Dulcitone 1804
by Nightports w/ Matthew Bourne
Fabio Viola
Fabio Viola
I'm a fan of Nightports and my favorite of their collaborations was the one with Matthew Bourne from 2018. Six years later here's another! Can't wait to hear the whole thing!
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumCD in 6-panel wallet. Limited to 500 copies.
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Includes digital pre-order of Dulcitone 1804. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.shipping out on or around May 24, 2024edition of 500Purchasable with gift card£8.99 GBP or more
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about
Dulcitone 1804 is the fourth collaborative album by musician-producers Adam Martin and Mark Slater to be released on The Leaf Label, following a trilogy of albums with Matthew Bourne (2018), The Comet Is Coming’s drummer Betamax (2020) and double bassist Tom Herbert (2022). Nightports are reunited with pianist and composer Matthew Bourne, this time exploring a rare 19th century keyboard instrument called a dulcitone.
The dulcitone produces sound when felt-covered hammers hit a series of tuning forks, causing them to vibrate - a precursor to the now iconic Fender Rhodes, which took the same concept but was designed for electric amplification. It was invented by Thomas Machell in Glasgow in around 1860 and produced in small quantities for about 40 years. Dulcitone 1804 was produced on instrument number 1804, and is believed to be the first album made entirely on the dulcitone.
The album came about almost by accident, when Martin and Slater were at Bourne’s studio working on another project and spotted a small, unassuming instrument against the wall. “As Matthew does with all instruments he plays, the first sounds he made with the dulcitone were immediately beautiful,” Martin explains. “Somewhere between a celeste and a piano, it has a clear, bell-like quality that’s evocative of a strange other world. Something old and distant.”
The dulcitone produces sound when felt-covered hammers hit a series of tuning forks, causing them to vibrate - a precursor to the now iconic Fender Rhodes, which took the same concept but was designed for electric amplification. It was invented by Thomas Machell in Glasgow in around 1860 and produced in small quantities for about 40 years. Dulcitone 1804 was produced on instrument number 1804, and is believed to be the first album made entirely on the dulcitone.
The album came about almost by accident, when Martin and Slater were at Bourne’s studio working on another project and spotted a small, unassuming instrument against the wall. “As Matthew does with all instruments he plays, the first sounds he made with the dulcitone were immediately beautiful,” Martin explains. “Somewhere between a celeste and a piano, it has a clear, bell-like quality that’s evocative of a strange other world. Something old and distant.”
credits
releases May 24, 2024
All tracks written by Matthew Bourne, Adam Martin and Mark Slater
Published by Mute Song
All tracks performed and recorded in Airedale on August 3rd 2023
Improvised performances by Matthew Bourne (dulcitone), Adam Martin (electronics) and Mark Slater (live electronics)
Recording engineered by Mark Slater and Adam Martin
Additional effects processing by Mark Slater
Mixed by Mark Slater
Mastered by Eric James at Philosophers Barn Mastering
Artwork by Oli Bentley, Niala Crampton, Split
All tracks written by Matthew Bourne, Adam Martin and Mark Slater
Published by Mute Song
All tracks performed and recorded in Airedale on August 3rd 2023
Improvised performances by Matthew Bourne (dulcitone), Adam Martin (electronics) and Mark Slater (live electronics)
Recording engineered by Mark Slater and Adam Martin
Additional effects processing by Mark Slater
Mixed by Mark Slater
Mastered by Eric James at Philosophers Barn Mastering
Artwork by Oli Bentley, Niala Crampton, Split
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Matthew Bourne Leeds, UK
With a reputation as a fearlessly unpredictable pianist and composer, Matthew Bourne is a passionate explorer of sound, possessed of a burning desire to make music on anything old, broken or infirm.
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Jun 9Leeds, UK
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Jun 23Sowerby Bridge, UK
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