Minster by Nightports
Following rare access to the bell tower at Hull Minster in September 2021, this immersive electronic work is made entirely of recordings of the bells that have rung out over the city of Hull for centuries, and of the clock mechanism that has marked that time. With live spatialisation across 24 speakers set up around the magnificent Hull Minster, this music delves deep into the resonances of the place and plays with the rich acoustics of the building.
Nightports is based on a simple rule of restriction: only sounds captured for a particular project can be used. Nothing else – no samples or synths or drum machines – though the sounds captured can be stretched, cut, morphed and twisted, ordered and reordered. All of the sounds of this performance come from Hull Minster. It is music in and of this special place.
This is a binaural audio mix - listening on headphones is recommended.
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Credits
All tracks written by Adam Martin and Mark Slater
Spatialisation and realisation by Matt Barnard
Published by Mute Song / copyright control
All tracks recorded as a live performance by Adam Martin, Mark Slater, and Matt Barnard on August 2nd 2022 in Hull Minster
Mixed and mastered by Matt Barnard
Artwork by Oli Bentley, Split
This work was created with support from PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund for Music Creators. Nightports thank Al, Mark, and Robin at Hull Minster for allowing us access to the special places in the building to record the original audio, for being so welcoming, and for ringing the bells that are the origin of this music.
License
All rights reserved.
Nightports is based on a simple but unbreakable rule of restriction: only sounds produced by the featured musician can be used. Nothing else. These sounds can be transformed, distorted, translated, processed and reprocessed, stretched, cut, ordered and reordered without limitation.