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listencorp track-by-track review

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listencorp has a really incisive track-by-track review of LF17 / Edinburgh up. Here’s what they had to say about “Calton Road Cobblestones:”

‍Calton Road Cobblestones ends Elizabeth Joan Kelly’s sonic exploration of a small patch of Edinburgh’s ground, taking the listener to a spare and empty space that opens up slightly through the wandering keys, frigid noise, mulling synth pads and emotive strings that close off the song. It’s an ending that lets free-wheeling melodies speak to the aura of Edinburgh, encapsulating the ominous yet rich spirit of the city.

Read the full review at listencorp.co.uk, and many thanks to Louis Pelingen for such an inspired piece.

A Duck In A Tree, More Realistic Goals, and Phantom Circuit

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More radio play for LF17 / Edinburgh on some truly wonderful shows:

“Calton Road Cobblestones” on :zoviet*france:’s A Duck In A Tree, originally aired on Resonance FM and CJMP 90.1 FM. Listen at podbean.

“Calton Road Cobblestones” was also played on Reform Radio‘s More Realistic Goals.

And “Calton Hill” was on Beachy Head Radio‘s Phantom Circuit:

ElectroJunkyard Episode 24

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Airing today: a brand new episode of ElectroJunkyard, my bi-monthly show on Camp Radio in France. Airs at 7pm CET / 12pm CT. Listen at Camp Radio.

The Wire Review

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It’s such an honor to be featured in The Wire, and this month’s review from Spenser Tomson is just wonderful. An excerpt:

“Calton Hill” sounds weirdly like the more ambient sections of Queen’s soundtrack for Flash Gordon; “Princes Street Gardens” traces a stroll not through the city streets but the shallow tropical lagoons which came long before. Given a set of urban field recordings, it’s reasonable to expect the result might be far less fantastical and strange, but Kelly always finds weirdness in the everyday.

Read the whole issue (maybe with the help of your local library)? at The Wire website.

ANTIGRAVITY Review

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An absolutely lovely review of LF17 / Edinburgh in one of my personal favorite New Orleans publications, ANTIGRAVITY Magazine. An excerpt:

The three electro ambient tracks, each named after a location in Edinburgh where the original field recordings were made (“Calton Hill,” “Princes Street Gardens,” “Calton Road Cobblestones”), are soothing and otherworldly, occasionally employing synthesizers to flirt with more unsettling undertones. The end result only hints at the original recordings, Kelly’s production leaving the faintest memory of the actual time and place, like stepping into a dream reality.

Many thanks to ANTIGRAVITY and Mary Beth Campbell for this. Catch the whole thing, plus reviews of Kim Gordon, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Hurray For The Riff Raff, and more on the ANTIGRAVITY website.

Avant Music News Review

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Avant Music News has graciously reviewed LF17 / Edinburgh, and per usual it’s an insightful analysis of the release:

“Calton Hill is five minutes of ethereal chording with a slow voice-like melody. The tones are light but with a hint of anxiety. Princes Street Gardens is based on looped rhythmic structures reminiscent of old-school works from Dockstader and others. Over these, Kelly places a dialog between echoing effects and horn-like themes. Calton Road Cobblestones finishes things up with sparse string-plucking and drones. The latter grow ominous as the piece ends.”

Catch it, and more of the most knowledgeable analysis in experimental music, on the Avant Music News website.

Edinburgh In the Letter

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Much gratitude to Blair for highlighting LF17 / Edinburgh in The Letter this week:

“LF17 / Edinburgh is the latest in the LIFEFILES series and features Louisiana artist Elizabeth Joan Kelly. Previous contributors include Simon Fisher Turner, Xqui, Audio Obscura, Maps and more. The idea behind the series is simple, an artist receives some recordings (I assume from the label Mortality Tables) and they respond in a fitting manner. The recordings could be “from places, people, objects, moments in time, environments and quotidian events”. This time round, the sounds come from the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh!”

Radio and podcast play galore for edinburgh

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Sadly, I am extremely behind on radio and podcast play for LF17 / Edinburgh, but it’s been an amazing month for the album and I’m so thankful to the following for including a track or two. These folks represent a veritable who’s who of new music media, so please do enjoy and follow their shows.

  • “Princes Street Gardens” and “Calton Hill” on Brainvoyager’s Electronic Fusion, aired March 2-3 on Modul303, Sci-Fi Radio, and Radio Dark Tunnel:
  • “Calton Hill” on Urban Mutant, aired March 3 on KHUH:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on Dark Train, aired March 4 on Warminster Community Radio:
  • “Calton Hill” on Electronic Odyssey with Lippy Kid, aired March 5 on Radio Free Matlock:
  • “Calton Hill” on Lone Frequencies, aired March 6 on Mad Wasp Radio:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on black_ops, aired March 9 on Camp Radio:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on In Memory of John Peel, March 16:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on The Séance, aired March 16 on Repeater Radio:
  • “Calton Hill” on The Moderns, March 17:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on It Came From Enclosure Three, aired March 17 on Mad Wasp Radio:
  • “Princes Street Gardens” on Urban Mutant, aired March 24 on KHUH: