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This is a particularly slow performance. I’d gone into it somewhat sleep-deprived, though by the third and fourth pieces, I was getting energy back from the music, enough energy to leave more space and allow the rests to speak. Thank you to the audience for staying with me.
The hollowbody Univox vibrates quite a lot–there’s a lot of air in there. Consequently, there’s a lot of air in these timbres: French horn, muted trumpet, accordion, glass harmonica timbres. This one’s a step toward a collaboration with silence.
The titles this week are references to the visual art of Louise Blyton. Thank you for listening!
Maurice Rickard: Guitar, programming
Signal chain: Univox Coily in Bb F Bb F Bb C tuning > Reuss Effects Understate, Reuss Effects Repeater Fuzz, Balls Effects KWB > Vox Wah > Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe > Moyo Volume > Max/MSP eight-delay patch with FFT pitch shift, tremolo, convolution reverb, AudioThing Reels.
Impulses: Inchindown Oil Tanks ( Matt Gray mattg.co.uk ), silent5 Biamp MR/140 (Flat), St. Paul’s Huddersfield (near), Fort Worden Cistern
It is made manifest only to those who travel through foul and fair, who pass beyond the summit of every holy ascent, who leave behind them every divine light, every voice, every word from heaven, and who plunge into the darkness where . . . there dwells what is beyond all things.
The instruments involved in the making of this one: Trumpet Clarinet Telecaster Morphagene Microfreak Landscape stereo field Make Noise Wogglebug Assorted percussion
Universal Affirmation Ensemble’s first release “Unconditional Propositions” is a melodic exploration of rhythm, combining repetitive and pattern-based endurance drumming with influences ranging from Do Make Say Think, 1980’s King Crimson, and Balinese Gamelan. Originally created as a vehicle for expanding and elaborating on drum patterns taught to principal member and Vancouver, Canada-based drummer Justin Devries by composer I Wayan Sinti, the project expanded to include interlocking dual guitar work, intricate three-part flute melodies, and idiosyncratic asymmetrical motifs on the drums. Subtle low frequency electronic interventions and field recordings captured on a remote northern island are scattered throughout the album, punctuating the ensemble-driven pieces with atmospheric and low-fidelity interludes.
Devries has played drums for and/or toured with Loving, Ora Cogan, Jo Passed, and many others around Vancouver, and drew on a cast of talented musicians from across Canada to realize this debut, including bowed guitarist C. Diab, flautist Anh Phung, and guitarist Cole Schmidt. The album is dedicated to the three percussionists, musicians, and composers who deeply influenced the album: I Wayan Sinti, I Made Subandi, and Jerry Fuchs.
“Canyon of Blood tells a story of transformation, longing, and resistance, ushering the listener through a psychological landscape that’s as lush as it is violent… feels like the baroque bloom of a cactus flower amid spikes in the arid desert night.”
— Roan Parrish, author Strange Company, The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
released June 20, 2025
featuring (in order of appearance):
Jamie Flanagan (spoken word 1) Tom Mcdowell (vocal samples, guitar 1) Brian Hall (bass guitar 1, 4) Mark Saddlemire (gtr, bass, keyboards, drums, sfx 2, addl percussion, synthesizer, sound effects 9, drums, claps, shaker, synthesizer 11) Renato Montenegro (classical, acoustic, electric guitar 3) Claire Piazza (vocals 5) Drew Mulholland (additional vocal processing, atmospherics 5) Frances Castle (synthesizers, strings 15) Violet Cutler (saxophone 15)
Spoken word co-written with Roan Parrish (1)
Mastered for vinyl by Kevin Montenegro at Elemental Zoser Sound Studio
Album art and design: Hypnotist design (Thomas Moe Ellefsrud) Cover stars (L to R): Jackie Soro, Roan Parrish, Timmi Meskers
Recordings From the Library of the Occult and Artemis Pictures International present Canyon of Blood Original soundtrack recording by The Garden Gate
written and recorded by The Garden Gate (Timmi Meskers) at Maison d’Octobre Studios
Heartfelt gratitude to Tom at LOTO, Kevin Fermini, Esteban Sanchez, and the brilliant collaborators who brought this album to life, with special thanks to Roan, Jasper + Hal
Cat Temper pays tribute to bands like Rush, The Alan Parsons Project, Def Leppard and Sigue Sigue Sputnik in this celebration of pawsome 1980s power pop.
Music & Design by Mike Langlie Audio Mastering by Von Hertzog Artwork by Mizucat
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