Release Date: 05 November 2012
Label: ASC
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5029385993634
Genres: Spoken Word Spoken Word
Description
The voice is the most intimate instrument of sound production. Opened up, the voice can orate ponderous, thunderous discourse. The proximal whisper - vulnerable and fragile - releases wonderful, terrible secrets. Carved into beautifully expansive yet intimate soundscapes, the bittersweet stories of former members of a now-abandoned monastery in Gorton, Manchester reveal what happened to their community as the 20th century came to an end. Chorus is sculpted entirely from their voices, from pigeons and distant traffic, and from a sine wave. Listen to the voices sing and dance their testimonies, those voices of choristers whose way of life is now lost.
Tracklisting
Stan Sulzmann & Nikki Iles
Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
John Turner & Neil Smith
Alan Barnes & Don Weller
Daryl Runswick, Ray Russell, Phil Lee, Tony Hymas, John Marshall, Linda Hirst
Daryl Runswick Rhythm Section, Dazzle Strings, Dazzle Brass
Daryl Runswick
Steve Plews Trio
John Early
Tito Puente Celia Cruz
William Parker & Ellen Christi
Tom Lehrer, Victor Borge, Flanders & Swann
Terry Wright-Tregear
Various Artists
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Webster Fabio
