Is by Stuart Gardham
'Is' by Stuart Gardham.
2025.
Presented in two versions.
i. Original
Is what it is until it isn’t.
ii. Cassius Version
A month ago, our cat died suddenly. Cassius would often sit in my lap while I work on tracks; snoozing along happily to the more glacial drones and pulses of sub bass, but waking up and wandering off when I brought in kicks and percussion. Not seeming annoyed, just not interested.
The second version of ‘Is’ is my attempt to re-work the track into a form that he could enjoy for its duration. It features a field recording taken during a long walk the day after he died. The recording is of grey herons building their nests by the river near our house, but also captures conversations we had with passing strangers. RIP Cassius.
Tracklist
| 1. | Is | 30:00 |
| 2. | Is (Cassius Version) | 30:00 |
Credits
Written, produced and mastered by Stuart Gardham.
License
All rights reserved.
Stuart Gardham is a Bristol-based musician, who uses electronics, field recordings, sub bass, and strings to construct a sound that is eerie, melancholic and dislocating.
Whilst releasing records under the Wandering Rocks moniker, he also produces explicitly beat-forward tracks and horizontal ambient dronescapes under his own name.