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ARCHENFIELD is an experimental exploration of regional identity. Working as an archivist and collagist, all sonic and visual elements (artwork/video) compiled by U emanated from the area once known as Archenfield. Meticulous research has gone into each track, samples used relate to each other, creating a reference maze or cultural study. With a nod to traditional music, he creates beautifully atmospheric sound pieces often mixed with snippets from film, TV, YouTube and found home recordings to create a stirring reflection on local history and broader themes of how we interact, or even fail to interact, with English folklore today.

“An album that feels like auditory time travel…U’s work isn’t nostalgic so much as insistently attentive, rewarding those willing to closely listen to the ghost of a place and its histories” - Inverted Audio

“Evoking a countryside haunted by its own stories” - The WIRE

Pressed on 180g eco vinyl, the album comes with a printed 24-page visual companion that expands on its themes and folk stories through imagery and narrative, echoing the album’s soundscape.

Artwork and design by NY based interdisciplinary artist Eric Timothy Carlson.