Simon Mavin & Paul Bender
What a great concept for a record this is. A stress free environment to improvise from the heart with musicians of a similar mind. I brought two synths to the scenario (sequential circuits Prophet 5 & a Roland Sh3a) to add to the lush ambient soundscape that was created. Really looking forward to hearing the record as a whole.
Simon Mavin
My experience recording with Nick, Anita and Simon was such a breath of fresh air - no expectations, just pure listening and reacting, the best of the improvisational experience. I decided early on that rather than play on a traditional instrument (bass, cello, synth), I would use a looper and various effects to “grab” sounds from the other musicians, reforming their performance into various abstracted and hazy ambient layers. I used a small mixing desk to funnel their sounds into a octaver, a space echo and then a Hologram “Microcosm” pedal before hitting the looper, which had the excellent functionality of being able to record multiple loops of any length, with no grid connecting them, for that ideal swirling abstraction that I love in ambient music. It was one of the most enjoyable improvisational experiences I’ve had in a long time!
Paul Bender