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We Toil, And Let The Nurses Out

from Acoustic Surgery by Alto Stratus

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Conceived after the creation of a montage acted out by Alan, recorded and then multi-tracked by Steve. Inspired by such classic albums from Xhol Caravan and Red Noise Steve had always wanted to do an album opening with a toilet flushing. Alan wanted to do more than that, creating a whole drama of someone out of breath desperate to get to the toilet!
The completed collage was then played back, a few weeks later, as the source opening to a purely improvised spontaneous creation.
The initial intent was to create a Newt Hounds work but, only a couple of minutes in, we had let the Nurses out and ventured elsewhere!
Except for the pre-prepared sound tapes, and then some minor panning and EQ on the mix-down, this is a live performance, created as you hear it.

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from Acoustic Surgery, released October 3, 2010

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Alto Stratus Leicester, UK

The duo of Alan and Steve Freeman (Ultima Thule), we spent much of our spare time during the 1980's experimenting with electronics, sound collage, etc., recording some 30 odd cassettes as Alto Stratus (and other guises: Vrije, Q.S.O., Electric Junk, etc.), also as soloists, and the trio ZBB. For 30 years we've continued with a 10 further releases since, bands: Endgame, The Newt Hounds, Triax, etc. ... more

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