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Ramshackle Alchemy: Serf Instrumentals 2004​-​09

by Bradfield Dumpleton

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Squid Moon 01:37
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...And Buddha Drove A Cadillac 05:07
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40-Fied 04:06
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Chipolata 01:52
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Pisseninapuddle Shuffle 03:04
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6 String Strangleros 04:24
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Blacque Djugg 03:22
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Ipso Facto 06:04
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Song For Sleepy Things 03:00
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Scimitar (Moor On The Floor Mix) 03:44
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Sunrise In The Valley 04:10
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Ramshackle Waltz 04:09
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Debil Prayin' D-Railment Blues 03:54
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Southern Lights 04:14
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The Languid Breath 03:37
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Apple Pickin' Blues 02:51
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Evangeline's Dream 02:29
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Carumba! 03:41
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Dubbo Surf Western 05:55
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Beat It 04:39
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Dark Return 04:39
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Meanwhile... 04:35
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Continuing my current process of reviewing my life via my musical past, Ramshackle Alchemy is a collection of early unreleased recordings between 2004 - 2009, some of my first (and favourite) experiments with home recording.

I actually compiled this album back in 2010, when I realised I'd accumulated a lot of individual pieces that had no particular home. This was years before I was in a position to focus on music fulltime, so these pieces were moments snatched in the midst of life's other demands and emotional weathers. When I assembled them all, I was surprised at how much I'd accomplished without realising it.

I think of these pieces as 'ramshackle folk' - mostly acoustic instruments (fingerstyle guitar, ukulele, mandolin, octave mandola, balalaika, African percussion etc), playing with flavours from around the world: latin, Moorish, roots, Appalachian, Celtic folk, Mexican, Americana, and Other - just trying stuff out in order to learn & expand my musical knowledge.

The 'ramshackle alchemy' is about the surprises and discoveries that occur from having to work with minimal resources & timeframes, making do with whatever materials are at hand. The rough DIY edges are part of their 'folk' texture, but the musical ideas are rich and diverse. As a self-taught musician with no understanding of music theory, every one of these pieces represents some new discovery in my evolution as a musical person.

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released August 26, 2023

All music © Bradfield Dumpleton 2004 - 2009

Recorded in various bedrooms and other lived-in rooms in SE Tasmania (Bruny Island, Lower Longley, Blackmans Bay, Cygnet and Eggs & Bacon Bay) between 2004 and 2009.

BD plays: Acoustic & electric guitars, soprano ukulele, mandolin, octave mandola, rubberband bass, banjo ukulele, strumstick, balalaika, djembe, kpanlogo, bangy thing, assorted percussion.

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A library of musical sketchbooks, mapping my various evolutions from 2005 to next week. Dedicated to exploring sound for its own sake. Many diverse delights here for the patient & attentive listener.

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