selected recordings…
VIDS…
midlands
Commissioned by Bludenzer Tage Zeitgemäßer musik, funded by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. Premiered on October 3rd, 2019, Bludenz.
The New Unusual Concert Film
Thanks to everyone who joined us last Sunday for the initial release of The New Unusual Concert Film! The full length video will be available from Friday the 7th of May on both our Vimeo and Youtube accounts! We're hugely grateful to everyone who has made this project possible: our incredible composers; wonderful venues and sound engineers; Arts Council England and the Ernst von Siemens Trust for their support; Bandcamp for giving us early access to this streaming platform and of course YOU ALL for taking the time to listen! Hopefully SEE you all soon, stay safe!
THE NEW UNUSUAL ALBUM - OUT NOW!
The New Unusual is a series of 11 short solo works commissioned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded in the homes of Distractfold performers between December 2020 - January 2021. Building upon their podcast series, Conversations from Quarantine, The New Unusual seeks to bring together composers, musicians and audiences from around the globe at precisely the moment that COVID-19 keeps us furthest apart. The New Unusual composers are:
Lee Fraser; Sivan Cohen Elias; Santiago Díez-Fischer; Andrew Greenwald; Hanna Hartman; Anna Korsun; Giulia Lorusso; Sam Salem; Donal Sarsfield; Steven Kazuo Takasugi and Ute Wassermann.
With the projects global reach presenting an exciting range of internationally recognised composers, including from the UK, Europe, the US, the Global South and the Middle East, Distractfold are excited to present this musical socio-cultural document of the time that we are living in and the conditions under which musicians and composers are currently working.
We’re incredibly proud of this project and grateful for the work of all our collaborators and everyone involved! Special thanks to the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation for making this possible.
THIS IS FINE
In the twilight of the British Empire, a formal dinner smoulders into ash, while cellist Alice Purton slowly melts into her AI shadow. Carry On, machine learning & fire. Don't worry! THIS IS FINE. Composed by Sam Salem Performed by Alice Purton Mastered by Richard Scott Commissioned by Distractfold as part of 'The New Unusual' Funded by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music