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cloisters EP

by Darkroom

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Remembering Jeff and Ryuichi

Special thanks: Chantelle Stephenson, The Cloisters & Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, Igor, James, Elif Yalvaç, Spitfire Audio, Mr O from long ago, Ziggy B


Darkroom have been described as ambient minimalist composers. This release sees them embrace that description, with chamber string arrangements building on spontaneous compositions from an extended two-hour gothic chapel performance, together with the foundation performance edits.

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released May 14, 2023

Original recording: The Cloisters, Letchworth Garden City, 24th June 2018

Recorded by Andrew Ostler
Edited, mixed, and produced by Darkroom
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong

Music:
Michael Bearpark - guitar, field recordings
Andrew Ostler - bass clarinet, modular synth, laptop, string arrangements, piano
Ziggy - low growl

Photography:
Igor Romanov - Kyiv Crematorium, Ukraine

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Darkroom UK

Guitar but not guitar; synthesizers but not keyboards – Darkroom’s music starts with improvisation and a distinctive approach to sound design, followed by disciplined editing and stop-motion studio craft. By turns beautiful and beautifully ugly, theirs is a very human music that always sounds ‘played’ not ‘programmed’, despite the essential technology. ... more

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