Archenfield

Autodidactic musicologist and sample collagist U turned his archival eye on the melting pot of ‘80s post-punk with his debut ‘Life Isn’t A Fountain?’ EP for Lex. He follows up with an experimental exploration of regional identity with ARCHENFIELD, a deeply personal collection of ambient music and found sound that examines the relationship between geographical space and aural histories.

To construct this record U mined a wealth of recorded material relevant to the area. With a nod to traditional music, he takes samples from these records and creates beautifully atmospheric sound pieces that are often mixed with painstakingly researched snippets to create a stirring reflection on local history and broader themes of how we interact, or even fail to interact, with English folklore today.

SIDE A

1.Urchins

2.Is It A Kind Of Dream?

3.Avenbury Organist

4.Half Moon

5.The Bitter Withy

6.He’s Found It

7.SPOOKS!

SIDE B

8.Cold Lazarus

9.Black Vaughan

10.In Flanders, Again

11.Buried Treasure

12.Sin Eater

13.Ariconium

14.Lost To The Plough