Zener_05 by Pulselovers

PULSELOVERS

1. 'Live at Doncaster College, 24 January 2019'
"Back in January 2019, I was invited to give a performance for students studying music production at the Stainforth campus of Doncaster College. At the time I was just putting the finishing touches to the album 'Cotswold Stone for Castles in Space' so was looking for a different challenge... something that was less pretty or structured than the project I was finishing up with.
The result was essentially a semi improvised half hour set of tape loops, field recordings, running water and synth drones all fed through a bunch of guitar pedals.
There were a few hiccups during the performance itself: First, the water pendulum (a fancy name I use for a leaking bottle of water suspended over a mic’d up steel bowl) started splashing dangerously close to the electrical supply and had to be controlled with some strategically placed towels. Then poor connections on certain cheap cables meant that the signal from the loops playing on the four track (20 quid eBay steal) kept cutting out forcing me to utilise different outputs on the fly.
Listening back to the recording was a revelation and made me think about employing some of these techniques on a future project... something I’ll be looking to start at some point in 2020. This is presented in its raw state, recorded directly onto an Olympus LS 100 with just a touch of mastering from Jez from the Twelve Hour Foundation." MH

Kit list:
Tascam 414 Portastudio (Loops)
Novation Bass Station 2
Make Noise 0-Coast
Panasonic XBS Stereo Radio Cassette Player (Loops)
Water Pendulum
JrF Contact Mics
Electro-Magnetic Pickup
Apple iPad
Marshall Vibratrem
Marshall Supervibe
Roland RE-20 Space Echo

2. 'Oɯǝpǝsᴉou'
"Recorded in 2015 with a pair of JrF contact mics and various time pieces." MH

Kit list:
JrF Contact Mics
Wind Up Alarm Clock
Central Heating Timer
Electro-Magnetic Pickup
Unknown Phone App (Rhythm)

3. 'τρόπος'
"Also from 2015, this track was recorded using an electro-magnetic pic up, an iPhone and various free synth and rhythm apps. Recorded in a work placement hotel room in New Delhi, India." MH

Kit list:
Electro-Magnetic Pickup
Various Unknown Phone Apps (Drones/Rhythm)

4. '91455'
"There are not many valid excuses for recording tracks that exceed the 15 minute mark, but hopefully I can get away with this this homage to my favourite American composer. Recorded specifically for this SENSORY LEAKAGE tape, 91455 includes my pals John (guitar/cymbal) and Harriet (sax) from the band FLOODLIGHTS." MH

Kit list:
Novation Bass Station 2
Korg MS20 Mini
Soft Piano
Soft Drums
Saxophone
Guitar/Ebow
Ride Cymbal

Tracklist

1.	Live at Doncaster College, 24 January 2019	29:28

2.	oɯǝpǝsᴉou	5:01

3.	τρόπος	5:51

4.	91455	17:00

Credits

released January 31, 2020

Mat Handley – Tape Loops, Synths, Pedals, Gadgets, Field Recording
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Harriet Lisa - Saxophone on '91455'
John Alexander - Ebow and Cymbal on '91455'
(Harriet and John appear courtesy of Floodlights)

Mastered by Jez Butler

Thanks to Sensory Leakage for having me. Special thanks to Michael Dunn and Colin Bradley of Doncaster College for the invitation to play

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