Track extract is album opener Mammoth Mountain featuring operatic voice of Jenny Kosmowsky, strings arranged by Steve Boyce-Buckley and played by Mancky Strings. Me on lead vox and clunky piano.
These stings were captured at the back garden at Nexus arts cafe in Northern Quarter of Manchester and a derelict overgrown house in Whalley Range, Manchester, UK by Senyor Doodlebug.
Album contributors role-call almost complete. To conclude the coming to you at some stage sooner “til you’re no longer blinkered” is two remixes that I felt nestled nice and cosy with the album’s self-nurturing theme and lullaby-esque musical mood.
First of the remixes is Newcastle’s ever so graceful and melodic songstress Beccy Owen. Beccy ever so kindly sent me a copy of her “Down with Gravity” album 1) just ‘cos it’s a nice thing to do and 2) in case I fancied doing a remix. Canny.
Melancholic and minimal track “The Deeps” shone out for me. The pristine voice and sensual piano captivated me straight away, as did the prospect of toying with the her sustained high notes and delicious words therein. And so I did, and thereupon I visited another Toon connection (who has featured on Beccy’s creations) recently landed in Leeds: viola-ist Gayle Hutchinson of Aurora Strings added warm strings to add to my suitably rare but actually quite accessible rendition.
Then comes one of my favourite caro snatch works: “She is her Kink” remix of “She is her King” by Frau Aike. Not sure i can say why, justify such self-examination, but i didn’t half enjoy the textures. Actually I think really liking the minimal, sexy original certainly helped nourish my toying with it.
And there is a feral element injected with the help of a let’s play and experiment recording session whilst at engineering school. With clarinetist and tribal gothic belly dancer Dark Lyza who provides the giggles, growls and polyphonic clarinet tones. And here’s what she did with the track choreography wise (fully fledged filming edit coming soon)..
And here we have a candid lil documentary of photo shoot #2 courtesy of Senyor Doodlebug.
Featuring make-up meistress Madame Tukatz aka Nikki Armstrong. And wow what a palette she has and an intuitive feel for what was exactly was right for me to transform me into the smokey eyed 60’s pixie [...]
Delias darlings by carosnatch
I thoroughly compiling this little project after coming up with the idea via the female:pressure email network mailing actions.
Women who make electronic music and are part of this electronic arts network, submitted a short piece about their music and music-making process. An amazing variety of approaches, styles [...]
Cinders gans to the ball – and enjoyed it. I approached the photoshoot challenge – of course set by myself – with an irrational amount of trepidation. Hitherto, all caro snatch photos have been me doing my experimental electronic music thing. For that is why i advertise myself as caro snatch – for what i [...]
I feel like sharing a few tips and tricks regarding getting that superstar, it sounds like a record, vocal production.
A recent conversation with Chris at Blacklisted Mastering – who is currently doing a very pleasing mid-side job on my new album – resulted in a resolution to try mono reverb on a lead vocal. [...]
My revolutionary new album “til you’re no longer blinkered” was going to be credited by ‘caro snatch and a score of good eggs’ but wise advice from one of them good eggs has swayed me to return to the clearer caro snatch moniker..
So, almost completing the compendium of them said good eggs, tracks 6 & [...]
Thanks to Women in Electronic Music facebook group I came across this opportunity to get my mitts on one of my hero’s superlative pieces. Her 7 minute epic deals with heavy universal issues with humour and grace.
As you may already be aware, have been likened to the beacon lady Laurie on a few occasions [...]
So, next up, track 3 & 4 of “til you’re no longer blinkered” (and you may have had every right to be) by ‘caro snatch and a score of good eggs’ are tracks that have been previously released on EPs but whose themes fitted into this album’s. They have been accordingly pampered with a few [...]
So my new album “til you’re no longer blinkered” was going to be credited by ‘caro snatch and a dozen good eggs’ but looking at the list of contributors this will have to be amended. I think i’m gonna go for ‘caro snatch and a score of good eggs’. Any objections/responses would be welcome though [...]
