Tilman Robinson - CULTURECIDE
CULTURECIDE: “…processes that have usually been purposely introduced that result in the decline or demise of a culture, without necessarily resulting in the physical destruction of its bearers.” (D. Stein, Routledge 2003)
Tilman Robinson’s third album, CULTURECIDE, is an investigation of the anthropocene; a seven part lamentation for our chaotic world.
CULTURECIDE is a rich sonic collage, harvesting sounds from a range sources including field recordings, medical machines that monitor the human body, traditional instruments and synthesizers, often melted electronically. The result is an unsettling paradox with sounds constantly on the edge of recognition. Each piece references a specific socio-political issue ranging from colonialism to neo-liberalism to climate change to the impending singularity of humans and machines. Far from answering these questions, CULTURECIDE invites us to meditate on their place in our life and achieve personal understanding.
Recorded and produced almost completely in Australia, a land at the forefront of the devastation of climate change, CULTURECIDE is an attempt at catharsis for its author frequently appalled at his country’s incredible apathy and inaction. Mixed by Bedroom Community regular Daniel Rejmer and mastered by Lawrence English, works from the ambitious and unsettling record saw Tilman nominated for the 2019 Melbourne Prize for Music.
Releases April 24, 2020
Composed, produced, arranged, recorded and performed by Tilman Robinson with:
Georgie Darvidis - voice (on We Came for Your Riches)
Jonathan Heilbron - double bass (on Proxy War)
Luke Howard* - piano (on Hayek's Legacy)
Laura Moore - viola da gamba (on The Word for World is Forest)
Katherine Philp - cello
Richard Piper - voice (on Hayek's Legacy - vinyl only)
Matthias Schack-Arnott - percussion (on Clathrate Gun)
Elizabeth Welsh - violin/viola
Choir on Proxy War: Hannah Cameron, Miriam Crellin, Georgie Darvidis, Tiaryn Griggs, Lisa Salvo & Loni Thomson.
Violin, viola, cello and reamp sessions recorded by Lachlan Carrick at Head Gap Studios
Choir and organ recorded by Declan Kelly at Church of All Nations, Carlton
Viola da gamba and double bass recorded by Jem Savage at Rolling Stock Recording Rooms
Mixed by Daniel Rejmer and Tilman Robinson
Mastered by Lawrence English at Negative Space
Photography by Wilk
Layout and design by Fish