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.