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Chapel

by Phillip Dolan

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1.
Herald 05:00
2.
Vision 04:05
3.
Temptation 02:27
4.
Vows 05:30
5.
Descent 01:46
6.
Traverse 06:18
7.
Ease 06:12
8.
Heal 07:44

about

The aim of this project was to produce an album influenced by a particularly inspiring, unusual and beautiful sounding space. My decision was to only use material recorded in the Chapel at Hull University, using a Gretsch electric guitar, Fender amplifier and various effect pedals. As a further limitation I restricted the sounds I produced with the guitar to feedback and harmonics, both artificial and natural.

I did not want to record the guitar directly from the amp, I wanted to capture the resonance, reverb and character of the space, and the room responding to the agitation of the guitar. I placed various mics around the Chapel in particularly lively spots, including the pipes of the organ. There was no direct micing of the guitar amp, and the amp was directed away from the main body of the space and placed behind baffles.

I listened through the resulting recording and pulled out any interesting, unusual or engaging sections. These sections, as raw audio or samples, were used for all of the sounds in the compositions on “Chapel".

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released November 5, 2021

Special thanks to Gayle Dolan for support and inspiration.
Thanks to Mark Slater and Matt Barnard for invaluable advice and feedback.

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Phillip Dolan Hull, UK

Composer and sound designer especially fond of field recording and manipulated guitars.

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