Arianne Churchman

UK label Folklore Tapes is in the midst of a very cool project right now, releasing a 24 volume cassette series of 48 artists performing their own brands of mutant folk, drone, and more to create a tapestry of sound based on the myths and folklore of the 48 counties of England.  It's called the "Ceremonial County Series," and it's an epic, sprawling, and fascinating endeavor.  Check out folk artist Arianne Churchman's contribution "The Horse-Woman of Piper's Vale" from Volume II, a droney ode to the lore of Suffolk, below, and get it, along with Volumes I and III here.

Folklore Tapes

UK label Folklore Tapes managed to get under my skin and stay there yesterday while i listened through some of their discography.  The label compiles songs and projects from artists dabbling in folk, psych, experimental synth, noise, and more.  Here's how they describe themselves:

Folklore Tapes is an ongoing research and musical heritage project covering and soundtracking the folklore, mythology and occult annals of the UK in volumes of tapes and vinyl. Exploring mysteries, myths, nature, topography and strange phenomena of the counties.

Pretty rad right?  Anyway, one of the projects released this year is the compilation "When the Frog from the Well Sees the Ocean (Reports from English UFOlklore)," which is as weird and wonderful as i could have hoped, sounding like something Trish Keenan of Broadcast would have turned me on to.  Get the LP here and in the meantime, listen to Arianne Churchman's "The Luminous" below.