Muffin Seeks Sunship - Crashing Circles in the Midnight Horn

CDR from CLaudia (CLaudi_010)

Archived item from CLaudia

These are all-acoustic improvisations by Sam Hamilton, Mark Sadgrove, Andrew Scott & Eve Gordon. Droning bowed-strings are the predominant sound, with a few percussive bits. Very Cave-man, very hippie, but very beautiful too - These two pieces were recorded in the dead of night, in concrete echoey spaces in the urban environment (too close to the neighbours at times).

1st edition of 50 copies, in sewn and stamped covers, each disc with a *unique* wordfind, and a "surprise" track. SOLD OUT

2nd Edition, in the same sewn & stamped covers (slightly smaller) with the same bonus track, no wordfind though, and slightly less colourful discs. NOW AVAILABLE

"The New Zealand based label CLaudia always surprises me with their releases. They always seem to bring new talent from their country and surprise the listener with their music. Muffin Seeks Sunship is a four piece band with Eve Gordon, Sam Hamilton, Mark Sadgrove and Andrew Scott - some of them we encountered on previous releases. This quartet went into 'concrete echoey spaces in the environment' armed with bowed strings and some percussion. It could as well be a cave for all I know. The environment in which they make their all acoustic recordings is pretty important and adds a natural reverb to the music. The six pieces are recorded on two different occasions, with five of them on one night in late 2005. The music is built largely from careful stroking whatever strings available and letting the acoustics do their bit. The music is not very outspoken, more held-back and controlled, like a private gathering of people not wanting to disturb anybody. Not anybody? Play the last piece and find out."

Review from VITAL WEEKLY, 547