Andrew Dr Abbott

Dead In Chellow Dean Andrew Dr Abbott Limited edition

Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding Tube Records present the debut album by artist,

musician and writer Andrew DR Abbott. 'Dead In Chellow Dean' extends the themes

and aesthetic introduced in his 'Live On Daisy Hill' cassette released in 2018

by Bloxham Tapes and described by The Quietus as 'a minor 21st century folk

masterpiece'. Through a series of instrumental 8-string baritone acoustic guitar

compositions, Abbott conveys a dark and disorientating journey through the

beautifully derelict hinterlands of Bradford: the postindustrial city in the

North of England where he lives. The core tracks of the album are joined

together by collages of field recordings and improvisations on handmade

instruments. Best known for his deafening guitar work in the bands That Fucking

Tank and NOPE, 'Dead In Chellow Dean' is Abbott's most personal and

introspective work to date. The rough, heavy and at times dissonant and fragile

qualities of Abbott's fingerstyle guitar and woozy interludes create a

psychedelic soundtrack to the shadowy sides of present-day Bradford. 'Dead In

Chellow Dean' is a folk horror interpretation of life in the liminal space

between the urban and rural, deprivation and affluence, the everyday and the

magically surreal. Using the fingerpicking techniques of Fahey, Basho and Kottke

as a base to create his own twisting, non-linear compositions, Abbott weaves in

influences from UK guitar contemporaries like Richard Dawson, Steven Malley (The

Horse Loom), Dean McPhee and Gwenifer Raymond. More post-hardcore than

trad-folk, Joe Osborne's roomy recording truly captures the dynamics of Abbott's

playing from sparse heavy minimalism through to moments of derailed intensity.

Limited to 300 copies including a 10-page 21 cm square booklet featuring artwork

by Ruth Fettis and a short story by Andrew DR Abbott and download code with

bonus track.