Charles Hayward: TRADEMARK GROUND collectors vinyl
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Limited edition 12" by the legendary UK percussionist Charles Hayward - 180 gram clear vinyl with laser-etched graphics, numbered edition of 300
In October 2011, pioneering drummer Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now, Gong, Bill
Laswell’s Massacre) made his first solo appearance in Canada. The next day the festival booked him into a studio for a session focusing
on his newest material. He ended up with TRADEMARK GROUND, a powerful cycle of four intimate songs seamlessly
connected by five brilliant percussion interludes. The session was recorded and mixed by sound artist Matt
Rogalsky who has woven his field recordings into the fabric of Hayward’s drum work—subtle and
unsettling interventions.
Hayward’s songs —Yesterday’s Men, I’ve Been Watching You, Rattlesnake and Summerhill—cover wide emotional range, by turns wondering, fearful, sinister and joyful. The interludes form pathways in between, through familiar and unfamiliar sonic terrain. Hayward’s five drum improvisations mesh with creaks, scrapes, dripping taps, singing bridges, and skipping CD players.
TRADEMARK GROUND is available in a numbered series of only 300 LPs worldwide, on a new Canadian imprint, Otoacoustic. This is a very special production, with Hayward’s music on one side and his original graphics laser-etched into side 2. The albums are pressed in 180 gram clear vinyl, with a full-color jacket also featuring original Hayward graphics. A digital download code is included.Air mail shipping + handling is $20 to all destinations.
