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Live from Watt Space - MMIII

by Wrenasmir

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BabyInAStraightjacket Love this! The melodies and textures balance well and provides a sonic trip that is pleasant and unique. Favorite track: B Spool.
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1.
A Keytop 03:55
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B Spool 01:21
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3.
C Ribbon 03:35
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4.
D Feed 02:10
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E Lever 02:31
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6.
F Carriage 01:00
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G Return 00:27
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H Platen 06:10
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I Guide 00:58
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J Space 01:35
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11.
K Reverse 02:02
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Live From Watt Space - MMIII (Continuous Mix) 25:50
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I recently decided to go through some old boxes of CDs containing my musical sketches of the late 90s / early 00s. Some of them reminded me that songs from the past definitely sound better in memory, while others reminded me just how much I have carried particular ideas and melodies from my teenage years through to now (teenage dreams, so hard to beat).

One of the disks I came across contained this recording of a live show that a mate, Brewin, and I performed at a Newcastle student art gallery during our university days in 2003. Listening back to it reminded me of what a good time we had creating these sounds - Brewin on guitar, me on piano, organ and laptronica, both of us contributing found recordings and musique concrète. Our favourite musicians of the time were post-rock shoegazers and IDM knob twiddlers, the influenced fusion of these resulting in this performance.

I remember one of the artworks from the exhibition, a tiny square of newspaper that the artist had drawn a funny miniature domestic scene on with a black pen. Of all the works in the gallery that night I remember liking it the most - if memory serves me right, it won a prize, perhaps a people's choice award. I also remember an artist, a girl in overalls, was living in a plastic box for the month of the exhibition. Watt Space is still around, although I have not visited for nearly twenty years.

I have remastered the tracks a little, but fortunately they didn't need much - I'm surprised in the quality of the recording to be honest, the guitar sounds better than I can capture now, and the percussion, such as the typewriter and drinking glass, ring as clear on these tracks as when I initially hit them.

I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane with me, even though for you it will be the first time. I hope you can hear a little of 2003 in there, whatever that conjures for you.

Craig

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released October 10, 2020

Wrenasmir: Piano, Organ, Laptronica

Brewin: Guitars

Both: Field Recordings, Musique concrète

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Wrenasmir Newcastle, Australia

Wrenasmir used to be a baroque pipe organist before he discovered samplers and synthesizers. Now he makes imaginary soundtracks in his studio for the twilight beachside city that lives in his head - full of vinyl and pixels and bittersweet memories.

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