Beltane greetings

Mayday! 

I *almost* had a new Soloman Tump album ready for Bandcamp Friday tomorrow (2nd May) but its just not quite there yet.  I don't want to rush it, and theres a couple of tracks that I'm not fully satisfied with yet to call them done. But for me, this has been great progress in terms of having an idea, recording things, and being happy with the process / output.

The release will be limited CDr and digital, and i've not quite settled on the name of the album yet.  I had fun printing the card sleeves, an excerpt below, I used storm-fall lichen gathered from Dartmoor, dried out then used as a sponge on ink pad.  The results are pretty striking and each cover will be unique.

The album is a dark drone love affair with discordant dismal loops and low-key murky noises.  Currently 6 tracks weighing in at around 50 minutes long but subject to final tweaks and sprinklings of  mushroom dust.  Hopefully released later in May or I might wait until the start of June.  I will probably play a track on Tump Clump Radio #46.

Happy Beltane one and all.

The Tump Clump Episode 6

 Tump Clump Episode 6

Tump Clump 6 comes largely live from the grounds of Dartington Hall, recorded over the weekend of 18-19th September 2021.  

I attended the Radical Chip Party, hosted by John Richards of Dirty Electronics  and I recommend checking out his website for much more information on what he does.

Within this hour of radio you will hear a selection of field recordings from attendees who built the "Bed of Nails" and "Radical Nails" noise devices and our improvised dismal noise jams recorded around the grounds of Dartington Hall.  There are also some clips of demonstrations and wanderings.  Intriguing stuff!

I had such an enjoyable and motivating weekend, to be back out amongst some excellent people who all seemed to enjoy the awkward tones as much as I did.

I had immense fun getting to grips with a soldering iron again, and deciphering the circuit diagrams.  In Johns own words - we were thrust into the deep end.  An entirely rewarding weekend and I am glad I got to document some of the sounds and now to share them with you via Soundart Radio.

So this being a special "live" broadcast - there is no track listing for this episode.  Please enjoy the noise responsibly!

The show will first be broadcast at 9pm on Soundart Radio Tuesday 12th October and now also available on Mixcloud.

Most sounds for Episode 7 already lined up.....

Tump.