Sometimes you have to break your own rules. When we started Memory Wire we decided we would only release music we deliberately recorded as opposed to off the desk at live gigs. Jamming had become a way of life with the monthly Quadelectronic events. It's so easy to collect, edit & release live recordings and we wanted to make music in a more controlled way in the studio.

On our last album Pattern Recognition we slightly caved because we got a stunning 30minute recording at CPulse, that went with other live recordings which had a minimal music feel.

This time? "No way", we said. However we had a studio recording called Homecoming Ritual we'd made with singer Victoria Bourne at her studio - a concept piece that came to me in a dream an involved us walking through a village, recording sounds, and reading from random books in a framework of spaces around semi-composed vocal cues.

That made us think of times we had recorded with 1 guest. CC went thru the Quadelectronic recordings, selected the best and edited them, just for fun. Jim was skeptical...
Oddly we both realised it all flowed together amazingly. Gone were the Terry Riley minimal references of Pattern Recognition - in were a stream of cosmic ambient spacey pieces that really reminded me of Artemiev's score for the Tarkovsky's Solaris film.

The haunting, slighly creepy, slightly melancholic floaty vibe ran throughout so we figured we had to release it. Rules are meant to be broken and now we've done it twice.
As for studio recording - we'll try harder next time - honest.

Memory Wire grew out of live performances at the Quadelectronic improvised electronic music events. They realised they shared similar aesthetics, fondness for minimal and atmospheric ambient music. Having done so much live improvised music, they wished to play music together in the more controlled environment of the studio.

Chris Conway has the ability to make evocative atmospheric music with whatever instrument he picks up as he demonstrates here including theremin, piano, guitar and flutes, not forgetting his washes of treated vocals which help to create a rich deep layered sound. He has worked with a strangely diverse set of musicians including Talvin Singh, Peter Tork (Monkees), Derek Bailey, Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), Gavin Bryars, and Dr L Subramanium.

Jim Tetlow is an intuitive sculptor in sound. Using sounds from found sources and reworking them to play in his setup of live electronics. He has recorded many albums with electronic ensemble Endgame, Extremities, with Julian Broadhurst, Aurelie, Harper Bourne, Focal Gaol and more, releasing 18 albums and over 70 with Endgame.

Eduard Artemiev, Robert Rich, Arve Hendriksen, Vidna Obmana, Jan Bang

Recorded digitally live at Quad Studios, Leicester, UK at Quadelectronic events
except 5. recorded at Bournestudio, Ibstock, UK

Dreams Of Long Ago was also released on the Chris Conway album The Dream Collector, though it has been remastered here.

Utero was also featured on The Dream Collector CD but with a different mix and edit. The Dream Collector mis included a trombonist who was only captured from a video recording. This version just includes what was captured on the digital recorder.