Friday 15 May 2020

Delia Derbyshire And Elsa Stansfield ‎– "Circle Of Light (Original Electronic Soundtrack)" (Trunk Records ‎– JBH061LP) 1972


Back in the days when Eno was just a sideman in Roxy Music, and  the so-called 'inventor' of the Dark Ambient genre,Lustmord , was still in nappies, Delia Derbyshire and artist chum Elsa Stansfield, had beaten them both to it, with this forgotten soundtrack to photographer, Pamela Bone's award-winning, short film "Circle Of Light". But,then again, Delia was doing this kind of stuff when Eno was still in short trousers.
One really has an impression of being alone in a wilderness,.....even though i'd feel alone in a crowded room...., with the processed field recordings of nature, juxtaposed with Delia's groundbreaking Musique Concréte inspired electronics,you could almost breath in the fresh pollution.Without the images,it's as if we are clinging to a lump of rock careering wildly  through space,dependant on a thin layer of life preserving gases that are slowly being destroyed...wait a minute...we are!!?
I guess it is better to view the images and sound together for the full effect,which concentrates heavily on the beauty that surrounds us...another reminder to STOP fucking it all up you bunch of Twats!..I believe thats what Delia,Elsa,and Pamela wanted to say?
Sadly both Delia and Elsa are no longer with us so we will never know how they made it,what they wanted to communicate or how they worked together, but luckily now we can just listen, enjoy it and drift away speculating how we can turn this circle of shite (society) back into a circle of light.

Tracklisting:

1. Circle Of Light (Part One) 21:15
2. Circle Of Light (Part Two) 10:26

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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 May 2020 at 03:37

    This here is exceptional...Thank you!

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  2. ximeremix16 May 2020 at 11:34

    I have this already (download and clear vinyl) Trunk are a great place to go to for obscure stuff, from children's school music to TV soundtracks, and from Letters to soft porn starts to advertising jingles.

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  3. Anonymous16 May 2020 at 12:00

    concentrates not consentrates - see me after school

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  4. Jonny Zchivago16 May 2020 at 12:56

    Sory teech, aye woent d'wit agen. Corected.

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  5. Bodhi Amol16 June 2020 at 21:34

    Hello, here is another Soundtrack by Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson from 1973 called "The Legend from hell House" - Enjoy...
    https://workupload.com/file/3zGjxLBrTCd

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  6. Richie Muster29 May 2022 at 14:09

    Somehow, i feel as though i'm going to bloody love this. And why? A) Because it's Delia, and b) because it's on Die Or DIY, that's why. Nuff sed.

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