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The New Unusual – Distractfold

You can listen this album on this page. Please also visit Distractfold's bandcamp. The New Unusual The New Unusual is a series of 11 short solo works commissioned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded in the homes of Distractfold performers between December 2020 - January 2021. Building upon their podcast series, Conversations from Quarantine, The New Unusual seeks to bring together composers, musicians and audiences from around the globe at precisely the moment that COVID-19 keeps us furthest apart. With the projects global reach presenting an exciting range of internationally recognised composers, including from the UK, Europe, the US, the Global South and the Middle East, Distractfold are excited to present this musical socio-cultural document...

Charred edifice shining – Distractfold & Mauricio Pauly

You can listen this album on this page. Please also visit Distractfold website, bandcamp, Facebook and vimeo. Charred Edifice Shining Performed by DISTRACTFOLD with Linda Jankowska on violin live samplers, and bit crusher; Emma Richards on viola, live samplers and pitch bender; and Alice Purton on cello, capsule microphone feedback manipulation, live samplers, pitch bender and spectral freezer. The piece was recorded by Sam Weaver between May 4 and 6, 2019 at the Carole Nash Concert Hall, Chethams School of Music in Manchester, UK. He was assisted by Sean Rogan. The recording session was co-produced by Linda Jankowska. Mauricio Pauly edited the recording and Murat Çolak mixed it. Murat and Mauricio produced it together. The master...