Album Notes

Memory Wire
Chris Conway has been active in many genres of music for 20 years as a professional musician. Jazz, singer-songwriter, Celtic, world music, new age and more. He has worked with a strangely diverse set of musicians including Talvin Singh, Peter Tork (Monkees), Derek Bailey, Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), Gavin Bryars, and Dr L Subramanium. He has released over 70 albums.

Jim Tetlow is an intuitive sculptor in sound. Using sounds from found sources and reworking them to play in his setup of live electronics. He has recorded many albums with electronic ensemble Endgame, Extremities, with Julian Broadhurst, Aurelie, Harper Bourne, Focal Gaol and more, releasing 18 albums and over 70 with Endgame.

Memory Wire grew out of live performances at the Quadelectronic improvised electronic music events. They realised they shared similar aesthetics, fondness for minimal and atmospheric ambient music. Having done so much live improvised music, they wished to play music together in the more controlled environment of the studio. They recorded and released their debut album Ascend this year.

The Music – Memory Wire play ambient dreamscapes and minimal music elements featuring theremin, keyboards, flutes, treated vocals and layered sound samples and field recordings. The pieces are improvised but often touch on previous performing experiences.