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Bleak House - Music From The Middle Room
Welcome inside Bleak House, do take an armchair and settle by the fire. To maintain spirits in this Autumn retreat, the staff are... making noises. Luke's guitar is folding back on itself, flickering and flummoxing, Andy's fingers stumble from slumber around the pianoforte, and Robert's hands dance around in their percussive patter. Rest a while. What's that you say? Knocking? Oh no my dear, don't worry about the cellar. There's nothing in the cellar.
Tracklist
Tracklist- 01 Highway Acrylic 11:27
- 02 Barometer 07:10
- 03 Oil Burner 05:10
- 04 Insect Trap 01:27
- 05 Skirting Boards 06:37
- 06 Antiseptic 01:10
- 07 Coloured Lead Crayons 07:52
- 08 Biology Slides 07:37
- 09 Praise Book 01:33
- 10 Everything Is Broken, Or Intact 04:08
- 11 Toy Cupboard 04:33
- 12 Coloured Lead Fingers 04:19
Release notes
The log book tells me the current selections were recorded in 2006, with some additional flourishes pasted in during 2011.
Behind the release
Bleak House ↗
The staff of Bleak House were first engaged in 2001. Amongst their number are Luke Sample (electric guitars, keyboards), Andy Brain (piano, acoustic guitars, keyboards) and Robert Follen (drums, violin, toys). They are often busy with their other creative pursuits as Keshco, to which this may be deemed the sepia-tinged sister. Bleak House recording usually takes place once a year in Exmouth, England, and if you listen carefully you may hear seagulls amidst the shadows.
Artist website ↗