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Album raising money for charity during coronavirus crisis released
The Ark, a compilation album from Bristol’s musicians, is being distributed online to raise funds for Quartet Community Foundation’s Coronavirus 2020 Response Fund.
Compiled by local musician and senior lecturer at BIMM Bristol and London John E Vistic, the album has been split into three volumes due to the “avalanche” or support from the city’s artists.
Volume one features bands such as The Plainviews, Sœur and St Pierre Snake Invasion.
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The Ark volume one is initially releasing on Bandcamp, and includes We Can Go by BEAK> and John E Vistic’s cover of Portishead’s hit song Glorybox.
Album artwork by Johnny Stingray
The album will be released to all online stores and platforms, including Spotify, via HORUS music in the next four to six weeks. There will also be a concert series following the lockdown.
All money raised fromThe Ark will go towards Quartet Community Foundation’s Coronavirus 2020 Response Fund, which is now open for applicants.
It has already raised £250,000 and the first grants have totalling more than £70,000, been made to Bristol’s grassroots community organisations.
For the full tracklist, scroll down:
1. BEAK> – We Can Go
2. John E Vistic – Glorybox (Portishead cover)
3. St Pierre Snake Invasion – Carroll A Deering
4. The Plainviews – Hips
5. Yo No Se – Touching the Stone
6. Crooked Tongue – Girls With Knives
7. Sœur – Don’t
8. Rita Lynch – In Danger
9. Thought Forms – Inland
10. Gonga – Sandstorm
11. Glass Violet – Over the Moor
12. Emily Breeze – Ego Death
13. Harvey Causon – Blind Eye
14. LeSpectre – Thirty Fathoms Deep
15. The Weary Band – Tropical Diseases
16. United Kingdoms – Black Friday
17. Doctor Moody – The ARK
18. Daisy Champman – The Piano
19. Mike Crawford – Ready for the Blues
20. Three Cane Whale – Estovers
Get the album at www.thearkcharitycompilation.bandcamp.com/album/the-ark-vol-1
Main photo by Ania Shrimpton Photography
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