~ and not or & resonance ~ 'what remains' by john haycock at Crypt Of St John On The Wall
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A gig held at Crypt Of St John On The Wall on Saturday 9th May. The event starts at 18:00.


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john haycock and daniel bridgwood-hill (live)
sade arellano (live)
nahda (dj)
dan thorman (live)
adam (dj)
jamie house (visuals)
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inviting along calder valley communitarians resonance with all their outer-worldly experience in putting on beautiful events, and to showcase their new lp from john haycock playing the kora and electronics, who will be joined by daniel bridgwood-hill (dbh) on guitar and violin for an intimate evening in the crypt on nelson street.
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we have live support from sade arellano on the acoustic drones and vocals for a marriage of folk music histories that is both haunting and celestial.
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there will be a special dj set from nahda who will share a curated collection of horizontal folk music that celebrates her lebanese heritage.
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dan thorman will play an improv live set fusing electroacoustic recordings with modular synth
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also dj sets in the gaps from adam (resonance) playing folky trippers and ambient lushness
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jamie house (visuals) will be working on lighting and visuals for an immersive experience of refraction and illumination
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please respect performances and dj sets by keeping any chat to a minimum : )

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intimate 50 cap.

light and sound by resonance.

beanbags, cushions, throws and comfy bits (bring your own too, get super cushty).

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extra blurrrbs and info for live sets below:

JOHN HAYCOCK

https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/what-remains

‘What Remains’ is the new album from John Haycock featuring Daniel Bridgwood Hill and  produced by resonance founders Matthew Williams and Adam Kahan, mastered in Berlin by  Arnold Kasar. 

Originally composed for resonance and performed and recorded live at Hope Baptist Chapel  in Hebden Bridge in 2023, the composition uses kora, clarinet, violin, guitar and electronics  to produce a heartfelt conjunction of acoustic, processed and environmental elements, deeply  rooted in the land and history of the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire. 

The original recording has been evolved, opened out and ‘worldized’ in Todmorden Unitarian  Church, a term coined by Walter Murch - to play a recorded sound through loudspeakers in a real world setting and re-record the output in order to capture the natural reverberation and acoustic architecture of live spaces. 

This enriches the recordings with all that is contained and stored within these inspiring,  much loved locations. The release includes sessions from Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge,  The Portico Library in Manchester and the former Post Office sorting house in Todmorden. 

The album is a summation of 3 years of events that combine refracted light, acoustic and  processed sound, with the natural reverb of treasured settings in the mystical Calder Valley,  creating a harmonic standing wave of audio, visual and somatic experience. These live events draw on  the regions’ deep histories of social reform and religious resistance, folk magic, powerful topography and ancient forces.

SADE ARELLANO

Rooted in oral tradition and communal DIY spirit, Sade’s music draws from deep wells of tradition and place; inspired by English, Scottish, and Irish folk, medieval ballads, Yiddish klezmer, and Appalachian mountain songs. Using their voice and instruments, their sound is raw, immediate and intimate, built on drone chords, simple melodies and stories to create a living, breathing folk practice shaped by spell casting and storytelling.

They are known to sing in unconventional spaces: forest clearings, caves, empty car parks, echoing tunnels, abandoned buildings, and in the dark corners of pubs and smoking areas.

JAMIE HOUSE

Jamie creates immersive environments using crystal, analogue and digital lighting techniques. His unique lighting and projections will be dousing the Crypt, as they create a response to the music and architecture of each venue he visits.

Being part of the resonance journey since its very first events he has helped create an identity for 'what remains' that evokes the light and sound of the spaces the album was recorded in, using light, crystals and photography.



Entry requirements: no age restrictions

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