The Sounds and Silences of Llansteffan

by Xenogothic

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

1.	The Beach 11:50	info
2.	The Sticks 11:16	info
3.	The Castle 19:10	info
4.	The Village 13:22	info

about

HEADPHONE LISTENING RECOMMENDED

In March & April 2015 I was one of three artists selected for Site Sit's pilot project, Village Halls - bringing contemporary art to rural communities.

'The Sounds & Silences of Llansteffan' was presented as a mixed-media installation of photographs, research materials (including maps and a vinyl record) and an edition of 50 free mix CDs.

This 55-minute CD is a site-specific mix of songs, interviews, field recordings and personal narration. Rather than simply soundtracking the listener's immediate surroundings, the CD attempts to highlight and confront the sounds and silences of Llansteffan, both past and present.

The third track, The Castle, features the song Llanstephan Hill by Amory Kane. The installation included a bootleg copy of Amory Kane's 1970 album 'Just To Be There' from which the song is taken.

It describes the village and its surroundings in particular detail. However, none of the village's current residents, including those who have lived in Llansteffan for decades, had heard of the song or its author before.

Kane has links to various well-known bands - Led Zeppelin being the most impressive amongst the villagers I spoke to. These bands have either recorded songs he wrote or played with Kane himself - Llanstephan Hill features Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull on bass. However, there is very little information available online that relates to Kane directly.

The villagers were instantly fascinated with Kane and his song about Llansteffan and this intrigue was the perfect way into the project, provoking visitors into thinking about the aural history of their environment differently.

I hope the rest of the CD takes this curiosity even further.

credits

released April 10, 2015

Album art designed by Marta Dos Santos ~ www.martasantos.co.uk

license

some rights reserved

about

Xenogothic London, UK

looking for an exit

contact / help

Contact Xenogothic

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Xenogothic, you may also like:

A Work in Progress
by Paul Jordan

In the music of Paul Jordan, digitally manipulated field recordings become striking electronic songs that feel eerie and surreal. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2020
go to album
Various Thoughts and Places
by 't Geruis

An exercise in finding the balance between the beauty and the broken, the latest from ’t Geruis wanders gentle soundscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 24, 2021
go to album
Witchcraft & Black Magic In The United Kingdom
by Various Artists

Inspired by the dark history of the persecution of witches, these evocative experimental pieces are perfect for the spooky season. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 29, 2019
go to album
Everyday Exotic
by Slow Reels (Ian Hawgood and James Murray)

The experimental ambient duo of Ian Hawgood and James Murray complement downtempo beats with meditative electro-acoustic textures. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 4, 2024
go to album
if all will be lost
by Maps and Diagrams

Drift away on the soothing ambient music of Maps and Diagrams, with compositions that land on the tuneful side of drone. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 4, 2024
go to album
Lapis
by zakè

Serene ambient music that evokes guided meditation through the use of phase-shifting melodies, droning bass, and gauzy synth textures. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024
go to album
in/naka
by Tatsuro Murakami

A featherlight love letter to Japanese agrarian life that draws parallels between ambient, field recording, and Brazilian guitar music. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 13, 2023
go to album