Building a New Town, by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

Building a New Town

by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

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Nickie Harte Kelly Here we have a bit of instrumental folktronica, the brainchild of Gordon Chapman-Fox. Various keyboards mix with crisp acoustic guitar, creating a semblance of wistful nostalgia. The music is delicate and languid, sometimes bordering on supernatural. My only complaint is that it’s an EP, I could stand a lot more of this in one sitting. Favorite track: The Cornerstone.

STUART YOUNG Shades of The Durutti Column. This is excellent music. Favorite track: A Fresh Dawn For North Cheshire.

Scoops McGavin I would like to thank Bandcamp for recommending me Gordon's music. I probably would have never found his music had I not been searching Sovietwave. As a person from the US, I now not only know more about the UK's 1970's New Town revitalization development plans, I have an amazing artist to listen to now. Favorite track: A Fresh Dawn For North Cheshire.

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Building a New Town 12" EP
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1.	A Fresh Dawn For North Cheshire 04:23	buy track
2.	The View From Halton Castle 03:32	buy track
3.	Solid Foundations 03:42	buy track
4.	The Cornerstone 04:17	buy track

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"Recently found during the closure of New Town House, Warrington, these tapes formed part of the advertising by the Development Corporation in the early 1970s. Showcasing a more pastoral, rural idyll than the architecture might imply, this represented an opportunity for people from smoke grimed cities to escape into a greener, healthier setting."

The new towns claimed the perfect suburban life in a green paradise with spacious parks and tree-lined boulevards. This chimed with post-hippy ideals of returning to nature and living The Good Life. The music filters through period inspirations such as Pentangle, Mike Oldfield and early Tangerine Dream.

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released August 8, 2023

All songs witten, performed and produced by Gordon Chapman-Fox. Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw.
Cover Illustration from The JR James Archive.
Sleeve design by Gordon Chapman-Fox.

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