, metallic percussion, and lord knows what else to produce a captivating, surrealist soundworld."
- Norman Records
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