Hen Ogledd - Bronze [CD]

Streamline

£11.70

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ST1041CD
Barcode: 0781484104124
Release Date: 27 Jan 2023
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

 In combination with the Dawson-Davies ‘Hen Ogledd’ CD release, Streamline present the first-ever CD issue of ‘Bronze’, the second Hen Ogledd album, originally released in 2016 as a small
edition LP pressing on the Alt.vinyl label.
 At first considered an unlikely meeting of the minds of singer / painter / guitarist Richard Dawson and reductionist, free improvising Welsh harpist Rhodri Davies, Hen Ogledd reappear as a trio this time including the talent of Dawn Bothwell (voice and electronics).
 As unusual as the sounds contained in these recordings is the development the band has taken, from the abrasive amped directness of the first album to this avant-folk excursion evoking both ancient and contemporary qualities.
 These six hypnotic pieces of distorted improvised folklore - ranging from archaic, electrified stomping pulses to the floaty sounds of echoed harp and guitar strings and fragile, ghostly vocal choruses - represent an important step in the development of one of Britain’s most unusual and unpredictable outfits as well as a singular completely unique musical expression.
 Hen Ogledd’s ‘Bronze’ has been remastered for CD from the original source recordings by Jim O’Rourke and is presented in mini-LP sleeves replicating the original LP artwork.

Tracklisting
Ancient Data
Gondoliers
Beyond Belief
Amputated Video
Gwawr in Reverse
Get My Name Right or Get Out!