Scissors and Sellotape - For The Tired And Ill At Ease
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‘...For the Tired And Ill At Ease...’ is the cumulative result of several years of John McCaffrey’s shoulder to the musical grindstone; originally a member of electronica duo Clickits, McCaffrey moved from Accrington in the North West of England to Melbourne, Australia and started solo project Part Timer. His release as Scissors And Sellotape on Fac-ture follows the eponymous 2009 debut on Cotton Goods and numerous projects as both Part Timer and Upward Arrows for Moteer, Mobeer, Flau, Under The Spire and Lost Tribe Sound, including a number of solo self releases and collaborations with Nicola Hodgkinson, frequent muse Heidi Elva, multi- instrumentalist Aaron Martin and vocalist wife Danielle.
As Part Timer, McCaffrey concentrates on mixtures of delicate folk flavours and electronic augmentation. Upwards Arrows is an outlet for his drone material. Scissors And Sellotape is a different beast, an articulate mix of subtle electronic manipulation, field noise, restrained melody and maudlin texture. Recorded in 3 hours at St Mary’s Church in Thornbury, ‘...For the Tired And Ill At Ease...’ is an eleven-track deconstruction of the piano and organ pieces taken from the day, edited, resampled and stretched so comprehensively that after four weeks work even contributor Elva found them unrecognizable.
The album reflects an atheist’s fascination with the continuing hold that theology has over people – that despite years of humanistic advance, people still turn to their religion for meaning or relief from the pressures of the real world. The track titles link to this theme in more ways than one, joining on to either the beginning or end - “For The Tired And Ill At Ease...There Is No Succour”, “It’s A Long Slog...For The Tired And Ill At Ease”, “ For The Tired And Ill At Ease...I Say Get Used To It”.
“I think people see all kinds of things in religion...in some ways it’s whatever you need it to be. You can project your fears, hopes, or conceptions of justice on to it, and find some validating stream of thought. “ John McCaffrey
Listeners with sharp ears may recognize the track “Healing Touch” from the Fluid/Hibernate compilation ‘Kanshin’, and those familiar with this and previous releases will recognize a sure hand; an artistic confidence that could take the listener in any direction, at any given moment...
Sampler:
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Side A:
1. There is no succour
2. I say 'get used to it'
3. My sympathies go out to you
4. A round of applause please
5. Join the club
6. A simple 'i know how you feel'
Side B:
1. What can be done
2. It's a long slog
3. Healing touch
4. Words of support
5.Personal trainers
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Limited Edition Of 200 Includes:
180 gm Pure virgin vinyl
Letter pressed CD
16 Page photo booklet
12 x 12 Bespoke print
A2 Poster
Hand numbered/Stamped/Sealed
Download Code
180 gm Pure virgin vinyl
300 gm Heavy matt FSC sustainable board printed using vegetable-based inks with black inner sleeves
Letter pressed four panel booklet CD
16 Page photographic booklet
12 x 12 Bespoke numbered/stamped print on 300 gm card stock
A2 Bespoke double sided photographic poster that folds down to A5 on 190 gm uncoated stock
Card and download code
Hand numbered/Stamped/Sealed
Wrapped in luxury soft black tissue
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Standard Edition Of 100 Includes:
180 gm Pure virgin vinyl
300 gm Heavy matt FSC sustainable board printed using vegetable-based inks with black inner sleeves
A2 Bespoke photographic poster that folds down to A5 on 190 gm uncoated stock
Card and download code
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Reviews:
The music is graceful, the mood dream-like, and the tempos slow and ponderous—a combination conducive to meditation, reflection, and mental drift that proves potent, no matter the precise nature of one's religious orientation. - Textura
For the Tired and Ill at Ease comes wrapped in the grand reverb of St Mary’s Church in Thornbury – the intimacy arrives as an embrace from all sides, with an emotional immediacy of soft notes and pedal clunks neatly juxtaposed with a sense of time blurred and distorted by the washes of echo. - ATTN Magazine
This album simply discovered me. All of its little quirks (the glitching on here is tastefully done) simply work towards making an emotional, dramatic statement. “For the Tired and Ill at Ease” is an instantly enjoyable, emotional, and oftentimes physical album. - Beach Sloth
A beautiful, haunting album of elegant minimal piano melodies. - Morpheus Music
Fitting fine inbetween recent projects of people like Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Clem Leek. - Ambient Blog
Music that has it's own fluorescence which is not visible to the human eye, but always favorable for ours souls. - Blear Moon
The listener could easily lay their own emotional interpretation over these gentle soundscapes - extremely fitting and complementary to the album’s backstory. - Binge Cringe Winge
This ambient composition weaves a delicate work of subtle melodies, voices, whispers evocative of nostalgia and beauty. - Loop
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Posted : Jan 12, 2012 01:06
beautiful music. a really comfortable listening experience.
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Posted : Jan 12, 2012 22:34
I was going to get this as a digital. But it doesn't seem to have been released as digital as yet. Not sure if it will be.
Glad to hear you are enjoying it Atom Based. It looks like a beautiful package - something to be treasured. And I have heard a promo of the music and I like your description - certainly a comfortable listen.
Fluid Audio
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Posted : Jan 23, 2012 00:36
Hi guys
Digital now available and comes with extra bonus tracks, PDF artwork (booklet/poster) and film...
