BLOOD ON THE FAIRWAY 'Blood on the Fairway' is the fifth installment in the STORYTELLER saga. It tells a woeful tale of golf and extra-terrestrial cannibalism. STORYTELLER is a Spoken word and electro-acoustic cassette collaboration between Bruce McClure a descendant of Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson, the lyricist behind Waltzing Matilda, and sound artist Bjørn Hatleskog. 'Blood on the Fairway' consists of a blancmange of sampled latin percussion and electonics, combined with plunderphonic rearrangements of tracks by Crass, Dion DiMucci, Tim Presley and Shakin' Stevens. It was recorded in the basement underneath Regent Sound Studios in Denmark Street, location of recording for the first Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath records. McClure's writing channels Banjo's outback spirit towards an antipodean hellscape of child murder and Lovecraftian metamorphosis. This is all presented in cassette form in homage to their namesake the nineteen eighties children's magazine and tape series published by Marshall Cavendish. The illustrations were provided by Chris Wright of Turbo Island. Bjørn Hatleskog's work explores the nature of feedback loops, noise and interference and their application via mechanical automation. He has also released music under the moniker Romvelope on his own label Adaadat, as well as Benbecula, Seed, Rolax and Invitro. Bruce McClure made the lo-fi, zero-budget, indie, psychological black comedy feature film District Nurse. He co-founded electronic music label Seed with Joshu Doherty and Richard Bevan of Posthuman, occasionally contributing vocals to their live shows and albums. He also collaborates with Oliver Whyte from experimental sound duo Coims under the handle Whyte & McClure. McClure & Hatleskog's creative union began in the late 2000's performing together in a prolific performance ensemble called Le Couteau Jaune, fondly remembered by Charli XCX playing at a New-Rave rave here. "What makes Hatleskog and McClure's version of Storyteller so affecting is the feeling that a small part of your childhood has been meddled with; the format and artwork point strongly to parody, but once the narrative tone is revealed, it's clear that any similarities end there. For the generation who were young enough in the early 80s to experience these tapes first-hand, it's as though the duo have crept out of a wardrobe deep within your memory and recorded over them with grubby hands, depositing these new more disturbing stories in place of those fondly remembered classics." Spenser Tomson (The Wire) "This was a real treat. I wonder why more stories don't have some sort of sound collage for atmosphere? Storyteller may just have stumbled across something really special." Mr Olivetti (Freq) "So, within these inserted events, we get into the body of the beast. The story! An affair between a plant and a man. An odd topic but interesting enough. All sorts of amusing happenings. I guess this is a preview, a brief exploration into a world most similar and most unknown." Caffeinate (Yeah I know it Sucks) "Bruce McClure & Bjorn Hatleskog host a communion with a vegetation deity. Casual observations from the foyer of the Mountain King. An ode to etheric transmissions, electro-acoustic night terrors, suggestive drones & dystopian sea shanties." Mark Westall (Fad Magazine) ADA0070 - Cassette (Limited to 100 copies) Tracklisting : (Click on the titles to play the tracks, you may have to disable your Adblocker plugin) Side 1 : 01. the phrenology room 02. q's tongue 03. scorched wasteland Side 2 : 01. blood on the fairway 02. mr & mrs drama 03. the rotten armoury Credits : Original Story Written and Read by Bruce McClure Sound and Design by Bjørn Hatleskog Illustration by Chris Wright Links : www.storytellertapes.bandcamp.com www.bjorn-hatleskog.com www.thestrangestpetonearth.com www.turbo-island.co.uk