About this item

Following previous albums exploring British coastal quicksands, shorelines, caves and forests, Dave Clarkson takes his recorder into faded seaside towns and fairgrounds (including Rhyl, New Brighton, Blackpool, Porthcawl, Northumberland, Margate and Hastings) and applies his production technique to the results. Some tracks are melodic and rhythmic while others are more desolate, capturing the unique fading atmosphere for the locations. Music was generated from the source sounds he recorded of penny falls, onboard rides, fairground organs, demolition noise, electrics and location ambience. One track (Spectral Pier Ballroom) is a spliced and stripped composite of three separate old musical recordings from his family archive, featuring his late father, grandmother and grandfather.

Contains natural source sound ingredients, some left pure, some processed, some mangled, some untangled. Field recordings at funfairs and coastal ghost towns, plus voices, instrumentation and electronics.

Location recordings plus composition, production, mastering, photography, sleeve design, packaging and coordination by Dave Clarkson at Cavendish House studios between December 2021 and September 2022.

TRACK LISTING

1. Organ Donor 00:48
2. Rollercoaster Ghost 04:54
3. Illuminations (Dirty Electricity) 05:54
4. Sizzling Hot Dogs And Burnt Onions 02:54
5. Spectral Pier Ballroom 05:34
6. Penny Arcade In The Rain 05:18
7. Tiny Lights (Magic In A Child's Eyes) 03:12
8. Coastal Ghost Towns 04:06
9. Memories And Loss 06:04
10. Organ Transplant 02:44