Barrow Live Footage
Excerpt from part three of An Unorthodox 1-2.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Barrow Live 24/08/2008
Barrovian music-lovers were treated to a sneak preview of Aurelie's forthcoming football drone opera An Unorthodox 1-2 on Sunday 24th of August at the annual Barrow Live festival.
Glenn performed a (very) rough version of part three of the piece, consisting of looped adverts for defunct local businesses and bits of feedback that drifted seagull-like from the acoustic tent.
An earlier slot featured another BAFC-related performance from Damian Rose on laptop and guitar with crowd samples and lyrics inspired by the Bluebirds.
An Unorthodox 1-2
Over the last two weeks, Glenn and Francis have been recording and editing the raw material for their Barrow AFC sound piece. The piece combines elements of spoken word, music and field recordings and is intended to be performed live, broadcast via radio and to exist as an edition of CD's.
The script, written by Glenn, consists of three parts describing a) a walk across Barrow to Holker st. stadium, b) the atmosphere of the crowd during a match and c) the experience of hearing the match in a domestic environment via radio. The script was then recorded by local actor, musician and BAFC supporter Damian Rose.
Following this, the recordings were broken up into individual sentences, looped and processed to determine the rhythm and tone of three instrumental compositions. These were composed and recorded by Francis in collaboration with members of Aurelie David Dhonau (cello, bass, production) and Ola Szmidt (flute). The three pieces of music varying in tone from steadily building drones to minimalist cello melodies will then be edited together with the spoken word element and a bank of recordings made at the ground and from around Barrow to form the final recording.
Keep an eye on the blog for previews of the sound piece as well as details of a free Aurelie live performance taking place at Holker St. later this month.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Dear Geoff.
Following a world-wide BAFC support call via the unofficial club forum (www.barrowafc.net) and the Holker Street Newsletter, we would like to thank all Barrow AFC fans who responded and offered their support to this project so far.
During the 15th August Francis and Glenn had the pleasure of meeting up with Mr. Geoff Payne, a lifelong BAFC supporter, for an insightful interview and film shoot high in the Main Club Stand. Stories of Emlyn Hughes, dubious referees and digital technologies were shared over delightful prepacked superstore baguettes, before cruising the far reaches of Walney Island caravan park. We would like to give Geoff our gratitude for his hospitality, time, and a day well spent in the gale-force capital of the North-West.
The full interview with Geoff can be found here.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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