Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Martin Archer

Heritage and Ringtones

(Discus, Discus 18CD) (UK) (CD)

  1. Come Sunday (3:14)
  2. Ringtone 1 (6:29)
  3. It Don't Bother Me (1:22)
  4. Where's Mike? (3:07)
  5. Ringtone 2 (9:11)
  6. Wishing Well (2:29)
  7. Angelus Vander (8:26)
  8. Ringtone 3 (7:12)
  9. Ringstone (3:21)
  10. Ringtone 4 (9:38)
  11. Let No Man Steal Your Time (1:54)
  12. That Sheffield Sound (5:08)

Music by Martin Archer, except track 1, by Duke Ellington, track 3, by Bert Jansch, track 6, by Anne Briggs, and track 11, which is traditional

Martin Archer: violectronics, keyboards, processing, sopranino and alto saxophones, Bb and bass clarinets
Ingar Zach: percussion
Simon H. Fell: double bass (2, 5, 8, 10)
Rhodri Davies: harp (2, 5, 8, 10)
Tim Cole: acoustic guitar (5, 12)
Julie Cole: voice (11)
Chris Meloche: processing (5)
Herb Bayley: trombone (5)

Recorded at Telecottage and Sound Kitchen Studios, Sheffield, England, 2003-2004
Pre-mastered by Ian Stead
Artwork by Abra Cadaver and Hervé Perez
Produced by Charlie Collins

Released in 2005