Music For Thomas Carnacki (Radiophonic Themes & Abstracts)
The prolific Jon Brooks (The Advisory Circle/D.D. Denham/Georges Vert) presents the 2nd release on his Cafe Kaput label; a radiophonic soundtrack composed specially to accompany Ian Hodgson (Moon Wiring Club)'s recital of 'The Gateway Of The Monster' by William Hope Hodgson for Resonance FM's Weird Tale For Winter series. It's a beautiful thing, lasting an hour (the show version was edited from this) and covering many themes, some recurring, some deliciously ephemeral, and all with a deep appreciation for the subtleties of ghostly radiophonic soundscaping to match the supernatural nature of the story. The longest and grandest of these is the exquisite 'Carnacki Theme Three' with its evocative BoC-like tones, amidst a number of smaller vignettes using dark and abstracted musique concrète textures composed directly on tape recorders for that authentic EVP/haunted atmosphere, which is only enhanced with his treated cello, theremin and prepared xylophone. If it wasn't all clear by now, this release really shows the diverse and uncontrived talent of Jon Brooks in stunning fashion.
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The prolific Jon Brooks (The Advisory Circle/D.D. Denham/Georges Vert) presents the 2nd release on his Cafe Kaput label; a radiophonic soundtrack composed specially to accompany Ian Hodgson (Moon Wiring Club)'s recital of 'The Gateway Of The Monster' by William Hope Hodgson for Resonance FM's Weird Tale For Winter series. It's a beautiful thing, lasting an hour (the show version was edited from this) and covering many themes, some recurring, some deliciously ephemeral, and all with a deep appreciation for the subtleties of ghostly radiophonic soundscaping to match the supernatural nature of the story. The longest and grandest of these is the exquisite 'Carnacki Theme Three' with its evocative BoC-like tones, amidst a number of smaller vignettes using dark and abstracted musique concrète textures composed directly on tape recorders for that authentic EVP/haunted atmosphere, which is only enhanced with his treated cello, theremin and prepared xylophone. If it wasn't all clear by now, this release really shows the diverse and uncontrived talent of Jon Brooks in stunning fashion.
The prolific Jon Brooks (The Advisory Circle/D.D. Denham/Georges Vert) presents the 2nd release on his Cafe Kaput label; a radiophonic soundtrack composed specially to accompany Ian Hodgson (Moon Wiring Club)'s recital of 'The Gateway Of The Monster' by William Hope Hodgson for Resonance FM's Weird Tale For Winter series. It's a beautiful thing, lasting an hour (the show version was edited from this) and covering many themes, some recurring, some deliciously ephemeral, and all with a deep appreciation for the subtleties of ghostly radiophonic soundscaping to match the supernatural nature of the story. The longest and grandest of these is the exquisite 'Carnacki Theme Three' with its evocative BoC-like tones, amidst a number of smaller vignettes using dark and abstracted musique concrète textures composed directly on tape recorders for that authentic EVP/haunted atmosphere, which is only enhanced with his treated cello, theremin and prepared xylophone. If it wasn't all clear by now, this release really shows the diverse and uncontrived talent of Jon Brooks in stunning fashion.