From The Understory (EP 10" Vinyl - Eco-Mix, 33 ⅓ rpm)
From The Understory (EP 10" Vinyl - Eco-Mix, 33 ⅓ rpm)
A collection of songs exploring our interconnectedness with the natural world, intertwining folk-inspired harmonies, ambient electronics and atmospheric sounds made with plants in the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome.
Created as part of Alice Boyd’s artist residency at the Eden Project, this limited edition vinyl tells the story of civilisation at a tipping point.
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From The Understory • Alice Boyd’s debut EP • Limited Edition EP 10" Vinyl - Eco-Mix, 33 ⅓ rpm
Photo by Mark Lomas
About the music:
From The Understory (release date: 21st April 2023) is an exploration of our relationship with plants and our role in the ecosystems with live in. Created as part of Alice Boyd's artist residency at the Eden Project, this collection of songs brings together the human voice, electronic textures created with plants and field recordings to tell the story of civilisation at a tipping point.
In 2021, Alice spent a week in the Rainforest Biome with her hand-crafted Arduino device recording plant conductivity data, which fluctuates as water moves around the leaves. She ‘sonified’ this into music, using synthesisers to voice variations in the data. This plant music is the foundation of the EP, appearing as the opening electronic bed in ‘Separation’ and intricate melodies heard on later tracks.
Since Alice’s residency, she has performed ‘From The Understory’ in the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome, and has been featured on BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 6 and BBC Radio 3’s ‘Secrets of the Scottish Rainforest’.
Sustainability:
The EP is pressed onto Eco-Mix, a 100% recycled compound made from trimmed flash and leftovers from any colour which cannot otherwise be reused. The trimmed flash is the excess vinyl that is trimmed off after the vinyl puck is pressed, and the leftover colour granulate is usually from 2 or 3 colour effect discs that cannot be reused into single colour discs. This method produces a unique look and colour for each vinyl, cutting down on waste and making each record individual. The colour you receive will be a lucky dip, and can range from sea green to ruby red!
Credits
Composed by Alice Boyd
Produced by Alice Boyd and Liam Evans
Lead Vocals by Alice Boyd
Vocals by Dazey, Emily Izen Row, Issa, XATIVA, zha
Mixed by Liam Evans
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New York
Artwork by Amy Pezzin
Typography by Josie Tucker
Recorded at home in London
With thanks to Adam Laurence, AJIMAL, Anne Langford, Céline Holman, Cosmo Sheldrake, Darren Hoare, Gawain Hewitt, Hanna Tuulikki, James Lloyd Smith, Jason Singh, Kate Francis, Kyla Stroud, Laonikos Psimikakis Chalkokondylis, Lucy Siegle, Luisa Gerstein, Michelle Karlsson, Nicole Rochman, Petia Tzanova, Prof. Adam Beaumont, Sandrayati, Sarah Peake, Tamsin Solanum, Tamsyn Lewis, Tom Bevan, Will Dutta and the many other people who have provided support, mentoring and advice. A special thank you to Iain Boyd and Emma Howard Boyd.
Alice Boyd’s music was made possible thanks to support from Sound and Music’s New Voices programme, The Eden Project, PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music grant and Arts Council England’s DYCP programme. New Voices is supported by Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation and PRS Foundation.