The Towers I: Inaccessible

by Flexagon

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1.	Gazing At The Towers 02:36	buy track
2.	Ozanne Tower: The Folly 05:17	buy track
3.	Fort Saumarez: MP2 05:53	buy track
4.	Loophole Tower No.10 02:44	buy track
5.	Le Mont Saint Windmill 07:01	buy track
6.	St James Clock Tower 08:17	buy track
7.	The Last Trees 08:24	buy track
8.	Communications Tower 08:53	buy track
9.	Water Tower 04:41	buy track

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The Towers I: Inaccessible is an atmospheric exploration of Guernsey inspired by a series of towers that stand just out of reach. Field recordings, cello, cor anglais, spoken word and ambient electronica come together on this journey around Flexagon’s island home. Locations long abandoned come back to life and local landmarks tell new stories in this stunning album.

Flexagon’s 2020 album 7 Nocturnes East was firmly rooted in Guernsey’s coastal landscape. Since that release he has continued to work on location-based environmental music, sound art and installations both in Guernsey and remotely for projects based on places and field recordings in Wales and the Antarctic.

On The Towers I: Inaccessible, the first of a trilogy, he explores and provides a soundtrack to eight locations around the island and their history: a folly, a brutalist WWII observation tower, a Loophole tower, a windmill, a clock tower, trees used as lookout posts by German soldiers during the Occupation, a communications tower with a Cold War legacy and a concrete water storage tower. Some are familiar sights while others are hidden in plain view; all are usually off limits to the public.

Along with electronic ambience, Flexagon has written for solo cor anglais and cello, recording them together outside on location. He has also experimented with FM and shortwave radio, recorded in a clock tower, re-created the sound of hammering metal rungs into a tree, and made field recordings under a WWII observation tower and a concrete water tower. The spoken word track spans more than 200 years of Guernsey’s rich history.

The Towers I: Inaccessible’s combination of lush downtempo grooves, Vangelis-like soundscapes and environmental ambience make this sonic exploration of Guernsey's landscape and history a welcome addition to the pantheon of location-specific albums.

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released February 3, 2023

All music written, recorded and produced by Flexagon

Tracks 1-4 & 9 mastered by Flexagon
Tracks 5-8 mastered by Toby Marks

Cello on Ozanne Tower played by John Surcombe
Cor anglais on Ozanne Tower and The Last Trees played by Nerine Ozanne
Words on Loophole Tower No.10 written by Shaun Shackleton and read by James Le Page

Thanks to Claire, Lloyd, Guernsey Arts, St James Concert Hall, Andrew Le Poidevin, Kevin Mahy, Marc Gouarin, Continuum, Its Own Animal, Andrew Heath, Alice Boyd, Jasper, Toby and everyone else who helped with this project.

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Flexagon Guernsey

Flexagon is a Guernsey-based sound mangler and musical instrument collector. He is also a DJ, music producer, sound engineer and composer.

As a DJ he is known for playing long eclectic and psychedelic sets spanning multiple genres, equally at home playing ambient and chillout as he is with dancefloor-friendly music.

Chillout (mostly!) mixes here:- www.mixcloud.com/flexagon/ ... more

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