2015-2020, by Material Things

2015-2020

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1.	Peckham 05:19	info	buy track
2.	No Direction (ft. Pike) 05:32	info	buy track
3.	Bridge 01:40		buy track
4.	Grenoble (ft. Vague Imaginaires) 04:33	info	buy track
5.	Hospital Grounds 06:34	info	buy track
6.	How's Life 06:17	info	buy track
7.	Westway 03:20	info	buy track
8.	How's Life (Vague Imaginaires Version) [Digital Only Bonus] 06:39		buy track

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Under the production moniker of Material Things, 12th Isle co-founder Stewart Brown unveils a part debut album part compendium of musical collaborations spanning from 2015-2020. Some recordings began as long, one-take improvisations (How's Life, Peckham) spliced together and revisited years later. Others were based upon chance opportunities to record with musicians operating a long way from the parameters of 12th Isle. Cult private-press loner folk guitarist Bob Theil, whose 1982 album So Far counts as one of the Scottish greats of the era, is at the heart of 'Westway'. Synth and guitar fragments recorded by the pair in Stewart's family home one summer form a low-key conclusion to the collection, whilst London based percussionist Pike Ogilvy brings an array of drum sounds and natural percussion to 'No Direction'. Regular 12th Isle affiliate Vague Imaginaires also features heavily, contributing synth work on Grenoble and his own extended digi bonus remix of 'How's Life'.

As a collection, the 8 tracks show a studious, concise vision and combine influences from minimalism, concrete and avant-garde jazz and techno yet also embrace friendship, experimentation and curiosity whilst capturing 5 years of the artists own personal life. Some of the tracks have been circulating in various versions for a number of years now, with DJ support from Bake, Ivan Smagghe, Optimo, Lena Willikens, Huntley & Palmers, Orpheu The Wizard and, of course, 12th Isle.

credits

released May 26, 2023

A1 - Peckham

MPC, DX7, efx - Dan MacIntyre
RX7 drums - Jo Ridley
Melodies, percussion (Live sampler) - SB

A2 - No Direction (feat. Pike)

Congas, bowed cymbals, contact mics - Pike
MS20 bass, synths (Prophet 5 vst), drums, efx - SB

A3 - Bridge

A4 - Grenoble (feat. Vague Imaginaires)

Synths (RP Blue), efx, field recordings - Denis Morin
Additional percussion - Biscuit
Drums, percussion - SB

B1 - Hospital Grounds

Elka organ - Bosco Taylor
Synths, drums, samples, efx - SB

B2 - How’s Life

MPC, efx - Dan MacIntyre
808 bass, samples, synth (Prophet 5 vst) - SB

B3 - Westway (Return)

Guitar - Bob Theil
Percussion - Christos Chondropoulos
Synths (Prophet 5 vst), field recordings, efx - SB

All tracks produced and mixed by Stewart Brown
Additional engineering by Vague Imaginaires and Murray Collier
Mastering by Marco Pellegrino (Analogcut)
Artwork by Al White (@crud55)
12th Isle 2022

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