Enclosure

Featuring

Kathryn Williams
Carl Raven
Tom McKinney
Stephanie Tress
Larry Goves
The House of Bedlam

Claudia Sessa
Matthew Sergeant
Sarah Hennies
Amber Priestley

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Compositional Technique

Some pieces on the album, referred to as 'obsessive unison pieces' by composer Larry Goves, are designed to be challenging and exposing to play precisely, despite their apparent simplicity.

Cultural Impact

The album concludes with "Nehemiah 2," which incorporates a distorted sample of blues legend Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James, whose music has been a lifelong influence on composer Larry Goves.

Recording & Production

This album, titled "Enclosure," was largely recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020, with each musician recording their parts at home.

Composer Biography

Larry Goves, the composer and director of The House of Bedlam, is a British composer, artist, and music lecturer based in Manchester, UK, and has received a Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Larry Goves chose or wrote the music on this album to reflect on the experience of playing together and playing apart, a theme amplified by the lockdown recording conditions.

Performer Biography

The House of Bedlam, the core ensemble on this album, is a flexible group of four instrumentalists and a composer, known for performing exploratory and experimental music with a focus on challenging instrumental performance.

Recording & Production

For the album's 'obsessive unison pieces,' individual musicians recorded their parts to a click track without hearing each other, leaving the precise ensemble interaction to composer Larry Goves during mixing.