Artist: A.J. HOLMES
Title: Robin Hood Gardens
5 track e.p.
10” transparent vinyl,
Full colour inner sleeve
Includes download card
A.J. Holmes has made a record that captures an echo of a vanishing utopia.
Holmes has 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 demolition. The songs were recorded in various spaces around the site and no post-production, processing or effects were used.
In this era of current housing crisis in London; the aim was to capture the sound of an environment that would soon no longer be there, capturing an echo - literally - of an era of post-war social democracy and public housing boom (seen then as a solution to the housing shortage).
This is Holmes’s homage to Robin Hood Gardens, the people that live / lived there and the architects Alison and Peter Smithson.
Includes unlimited streaming of Robin Hood Gardens
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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A.J. Holmes - Robin Hood Gardens CD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Artist: A.J. HOLMES
Title: Robin Hood Gardens
5 track e.p.
Duplication CD
Full colour card wallet
Black on sliver CD
A.J. Holmes has made a record that captures an echo of a vanishing utopia.
Holmes has 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 demolition. The songs were recorded in various spaces around the site and no post-production, processing or effects were used.
In this era of current housing crisis in London; the aim was to capture the sound of an environment that would soon no longer be there, capturing an echo - literally - of an era of post-war social democracy and public housing boom (seen then as a solution to the housing shortage).
This is Holmes’s homage to Robin Hood Gardens, the people that live / lived there and the architects Alison and Peter Smithson.
Includes unlimited streaming of Robin Hood Gardens
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
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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 - Robin Hood Gardens
Is a specifically composed collection of songs for Robin Hood Gardens, a residential housing estate in Poplar, London designed in the 1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, completed in 1972 and at the time of this recording, scheduled for demolition. The songs were recorded live in various spaces around the site and no post-production, processing or effects were used. In this era of current housing crisis in London; the aim was to capture the sound of an environment that would soon no longer be there, capturing an echo - literally - of an era of post-war social democracy and public housing boom (seen then as a solution to the housing shortage).
This record was made in homage to Robin Hood Gardens, to the people that live / lived there and to the architects Alison and Peter Smithson.
lyrics
This is our country, Everyone’s happy
Does what they want to, Wakes when they want to
Everyone’s equal, Robots do the work we don’t want to
Everyone is a hero, And every hero has a home
Today,Today resolve,Today resolve, Today x 2
Our cities are masterpieces, A delight to see
Countryside lush and abundant, Large predators roaming free
Today,Today resolve,Today resolve, Today x 2
The people are so beautiful, So intelligent and fun
The food is delicious, And we’ve cured every known disease
This is our entry, A song for utopia
A national statment, From our country, Isonomy
No one is enslaved, And no one is compressed
There is enough space for all, You most come and visit soon
See for yourself, Stay if you want to
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)
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