As the exhibition of my audio augmented reality piece Only Expansion in Bristol closes next week this mixtape is collaged from field recordings and music extracts that were created in 2018/19 as part of the making process. To create Only Expansion I spent time touring locations displaying very tangible signifiers of climate change - rising sea levels, collapsing coastlines, wildfires and more.

This is probably one of the noisiest mixtapes so far, as it leans into the viscerality, decay and collapse that I had tried to capture in the audio walk. It takes a cinematic approach, shifting perspectives from the intimate and below surface level up to grassy cliffs and sweeping charred landscapes. Along with some wonderful vocals and strings from Sarah Anderson you’ll find early music sketches from the piece combined with a mixture of hydrophone and other field recordings from the coasts of Norfolk, Devon, Bergen and the aftermath of Californian wildfires.

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