Jon Brooks Shapwick Vinyl

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Jon brooks shapwick vinyl. The first 2012 s shapwick took inspiration from the eerie calmness of a night time detour through this sleepy somerset village. When jon brooks shapwick originally came out in 2012 it was a defining record for for both artist and label clay pipe marking out a position somewhat removed from ghost box s more claustrophobic world. Marcellus pittman w clips co op. Jon brooks shapwick was initially released by clay pipe on cd in 2012 following that were two vinyl editions the long eared owl and barn owl editions named after the owls depicted on its back cover after a small run on tape in 2017 it is back on vinyl as the tawny owl edition i had been stuck in a five hour long traffic jam on a motorway in the autumn of 2011.

Jon brooks shapwick i had been stuck in a five hour long traffic jam on a motorway in the autumn of 2011. Frances castle s clay pipe music label gives up a gorgeous vinyl edition of jon brooks lost in somerset episode shapwick. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about jon brooks shapwick at discogs. Shapwick was an album of library music by the advisory circle mainman jon brooks it concerns an imaginary village called shapwick nestling in the somerset downs.

Over the course of three solo albums on the superlative clay pipe label jon brooks has created music with a very distinct and affecting sense of place. After accidentally ending up in the small thankful village they lost no men during wwi to the west of glastonbury in an area criss crossed with myths ancient roman history and hedges brooks was moved to create this album by it s eerie otherworldly feel or as he. The clay pipe recordings feel slightly more organic often. At the end of the ordeal we left the motorway and noticed the traffic was backing up onto local roads near glastonbury.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 vinyl release of shapwick on discogs. While follow up 52 from 2014 was a touching evocation of a childhood spent at his grandmother s house as. Yu su 4 hours ago refraction festival x fact. Clay pipe music pipe 07 format.

8 years ago refraction festival x fact. Jon brooks marvellous shapwick to receive limited vinyl release. Vinyl lp limited edition numbered country. Jon was and is part of both their advisory circle group ghost box mainstays.

The album sees brooks explore a visit to the village by way of haunting ambience field recordings and spooky lullabies.