The Tump Clump Episode 17

The clocks have changed, and Halloween hangeth over our heads like a string of luminous pumpkin bunting. 

Episode 17 of The Tump Clump appeared out of nowhere; suddenly October was done I realised that I had not managed to put much thought into the next radio show at all.  A combination of a new job (which is going well), school half term (pretty good, saw some friends, did some things), and generally trying to decide if I want to start work on a new zine or carry on making Soloman Tump sounds - I really do not know if I can commit enough brain power to be able to do either or both justice right now.

So I picked out some music from my collection - some tracks a few years old, some brand new and not even released at the time of recording.  And actually I enjoy how these tracks sit together, especially the IOM track that Iker sent me a download code for over the weekend.  This track in particular really clicked with me. The Bloodkry EP (and Existence LP) are also both amazing pieces of work, and really fit with The Tump Clump aesthetic of dismal. 

The Tump Clump #17 - 03/11/2022

1. Stuart Chalmers & Lee Riley - 5:5 (Points of Vital Difference) 
2. O Ratel Ratel - Roerloos (Translucent V/A) - ARCHIVE
3. Mordant Arrow - Nettles (Death Shapes) - Owlripper Recordings
4. Decommissioned Forests - Drop Brick (Industry)
5. Jonas Geiger Oglin - 22 (Januari har trettioen dagar) - ToneBurst
6. Jonas Geiger Oglin - 06 (Januari har trettioen dagar) - ToneBurst
7. Jonas Geiger Oglin - 09 (Januari har trettioen dagar) - ToneBurst
8. IOM - A2. Paaraatt 15 (Happiness & Sacrifice) - SOIL
9. Bloodkry - My Shelter (Dark Paradise EP)
10. Plus Size - Another Boring Product Wealthy People Buy (Translucent V/A) - ARCHIVE
11. Plague Tump Soloman Arish - Live @ Dartington Hall 01/10/22 (Cartes Postales) - Camembert Electrique
12. Soloman Tump - Banquet (demo / unreleased)

The Plague Tump Soloman Arish track was recording in a fancy camping pod at Dartington Hall on a rainy / sunny / afternoon / evening.  Fuelled by cider, ale and pizza.  With apologies to anybody camping nearby who could hear what we were up to, but the acoustics in those pods was pretty lush.  We recorded about 2.5 hours of sounds, with a variety of gadgets, foley, battery powered speakers and rummaging.  This snipped is a trimmed/layered/EQ'd compilation of some of the more interesting parts to our ritual.  The recording appears on the Cartes Postales compilation through the hugely prolific Camembert Electrique label, alongside a talented bunch of international artists (including James Nathan Powell who's crumbling noise wall efforts I am especially fond of). 

I finished the show with a demo track I am working on called "Banquet" - I did not talk about this in the recording as I just wanted to see if anybody was actually paying attention.  The track was created with the Behringer Neutron, some time stretching, and a recording of me fiddling with my office chair.  I quite like it and it may appear on a forthcoming release.  

The Tump Clump Episode 16

Back once again with the ill behaviour.....

SoundArt Radio returns after its Summer siesta and with it, The Tump Clump returns to the FM airwaves across Totnes, Dartington and slightly beyond.  Now at 8pm from Thursday 6th October (now, as I type this!) and every 4 weeks thereafter.  So just in case you can't figure that out, the next couple of shows after will be Thursday 3rd November and Thursday 1st December.  Stick them in your diary.  

You can listen live online with the player app, or I stick them online on Mixcloud soon after broadcast.

Same format as before really, as many dark weird electronics dismal experimental noisy tunes as I can cram into an hour. 

This month, the track list goes a little something like this, with some bits of me rambling between. 

1. J. Lynch - The Wanderer (from the Tender Appropriation EP on Difficult Art & Music)

2. Jason Crumer - He's Game Babe (from the Thin Ice tape on NoRent)

3. Degradation - Reflux (from the Leadlined LP on Brachliegen Tapes)

4. Distraxi - Zombie Met Kim Jong Il (from Cotard's Syndrome)

5. Rooy - In albis (from Por un instante, la mariposa que arde en mi lámpara se hace de oro )

6. Jo Montgomerie - they all fell so easy (from Those Things Beyond & Within on Brachliegen Tapes)

7. WELLNESS REGIME - Sleep techniques (from the album DOWN)

8. WET MIRROR - Trick Bone (from the album CARTOON POWER ELECTRONICS)

9. Isn'tses and Pillars of Golden Misery - Live from Epping Forest, May 2022. Exclusive to finish the show with, thanks to Tim & Lisa for sending this to me :)

I enjoyed recording this show, having sat on a bunch of these tunes over the summer ready to unleash.  I dropped into the SoundArt Studios at the weekend with my partner in crime Plague Arish, just as Jon was recording his Dub On The Dart show.  Plague and I then visited the nearby New Lion Brewery for some funk and soul jams courtesy of Jelly Jazz which was a scorcher! Nice to dance and drink beer again. 

We also recorded a bunch of noisy tracks which you might be able to hear somewhere soon....

Cheers!