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Echoes of Invention: Afterlife

by Bladder & String

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Energy 08:48
2.
3.
I Don't See 06:51
4.
Returning 06:47

about

A modern reimagining of Delia Derbyshire's renowned 'Inventions for Radio' as part of Coventry’s year as City of Culture. The collaboration with Barry Bermnge, which began in 1964, brought a diverse range of voices from across the country together into one of Delia’s most loved pieces. Giving a platform to under-heard voices on the radio, 'Inventions for Radio' was pioneering in showcasing the thoughts and lives of ordinary people and extraordinary subject matter.

'Echoes of Invention' explores Delia and Barry’s original work through the lives of people living in Derbyshire’s home city of Coventry today. In 'Afterlife' we hear from a range of perspectives as they describe their feelings and thoughts on what comes after this life. Composed collaboratively by Caro C, Charles Craggs and Indira Lakshmi the music is inspired by Delian techniques. Limited to the voices of singer Tom Simkins, who improvised around the note of D minor, and the interviewees, the composers used modern music technology to build the soundscape; keeping the piece fundamentally rooted in the human voice.

Afterlife is broken down into four movements:

Energy
- Voices exploring an indescribable, universal energy

The Life Left After
- What we leave behind after our life

I Don't See
- Voices that don't see an afterlife

Returning
- How we return to the world and universe after our life.

credits

released April 22, 2022

We would like to thank Arts Council England, Coventry City Council,
Coventry University, Theatre Absolute, Open Theatre, The RSC, Erica Whyman, Jen Davis, Delia Derbyshire Day, Cath Cullinane, Phillipa Cross, Joshua Patel, David Butler, Brian Hodgson and the Patel family for supporting the project.

We would also like to give special thanks to all of the featured participants who so kindly took the time to share with us and who trusted us with their words.


Project Director: Connor Alexander

Composed by: Caro C, Charles Craggs & Indira Lakshmi

Vocal Performance: Tom Simkins

Audio mastering: Blacklisted Mastering

Artwork: Andrew Moore

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