JAMES O'SULLIVAN: LOVELY ERROR
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James O'Sullivan: electric guitar
Recording: Jon Clayton
Mastering Mark Beazley
Cover Art: sito_press
Label Scatter (DL)
Available here (physical)
I hope that, beyond being an interesting sonic experience, these recordings capture some of what is exciting and life-affirming about improvisation - the heightened awareness of one’s surroundings; the blurring of the boundaries between the player, their materials and their environment; the resultant anticipation of renegotiating one’s relationship with the world from moment to moment.
Recording: Jon Clayton
Mastering Mark Beazley
Cover Art: sito_press
Label Scatter (DL)
Available here (physical)
I hope that, beyond being an interesting sonic experience, these recordings capture some of what is exciting and life-affirming about improvisation - the heightened awareness of one’s surroundings; the blurring of the boundaries between the player, their materials and their environment; the resultant anticipation of renegotiating one’s relationship with the world from moment to moment.
This is my third solo release, and came about mainly through happenstance; a long-awaited quartet recording session at OneCat Studio gradually became a solo affair as the three other musicians dropped out either due to illness or other commitments - or so they told me! At the very last minute, I decided to take the session for myself instead of cancelling. The resultant music makes up the majority of the album (tracks 1-5); five edits from the over three hours or so of playing that day, which hopefully document my playing at its most fluid, dynamic, resonant and imaginative.
The final piece was recorded about 2 years ago, on holiday in a remote part of South-Western France, and is taken from many hours of improvisations recorded in much less ‘urgent’ conditions. I also play using an amplified archtop semi-acoustic here, instead of the more frequent Telecaster setup heard in tracks 1-5.
The final piece was recorded about 2 years ago, on holiday in a remote part of South-Western France, and is taken from many hours of improvisations recorded in much less ‘urgent’ conditions. I also play using an amplified archtop semi-acoustic here, instead of the more frequent Telecaster setup heard in tracks 1-5.
