indeed! he’s also my roommate and frequent collaborator on various things
This is sick
Today is Lawrence English’s 45th birthday.
With “45rotations” you get 45% reduction on the whole Room40 label.
Ambient, field recording, music concrete, noise, and other gems like this duo with A. Cortini.
Many collaborations there, even one with @robinrimbaud.
My own favorite record on the label (pretty hard to pick):
On above album, strings appearing around 7:00 are a beauty, but you need to get there ^^
This is music that breathes, that needs some time to appreciate, and makes you appreciate time.
A breathe of fresh air in the dawn.
Happy bday Mr. English!
Thanks for the tip. Just got these two. As a former Brisbanian (Brisbanite?) I do feel a certain parochial pride in this label
Got my vinyl copy of :
One half of Giant Swan.
When asked if it was all done on a Machinedrum, Robin said “Aye just the old MK1 with a bit of fiddling on the computer thanks for listening!”
thanks for sharing that. Lawrence has been a friend of mine for over 25 years and we’ve recorded lots together over the years, including this fun live session with another old pal David Toop. Super proud of this improvisation. And plenty more in the archive where that came from
347 albums means hours of listening indeed ^^
Some are pretty trying (thinking of you Merzbow) but I found some gems in there
This has been the only disc in my car[s] for the last 21 years. And this EP is still as good to me now as it was then….
Also vibing on this right now…
This :
I needed something relaxing today
Fav live vid of them in the early days. That fuckin kick drum sounds so sick lol.
I like when they get jazzy. And Ozzy is so young!