Singer: Ian Humberstone
Title: Wester Ross Folklore Tapes Vol.1 - Sacred Island: The Legend Of Isle Maree
Label: Folklore Tapes ‎– none
Series: Wester Ross Folklore Tapes – Volume One, Flexi Audio Book – Number Four
Type: Flexi-disc, 7", Shape, Limited Edition, Numbered, Clear Square
Country: UK
Date of released: 2017
Category: Electronic, Non-Music
Style: Abstract, Field Recording
Size MP3 zip: 1544 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1522 mb
Rating: 3.6✭
Format: MP3 AC3 WMA MOD MP1 DXD VQF MMF FLAC

Tracklist

A	Isle Maree Unspools; The Wish Tree
B	Sacrificing the Bull; The Burial Ground

Notes

• researched and executed by Ian Humberstone and Jordan Ogg
• transparent, double-sided flexi-disc and download code
• twenty four page full-colour pamphlet
• patina coin keepsake (hand-numbered)
• all contents housed in glassine sleeve
• limited edition of 250

The project booklet is illustrated by film photography from the expedition and hitherto unpublished archival images. The flexi-disc features music for analogue synthesizer and symbolic action – pennies rubbed together, tuned water drums, and looped chimes half submerged in various liquids. These audio motifs are binded by tape-affected spoken word travelogues and graveyard field recordings from the hallowed retreat. A chemically treated patina coin completes the set.

Sacred Island is a collaborative work with the Island Review (www.theislandreview.com/) completed with support from the Gairloch Heritage Museum (www.gairlochheritagemuseum.org/).

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