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Llyn Y Cwn
Dinorwic
Llyn Y Cwn conveys atmosphere and environment through deep ambient sounds. The sound of nature re-establishing itself in
the post-industrial wilderness of a former quarry. A phantasm of echoes reflecting the bleak majesty and poetic
melancholy of the hinterland of North Wales. A hole within a void, a place defined by absence in a world of negative
space. The backdrop for this cavernous soundtrack is Dinorwic slate quarry. The field recordings were taken in this vast
subterranean environment where an exposed scar of rock is carved out of the mountainside on the western slope of Elidir
Fawr in Snowdonia, North Wales. Standing alone in the quarry, which covers 700 acres up to a height of 600m, it isn't
difficult to imagine work going on around you with the abandoned industrial landscape juxtaposed against the backdrop of
the majestic Snowdonia skyline. Each track is named after an area of the quarry, descending ever deeper through each
rock gallery, with their acoustically unique echoes and sounds. The landscape is in a state of constant flux with small
avalanches of rock and spoil slate tumbling over itself - it was such a landslide that led to the eventual demise of the
quarry. The hydroelectric power station, built deep underground inside the mountain, can be heard rumbling away through
the various air shafts dotted around the quarry, adding to the overall ominous feel of the pieces. File next to fellow
Welshman Lustmord. Presented in a 6-panel digipak with breathtaking photography by the artist.
Price
€ 10.95
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
10-07-2020
Label
Item-nr
495203
EAN
0641871745593
Availability
In stock