{"title":"The Hardy Tree","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"common-grounds","title":"Common Grounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrances Castle is the illustrator\/owner behind the Clay Pipe record label and The Hardy Tree is her on-going musical project. \u003ci\u003eCommon Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e was started during the first 2020 lock down - when time moved very slowly and travel away from home became impossible. The album was recorded at home by Frances, then mixed to tape with Ed Deegan at Gizzard Analogue Studios in East London. Ed plays drums on three of the tracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like many others with nowhere else to go, I walked the streets of my neighbourhood for exercise and well-being. I rambled like I might in the country side; stopping every now and then to take in the view, or notice something I’d missed before. I took to looking up local streets in historical newspapers, and read reports of mysteries and crimes that had happened here in the past. I researched the names of the people who had lived in my flat before me, viewed old census returns from the surrounding area, and noted the birth places and livelihoods of past residents. I began to see the ghosts of these people on my walks, and notice the things that they had left behind; shapes of ancient tram tracks creeping under the tarmac, an old gas street lamp in an alleyway, a tiny metal sign indicating a culverted river. I spent my evenings writing and recording the music on this LP, and then the following day would listen to the rough mixes as I walked, the music began to soundtrack the walks, and the walks began influencing the type of music I was creating.” - Frances Castle, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clay Pipe","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50409480388939,"sku":"1160602","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50409480618315,"sku":"1160604","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0ea6e4fb-5911-4f1a-8aad-fe2624896a06_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726615202"},{"product_id":"the-fields-lie-sleeping-underneath","title":"The Fields Lie Sleeping Underneath","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe music on \u003ci\u003eThe Fields Lie Sleeping Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by Frances' local London neighbourhood, a soundtrack to the past beneath the pavements, its early grass covered hills, Victorian heyday, and 20th century sprawl. Recorded at home in an attic room over a year, she has patched and stitched together an orchestral jigsaw puzzle of sounds that hint at audio memories, ghost orchestras, cinema organs, folk song, and static and crackle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clay Pipe","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50507139842379,"sku":"1113747","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/edee2fb7-a999-436d-ae16-3d96a7da3423_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727839103"},{"product_id":"all-the-hours","title":"All the Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hardy Tree, is the musical project of Frances Castle, founder of the acclaimed Clay Pipe Music label. She is pleased to present \u003ci\u003eAll the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHours\u003c\/i\u003e as part of the Clay Pipe Mini CD series. This 20-minute composition beautifully captures the passage of a day, from dawn to dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Hours\u003c\/i\u003e was initially composed for a live performance at The Betsey Trotwood pub in London last February. The piece serves as the soundtrack to a slow-moving animation inspired by the cover art of The Hardy Tree’s previous album, Common Grounds. It takes listeners on a journey from night to day and back again, unfolding through delicate looped woodwinds and melodic soundscapes. The music was created using an Elektron Syntakt and an Elektron Digitakt, and the limitations and constraints of the instruments helped define the sound of the music. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clay Pipe","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50531379216715,"sku":"2219468","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/A10341T000008NGEP8_T110250324860054_937e53d2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728106331"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-hardy-tree.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}