The Hexagonal World of The Twelve Hour Foundation

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1.	The San Francisco Libre Walk (theme from the film There is a Place) 04:21		buy track
2.	Sumer Is Icumen In 02:49	info	buy track
3.	The Düsseldorf Way 03:45		buy track
4.	Interval: Ninety Loudspeakers 04:53		buy track
5.	Beer, Bulbs and Biscuits 02:17		buy track
6.	Jingles Past and Present 03:27		buy track
7.	Sugar Power 03:52		buy track
8.	Pluses and Minuses 05:27		buy track
9.	Interval: Bypass Deluxe 03:50		buy track
10.	The Clonmel Walk 05:02		buy track

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Two years ago, The Twelve Hour Foundation were invited, by artists Matt Hulse and Julia Zinnbauer, to participate in various projects inspired by Reading’s new town centre, developed in the early1970s. The main purpose was to celebrate the 45th and 50th anniversaries of the opening of the Hexagon and the Butts Centre shopping mall, respectively – both falling this year (2023).

The band’s brief was to create music to reflect the nature of the architecture, including its shape. For additional points of reference, they were given access to Alan Wykes’s documentary All Change for Reading, which had been recently restored by Matt.

Following a visit to the town, during which the band were given access to gather field recordings within the Hexagon itself, they set about writing and recording a suite of full-length instrumentals and imagined shopping centre jingles. With the exception of two ‘interval’ tunes, all pieces were written in 6/4 time. An arrangement of Sumer Is Icumen In – written by a Reading Abbey monk, coincidentally in 6/8 time – was also included.

In addition to its musical content, the album includes a comprehensive essay written by artist Julia Zinnbauer which focuses on the history of the town centre’s architecture.

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released July 28, 2023

Polly Hulse: Yamaha CS-10, flute, field recordings
Jez Butler: Behringer Neutron, Moog Rogue, concrète sequences
Vocals on San Francisco Libre Walk by Zaránd Schuller.
Essay: The New Heart of Reading by Julia Zinnbauer
Photos: John Angerson Studio, Emily Gillmor, Matt Hulse, Tim Spear and Julia Zinnbauer.

Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw

Layout: Jez
Butts Centre illustration: The Covent Garden Property Company Ltd., courtesy of Reading Central Library.

All tracks written by Butler/Hulse 2022 (except Sumer Is Icumen In – Trad. Arr. Butler/Hulse). Copyright Control 2022.

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The Twelve Hour Foundation Bristol, UK

The Twelve Hour Foundation is an electronic/musique concrète group based in Bristol.

The line-up comprises Polly Hulse (analogue synth/rhythms) and Jez Butler (analogue synth/concrète sequences).

Live shows have included Supernormal Festival 2015, The Delaware Road, Reading, slots with Go Kart Mozart, Happy Meals and The Lovely Eggs. ... more

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