'Canopies & Cathedrals' by Mouldycliff, Potter, Mouldycliff

July 2025 - new on ICR

Canopies : A roof-like covering of trees enclosing a large or wide natural space.

Cathedral : ;Large edifice usually of stone, enclosing space reserved for spiritual contemplation.

Vertical structures that strive for light and open spaces, defying gravity, and reason.

A Tarkosvsky-esque transcendence of spirit and nature, time imprinted on an intertwining of sap and stone, branch and pillar, column, and trunk.

This third MPM release is co-written by Phil and Jackson Mouldycliff, with studio treatments (mixing, mastering, and arranging) by Colin Potter. Additional field recordings used in the composition were provided by Dave Carson. It accompanies an installation under the same title, with visual material by Phil, Dave, and Sarah Robinson, to be shown at Wells Cathedral in the summer of 2025.

The extended ambient piece weaves together found sounds from the interiors of ecclesiastical buildings and both temperate and tropical forests. The composition features bells, organ, choirs, wind through vegetation, birds, insects-both real and imagined. These elements are further layered with synthesised and sampled sounds, creating a seamless soundscape that embodies the connection between nature, architecture, and memory.

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