ALEX H DUNCAN

The Path

…layered dark ambient vibes, reminiscent of HARRY BERTOIA or NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS: simultaneously haunting and beguiling…
Gavin McClafferty – 13aX

File under Ambient Plant Wave

Alex H Duncans multi layered work explores the inner workings and responsiveness of nature. The work could almost be the sonic representation of the research and writings of Merlin Sheldrake and his father Rupert.

The Path is a collection of seven tracks, which lead the listener through rhythms and melodies of the non-human world. Layered soundscapes generated from the hidden world of mycelium data collected by Alex that sonically presents a path into our natural environment.

Exclusive to Bandcamp the release comes in digital format or in very limited edition laser engraved flower press with album CD, bonus CD and artwork bundle including specially commissioned lino cut from Lydia Jane Duncan. Accompanying videos edited with the help of Paul Wilkinson and John Kerridge. Available for pre-order now. Full album release Saturday 13th January.

Alex H Duncans work has been featured on BBC 6Music with Lauren Laverne and Zoe Balls breakfast show On BBC Radio 2. Alex hosts the Plant Noise show on Camp Radio and The World According to Darf on No Shit Radio.

Welcome to the world of Alex H Duncan. His music is from a different universe, of a non-human origin. Another being, another species deciding on the pitch, tempo, cadences, and musical structures. Alex uses devices to collect midi data from trees, plants, fungi and then plugs this data into sound generators and synthesisers. Alex unveils a truth about our natural world and its unheard dialect. Alex reveals nature as a guide and collaborator creating music that is profound and moving.

“Why ‘The Path’? I have been making music from data collected in nature for more than four years. Its patterns, cadences and musical structures fill me with awe and delight. Endlessly, I connect to deep mycelium networks or mighty oaks and smile. It is amazing. But, like any music full of tonal changes and unusual time signatures, it takes hours of listening to fall into those rhythms and melodies. This new work is an attempt to lead you to those musical places, gently removing most of the human elements. Mycelium data collected from the earth runs continuously through the album with above ground data providing points of change along the journey. The human elements I have included are an attempt to clear path through this woodland and across these cliffs. This place is wonderful, let’s not fuck this up.

Follow the path. It could be fun”.