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To coincide the next Heald release, we have collaborated with Richard Baxter, a ceramicist based in Leigh on Sea, to create a hand-thrown porcelain nectarine, titled 'Vessel of Nectar'. Limited run of 20 made to accompany Material Tension [HLD04].
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All orders of the physical object will include Material Tension digital sent direct to your inbox on 19/11/2021.
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Will Lister presents ‘Material Tension’, the latest release on his own recently launched imprint - Heald Recordings.
The final instalment in a tetralogy of releases from 2021, Heald’s previous outputs garnered support from the likes of Lee Gamble, Loraine James, Call Super, Machinewoman, Bambounou and many other notable artists and DJs.
“A platform that isn’t restricted by functionality, Heald encourages an esoteric approach - inspired by organics, driven by metallics and the degradation of fabrics.”
‘Material Tension’ consists of two tracks, opening with a string quartet arrangement of ‘Object Recognition’. Recorded in Will’s studio based in a church in South London, the track's intro serves as a way of familiarising the listener to the melodic motif of the A side, which then proceeds to be ripped apart and synthesized in Lister’s signature production style, set over thumping drums and distorted vocals. Dubstep-influenced reverse sub basslines are laid over the top of recorded bass guitar samples, adorned with swirling hi-hats and ominous glassy pads to create a transient sonic whirlpool.
The B side, Maelstrom, is built of modular blips and percussion, riding over a blown-out drum loop. Rhythmic stabs and acoustic drum fills spill over the beat, leading us to a dark, sub heavy, cavernous space. The darkness is broken up by the occasional melancholic pad, which leads to dominate the track towards the end set over a rolling UKG-inspired beat, before falling apart back into the darkness.
The release is tied together through a theme of digitisation and material transformation. To honour that, the music will be released alongside a hand-made, white porcelain drinking vessel. Hand-thrown by Richard Baxter Ceramics in Leigh-on-Sea, the object aims to duplicate the natural form of a Nectarine with the natural variation brought in by human replication. The vessel being devoid of colour relates to how objects are recognised by machinery, first learning their shape and size, and then analysing their other features.
Each release is also accompanied by open access information, free to the listener. Titled ‘Heald_Open’ the first releases saw original project files, stems and samples, given away to users. This release’s Heald_Open consists of a graphic score of Object Recognition, including notation and MIDI parts.
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released November 19, 2021
Object Recognition (Intro) - Written by Will Lister, Arranged for string quartet by Max Winter, performed by Evie Hilyer-Ziegler (Violin 1/Violin 2/Viola) and Louie Barby (Cello).
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What a wild approach to vocal sampling, DnB & broken beat experimentation. I'm not only impressed but a little concerned for my center of gravity. cherub420