Photograph by Robin Silas
To celebrate the opening of Rinko Kawauchi’s At the edge of the everyday world, we have invited a collection of artists to create new soundtracks to accompany her film works. These will be performed and broadcast as a special one-off event on Friday 18th October (tickets via Headfirst).
Headlining the evening will be longtime festival favourites Time is Away. Comprised of Jack Rollo and Elaine Tierney, the duo combine spoken word, field recordings and music to create sonic tapestries that take listeners on a journey – from the voice as an instrument, to a letter from home, to the colour and sound of pomegranates. We have long been fans of their monthly NTS radio show, as well as Jack’s Early Bird Show.
In preparation, we asked Time is Away for a list of records that are currently inspiring them. As you might expect, not all are easy to track down (unless you were buying CDs in Japan in the mid 90s?). However, we’ve provided bandcamp links wherever possible:
- Eddie Marcon – Yahho no Potori – Listen here (this one is our favourite and has also been on repeat in the Bristol Photo Festival office in recent months)
- Ishmael Read – Hands of Grace – Listen here.
- Charles Curtis – Performances & Recordings 1998 – 2018 – Listen here.
- Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker – Canti Di Guerra, Di Lavoro E D‘Amore – Listen here.
- Yoshio Machida – Hypernatural # 3 – Listen here.
- Robert Ashley – Outcome Inevitable – Listen here.
- Torso – Water Curve – Track it down via All Night Flight Records (maybe the best record shop in the country?)
- Terre Thaemlitz – Tranquilizer – Track it down via Boomkat.
- Kiyoshi Shomura – 12 Songs for Guitar – Watch on youtube.
- Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand – Ashtayama – Listen here.
To learn more about Time is Away, check out a great interview here.