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Sam McLoughlin & David Chatton Barker - Environmental Meditation Music (EMM)
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Created
and
conducted
by
Sam
McLoughlin
(N.Racker,
Sam
and
the
plants)
&
David
Chatton
Barker
(Folklore
Tapes),
Environmental
Meditation
Music
(EMM)
is
a
collaborative
project
with
the
natural
world,
where
handmade
instruments
are
placed
in
the
environment
and
are
played
by
the
wind,
rain,
grass,
snow
and
rivers.
The
instruments
capture
and
channel
the
innate
rhythms
and
frequencies
of
the
elements,
converting
them
into
a
fluid
and
detailed
blend
of
modulating
drones,
birdsong,
dripping
water
and
the
sounds
of
distant
polyrhythmic
drumming,
overtone
flutes
and
ringing
chimes.
The
instruments
include
River
Harps,
Water
Gongs,
Clock
Chimes
and
Aeolian
Flutes,
and
are
made
using
a
variety
of
materials
ranging
from
guitar
strings,
rubber
bands,
saw
blades
and
jars,
many
of
which
are
amplified
using
contact
microphones.
Since
2017
the
duo
have
collected
many
hours
of
recorded
material,
which
has
been
hewn
into
a
long
form
digital
edition
and
this
two-sided
46min
long
playing
record.
For
the
record
sleeves,
a
paintbrush
was
suspended
on
a
branch
using
string.
The
sleeve
was
cut
and
placed
upon
a
table
with
string
passed
around
four
bamboo
canes
in
order
to
keep
the
brush
contained
above
the
card.
Windy
days
were
chosen
to
animate
the
brush.
The
brush
was
dipped
into
black
drawing
ink
and
begun
at
the
middle
of
the
card.
Lastly
the
sleeve
was
left
under
rain
drops.
In
total
305x
card
sleeves
were
created
using
this
process
and
so
each
edition
of
the
record
is
unique.
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