Free Humans by Hen Ogledd
Consisting of Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington, Hen Ogledd present new album Free Humans - an album of seamless, glorious contradictions. Tackling themes of love, friendship, Gaia theory, sewers, the nature of time, human stench, and the thrills of wild swimming, Free Humans coheres into a marvellous whole.
Tracklist
| 1. | Farewell | 5:23 |
| 2. | Trouble | 5:50 |
| 3. | Earworm | 4:38 |
| 4. | Crimson Star | 5:16 |
| 5. | Kebran Gospel Gossip | 6:15 |
| 6. | Remains | 5:49 |
| 7. | Paul is 9ft Tall (Marsh Gas) | 4:49 |
| 8. | Space Golf | 4:58 |
| 9. | Time Party | 5:49 |
| 10. | The Loch Ness Monster's Song | 4:42 |
| 11. | Flickering Lights | 4:53 |
| 12. | Bwganod | 4:45 |
| 13. | Feral | 8:55 |
| 14. | Skinny Dippers | 7:21 |
Credits
released September 25, 2020
Dawn Bothwell: Angel Glockenspiel, Carrot and Celery Bites, Coppers, Electro-Harmonix 720 Stereo Looper, gargling cooncil Juice, iMaschine2, MicroKorg, Violetta Delay, voice, whistling lips, Yamaha MG10XU mixing console
Rhodri Davies: voice, electric harp, Black Cat, The Depths, Orbit, The Crayon, The Cobbing, Aqueduct, Moog Minifooger Analog Delay, The Super Radical Delay, percussion, triangle, claves, pedal harp on Crimson Star
Richard Dawson: voice, Vox Phantom bass, EKO Florentine bass, Aqueduct, Alexander Radical Reverse, gongs, Randy’s Revenge, Deco, Bubbletron, Meteore, tom-toms, hi-hat, Bassman, additional guitar on 2, 6, 12 and 14
Sally Pilkington: voice, Roland JDXI synth, Roland VT3 vocoder, percussion, organ, crisp packet
With special guests...
Brychan, Elliw, Milenka and Zosia: voice
Oscar Fleming: percussion
Lee Patterson: sphagnum moss and burning peat recordings
Mette Rasmussen: saxophone
Pat Thomas: keyboard
All songs written by Hen Ogledd
Produced by Hen Ogledd and Sam Grant
Published by Domino Publishing Co. Ltd
Recorded on the 4th, 5th and 6th of September 2019 by Sam Grant at Blank Studios, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Pedal harp on Crimson Star recorded on the 19th of November 2019 by Janne Hansson at Atlantis Grammofon, Stockholm
Organ recorded at Newcastle University by Sally Pilkington, January 2020
Brychan, Elliw, Milenka and Zosia on Bwganod recorded at Abertawe 3rd of January 2020.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Christian Wright
“The Loch Ness Monster's Song” by Edwin Morgan, licensed courtesy of Carcanet Press Limited
“Glas” by Bryan Martin Davies, licensed courtesy of Gomer Press Limited
Artwork by Anna Barratt
Design by Sally Pilkington
Layout by Matt Cooper and Paul J Street
Photography by Math Roberts
Thank you to Laurence, Will and everyone at Weird World / Domino, Qu Junktions, Anna Barratt, Amanda Fraser, Sam Grant, Rachael Macarthur, Rosie Morris, Lee Patterson, Mette Rasmussen, Paul Stewart, Angharad Closs Stephens, John Stevens, Pat Thomas and Christian Wright. Also thank you to Richard Elliott at the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University for arranging access to the King’s Hall organ, to Magnus Williamson for his work in bringing this instrument to Newcastle and to Bernard Aubertin for building it.
Dawn Bothwell: Angel Glockenspiel, Carrot and Celery Bites, Coppers, Electro-Harmonix 720 Stereo Looper, gargling cooncil Juice, iMaschine2, MicroKorg, Violetta Delay, voice, whistling lips, Yamaha MG10XU mixing console
Rhodri Davies: voice, electric harp, Black Cat, The Depths, Orbit, The Crayon, The Cobbing, Aqueduct, Moog Minifooger Analog Delay, The Super Radical Delay, percussion, triangle, claves, pedal harp on Crimson Star
Richard Dawson: voice, Vox Phantom bass, EKO Florentine bass, Aqueduct, Alexander Radical Reverse, gongs, Randy’s Revenge, Deco, Bubbletron, Meteore, tom-toms, hi-hat, Bassman, additional guitar on 2, 6, 12 and 14
Sally Pilkington: voice, Roland JDXI synth, Roland VT3 vocoder, percussion, organ, crisp packet
With special guests...
Brychan, Elliw, Milenka and Zosia: voice
Oscar Fleming: percussion
Lee Patterson: sphagnum moss and burning peat recordings
Mette Rasmussen: saxophone
Pat Thomas: keyboard
All songs written by Hen Ogledd
Produced by Hen Ogledd and Sam Grant
Published by Domino Publishing Co. Ltd
Recorded on the 4th, 5th and 6th of September 2019 by Sam Grant at Blank Studios, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Pedal harp on Crimson Star recorded on the 19th of November 2019 by Janne Hansson at Atlantis Grammofon, Stockholm
Organ recorded at Newcastle University by Sally Pilkington, January 2020
Brychan, Elliw, Milenka and Zosia on Bwganod recorded at Abertawe 3rd of January 2020.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Christian Wright
“The Loch Ness Monster's Song” by Edwin Morgan, licensed courtesy of Carcanet Press Limited
“Glas” by Bryan Martin Davies, licensed courtesy of Gomer Press Limited
Artwork by Anna Barratt
Design by Sally Pilkington
Layout by Matt Cooper and Paul J Street
Photography by Math Roberts
Thank you to Laurence, Will and everyone at Weird World / Domino, Qu Junktions, Anna Barratt, Amanda Fraser, Sam Grant, Rachael Macarthur, Rosie Morris, Lee Patterson, Mette Rasmussen, Paul Stewart, Angharad Closs Stephens, John Stevens, Pat Thomas and Christian Wright. Also thank you to Richard Elliott at the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University for arranging access to the King’s Hall organ, to Magnus Williamson for his work in bringing this instrument to Newcastle and to Bernard Aubertin for building it.
License
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Hen Ogledd is
Dawn Bothwell
Rhodri Davies
Richard Dawson
Sally Pilkington