Heading into glitch territory _ the arrival of Apple’s Powerbook computers encourage musicians to develop their own mobile/performing studios. Philip Jeck’s Surf takes the art of vinyl/turntable manipulation a step further. Chris Watson’s Outside the Circle of Fire uses close-up sound recordings of animal activity to cast additional light on their relationships to digital sound.
Touch: Displacing
Following Touch: Isolation which covered the first lockdown period in the UK, Touch: Displacing as a full album is now available; the focus falls on longer-form compositions, originally released on a monthly basis over 2020-2021 and featuring artists for whom duration is a key feature of their work.
Touch: Isolation
Full album now available - 28 exclusive tracks recorded by Touch artists,
with the final track delivered on 25th May 2020. A photographic counterpoint by Jon Wozencroft, the view from Hampstead Heath during the London lockdown.