カルト的な人気を集めるイギリスの宅録家S.ハーバートと M.A ウェールズによるMisophone。Noa MalやBoys Ageをはじめ沢山のゲストを迎えて制作期間１０年をかけた大作。儚く繊細で宝物のような美しい楽曲が収録されています。何百年も前の録音機器の様な響きが支配しますがこれらは綿密に音が重なり合い美しいメロディーの断片と相まって完成されたものです。カセットの音が鳴り止んでからすらもずっと彼らの音楽が鳴り続けているような不思議な感動が続きます。
カセットテープはvolume 1 とvolume ２の2つに分かれて収録しました。


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A FLOOdPlAiN MInD
Not ones to hurry things, A Floodplain MInd, Misophone’s latest
album has been over a decade in the making but rest assured S.Herbert and M. A Welsh, the sole members of this reticent British group, haven’t been wasting their time. Indeed, in this carefully crafted set of songs, they have reached the heights that their
earlier releases hinted that they could and captured in this wide ranging, ambitious collection something to savour: proper, truly grown-up songwriting. Misophone have always found their place in the silent spaces between the world-weary and the whimsical
- but here their songs reach a new-found focus and maturity - lyrics that seek solace in the woods, rivers and open countryside of a forgotten England, but that hint too at the darkness of the night, and meticulous melodies that evoke their wide-ranging and
ever-expanding influences (the Elephant SIx Collective, the songs and music of Bagpuss, Daniel Johnston, The Smiths, Taraf de Haidouks and the incidental music of Randall and Hopkirk (deceased)).
The range of collaborators has increased too - with beautiful
guitar contributed by Robin Allender (Gravenhurst, The Allender Band etc) on Snow, and by bedroom pop provocateur Boys Age (on agoraphobic little nightmare Close the Door). Sublime vocals have been lent by Maja Lena (on Voices), Noa Mal (on Close the
Door), India Blue (on Love lies Bleeding), Aubben Renee (on William and Mary) and Rachel Hayward (on Apricity)… hell, there’s even a mini-orchestra on The Flood, the album’s grand final statement (beautifully arranged by the wonderful Tom Rocton who once more
contributes his own fantastic trombone playing across the album). Actor and kind soul Maxence Danet-Fauvel provides artful spoken word on It Snowed Today, as does Zazil Yakin
Xipé on Sky
(as well as adding trumpet, synths, bass and growling at other points). Special thanks must also go to composer Chris Vibberts whose magic is sprinkled across a number of songs (playing with exceptional clarity. sitar, lapsteel. Khim, marxophone and melodica)
- he is a master of his craft and the album wouldn’t be the same without his thoughtful contributions. There’s even hurdy gurdy on folk traditional William and Mary (courtesy of Dutch musician Matthew de Roode) and Nickelharpa lending a scraping authenticity
to Voices (played with grace by Lewis Jones). It’s an undeniably international affair.
A Floodplain Mind is nothing less than Misophone’s masterpiece.
Time to get stuck in its silt-slicked tributaries.
Key Tracks: Yarrow, The Flood, Voices, Apple, These Days of Ours

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Bio:

Misophone have been recording for over two decades. In that time, they have recorded countless songs, stared at the sea
and generally hidden from view.

Their albums have been released on the Swedish label Kning Disk, Lirico, based in Japan, and the French independent Another Record as well as finding their way into people’s hands across the world.

With influences ranging from psych-pop, Victorian music hall, the early tapes of Daniel Johnston and the shifting rhythms of Eastern and Central European folk, as well as a fascination with the natural world - they have continued to gather a cult of supporters around the world.

They have never played live and rarely record in the same room.

A Floodplain Mind, their new album, was ten years in the making.

Press:

Shindig Magazine:
“A sublime fusion of indie folk, chamber pop and traditional European rhythms and instrumentation. Misphone could be your new favourite band.”

Raven Sings the Blues: “I guess it sometimes takes time for people to notice the gems nestled in the cracks.”

The Milk Factory : “Misophone create a musical universe which is unlike pretty much anything on the current British musical landscape.”

Sputnik Music : “they haven’t just revived the music of the ‘good old days’, they’ve injected it with their own brand of lo-fi authenticity.”

Plan B Magazine : “A unique mixture of traditional Eastern European dance music, merry go round pipe organs and black comedies of woodwind.”


Americana Uk: “Misophone shine in a league of their own”

Popgruppen: “It has prompted me to seek out and buy all of this intriguing English duo’s original albums – and I can’t give you a better recommendation than that!”

Everything is noise : “A person might get lost in a song they’ve never heard before, and yet the music can still feel like a warm and welcoming home to them. Misophone is a perfect example of this entire point …the spirit of folk at its best.”

Benzine: “...a musical universe with absolute charm!”
Everything is Noise : “This won my heart in a blink. Misophone are gazey, dreamy and charmingly goofy, enchanting their listeners with loveable mix of psych pop and folk.”
Wonderflu: “The best kept secret of today's pop”