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Jeck, Philip -& Chris Watson-
Oxmardyke
Philip Jeck sadly passed away at the end of March 2022. But before he died, he was able to work on some audio files sent
to him by Chris Watson, who writes: "In 2017 I was recording along the north bank of the Humber estuary and one morning
driving back from Faxfleet I was stopped at the Oxmardyke rail crossing. The gates were down. After setting up a
microphone array by the tracks for a passing freight train the signalman shouted an invitation to climb up into the gate
box to make some more recordings. Over the following weeks I made several return trips to Oxmardyke and gathered a broad
palette of recordings. I discussed the sounds, stories and history of the site with Philip after a show and we were both
excited by the potential of making a work together. Philip was drawn to the ancient history of the area from 6th century
Anglo Saxon times to the Knights Templar and how the sounds, rhythms and textures from those periods may still inhabit
the contemporary landscape. My thoughts took inspiration from 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens and the painting 'Rain,
Steam and Speed' by Joseph Turner. We agreed to share ideas and exchange tracks.
Oxmardyke gate box has now passed into history. I sincerely hope that my contributions may frame Philip's exceptional
work."
Price
€ 14.95
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
16-06-2023
Label
Item-nr
536063
EAN
5050580802377
Availability
Not in stock