Playable, reinforced concrete record.
Contains three tracks from the Robin Hood Gardens e.p.
1. BossanoVa an Over Again
2. Money i(S) for Poor People
3. Dead Leaders on Permanent Display
Artist: A.J. HOLMES
Title: Robin Hood Gardens (concrete record)
Manufacturer / Concrete-smith: William T. Kulish at The Steelike® UHPC Mix Design: steelike.com
Record Label: Onomatopoeia: www.onophonic.com
Between 2015 - 2016 A.J. Holmes recorded a specifically composed collection of songs at Robin Hood Gardens, a residential housing estate in Poplar, London designed in the1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, completed in 1972 and at the time of this recording scheduled for for demolition; currently undergoing demolition. The songs were recorded in various spaces around the site and no post-production, processing or effects were used.
This is Holmes’s homage to Robin Hood Gardens, the people that live / lived there and the architects Alison and Peter Smithson.
The 10” vinyl and download versions of this record were release 21st July 2017 by Onomatopoeia records.
Now four years on, the release of the long awaited, playable, re-enforced concrete record. One of copy was played at Robin Hood Gardens, on the 10th June; coincidentally during the sola eclipse. One other will go on sale here.
Please note: Record player is not included
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A.J. Holmes (aka Vanishing Breed) is a Musician, Recordist, Big fan of Pan-African music, Lover of 20th Century Architecture and Founder of The Hackney Empire (band)
