A Pocket Guide to Further Afield Recordings - Obscure Locations of the British Isles

by Dave Clarkson

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1.	Piel Island Quicksands and Fast Tides 09:04
2.	Woodland Sanctuary 02:40
3.	Ghosts of Norfolk Coast 03:44
4.	Traeth Porthor (Whistling Sands) 05:14
5.	Limestone 03:36	buy track
6.	Rollercoaster Ghost (Live) 08:34
7.	Rendlesham (Live) 06:28
8.	Clear Well (Live) 13:44

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Further Afield Recordings....

Hunting in search of sound food in remote, isolated and sometimes dangerous locations. Audio is taken as original sound source material for the foundation of sound collages and compositions. Field recordings as sound ingredients like natural ingredients in a carton of orange juice. Location recordings are re-fabricated e.g. rhythms created from dry snapped twigs or water pumps. The transformation of gentle splashes of sea water into harmonic layers of celestial sound. The sounds are processed, mangled, untangled, enhanced, collaborated with unnatural sounds and instrumentation, like painting with a palette of electronic colours. These turn out as further afield from the original sound source.

Following previously exploring faded seaside towns and fairgrounds, Dave Clarkson has investigated a number of isolated, unpopulated and obscure locations and applied the Further Afield production technique to the results. Some tracks are melodic and rhythmic while others are more desolate, capturing the unique atmosphere of the locations.

Location source sounds:
1, Piel Island & Morecambe Bay / England.
2, Sherwood Forest and the Great Wood / England.
3, Norfolk coastal footpaths / England.
4, Traeth Porthor / Wales.
5, Ingleton Caves / England.
6, Porthcawl and Barry Island / Wales.
7, Rendlesham Forest / England.
8, Clear Well Caves / England.
Tracks 6, 7 and 8: Live at Halle St Peters, Manchester, Subliminal Impulse 'Ambient Sunday' event - 26 June 2022.

Recordings, composition, production, mastering, photography, sleeve design, packaging and coordination by Dave Clarkson at Cavendish House studios. Compiled and Produced: April 2023.

REVIEWS:

'Dave Clarkson has spent the last half decade exploring the forgotten places of the British Isles, from coastlands to caves to ghost towns, as part of his Pocket Guide series. This newest installment features recordings from all over the British map, from Sherwood Forest to the Norfolk coast to Barry Island seaside resort. These tracks are “further afield” not only because they were recorded off the trodden path, but because Clarkson has manipulated them into far-out iterations of more traditional music through editing and instrumentation. “Traeth Porthor (Whistling Sands)” turns recordings made at Porthor Beach, Wales into a propulsive tune with a catchy whistled melody, while “Limestone” is a massive, distorted, stomping number summoned out of the Ingleton Caves. The final three tracks are live versions of songs from previous releases that demonstrate how Clarkson manipulates his recordings into bizarre outsider electronica in real time'.
Matthew Blackwell, Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, April 2023

'When we last checked in on Dave Clarkson, he had made a “pocket guide to subterranea,” taking field recordings from British Isle caves and editing them into both abstract pieces and rhythmic songs. Since then he’s applied the same approach to “wilderness” and “dreamland,” and now he tackles “further afield recordings” by visiting “obscure locations of the British Isles,” including Piel Island, Sherwood Forest, and Clearwell Caves. Clarkson likens his use of field recordings to “natural ingredients in a carton of orange juice” in the album notes; he’s refreshingly unafraid to transform his sources into beats, drones, and other sonic styles that truly are far afield from their origins. Still, the natural world courses throughout, as Clarkson creates a parallel universe of fields and spaces, easy to enter yet daunting to fully process'.
Marc Masters, Best Experimental Albums on Bandcamp, May 2023

'Todays best release and album of the day'
Norman Recs, 15 Aug 2023

BROADCASTS:

'Limestone' on Dark Train, Kate Bosworth, 29 May 2023
'Woodland Sanctuary' on On The Wire, Steve Barker, BBC Radio Lancashire, 17 June 2023
'Woodland Sanctuary' on Electronic Odyssey, Radio Free Matlock, 04 Jul 2023
'Woodland Sanctuary' on Earspace Ep2, Robin Rimbaud, 13 Oct 2023

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released April 14, 2023

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Dave Clarkson Manchester, UK

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CPU/Away With The Mixer
Whitecube
Illuminati
Lotta Continua
Burst Couch
Triclops
Psychic Frequencies
Over 150 gigs solo / groups

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Linear Obsessional
Scissorgun
Spectral Bazaar

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