Earthtides I by Slow Clinic & Matt Atkins
Matt Atkins is a London based sound and visual artist who uses various sources create sound collages. He runs the Minimal Resource Manipulation label and his music has appeared on labels such as Rusted Tone Recordings, Tone Burst and Anticipating Nowhere.
Slow Clinic is the solo performance and recording project of James Edward Armstrong. James has released music on labels including Archives, Assembly Field and Champion Version, as well as his own label Rusted Tone. In 2018 we released ‘Discarded Things Once Loved’ in a limited edition run of 50 CDrs, followed by 2019’s ‘Green Echo’, a collaboration with Jazzdefector.
Both of these artists are regular collaborators and ‘Earthtides I’ is the second album to come from a collaboration between Matt and James, following the release of ‘Enfolding’ via Rusted Tone Recordings in November 2020. Recorded between March and May 2021, this album began with a selection of piano loops recorded by Matt at OneCat Studio in Brixton, London. The piano loops were sent to James to layer heavily processed guitar, textural sounds, and field recordings gathered around the UK.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sul Pont | 4:52 |
| 2. | Flight Paths | 3:52 |
| 3. | Random Waveforms | 3:36 |
| 4. | After Hours | 4:08 |
| 5. | Brushstrokes (pt.1) | 5:22 |
| 6. | Brushstrokes (pt.2) | 4:48 |
| 7. | Pause (pt.1) | 4:54 |
| 8. | Pause (pt.2) | 4:00 |
| 9. | Reclamation | 4:40 |
Credits
Music by Matt Atkins & James Edward Armstrong
Piano recorded by John Clayton at OneCat Studio
Layout and design by Andrew Heath
Cover art by Harry Towell
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
License
All rights reserved.
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