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Ninety Third Psalm in the upper and lower churches of St John on the Wall, Bristol.

The previous evening we had attended Bristol Sacred Harp, where Ellen sings every week, and this song was called. Markus had not heard this form of singing before: open-throated and very rhythmic. In the morning, we had the idea to capture the different acoustics of the each church through one of the songs.

The 'upper' voice (Ellen Southern singing treble) is recorded in the upper church, and the lower voice (Markus Feiler singing alto) is sung in the lower church / crypt. The two recordings were made separate from each other, with just a starting note in common, so they rhythmically and harmonically phase and mismatch in a slightly uncanny, disembodied, dislocated way.

From As Above So Below, collaborative artist residency, St John on the Wall, Bristol, October 2018. With thanks to the Churches Conservation Trust.

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from As Above So Below: a Site Singing collaborative artist residency, St John on the Wall, Bristol, track released October 22, 2018

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