[2012] The Eccentronic Research Council - 1612 Underture

Marvellous concept album commenting on and commemorating the Pendle Witch trials of 1612 in the midst of undue patriotism in the jubilee year. Features the unmistakably Lancastrian enunciation of actress Maxine Peak.
1612 Underture is a 12 chapter sound poem based of the mistreatment and memory of the Pendle Witches who were executed in Lancashire, England, on 20 August 1612; Elizabeth Device, James Device, Alizon Device, Anne Whittle (aka Chattox), Anne Redferne. Jane Bulcock, John Bulcock, Alice Nutter, Katherine Hewitt and Jennet Preston, as well as the accused Alice Grey and Elizabeth Southerns (aka Old Demdike) who died while awaiting trial. Although the nucleus of the project is based on historical events, The Eccentronric Research Council identify an uncanny relevance to our current political and social climate - perhaps things haven't changed so much in 400 years.

Tracklist:
01 Autobahn 666 (Travelogue #1)
02 This Is The North (Travelogue #2)
03 Wicked Sister Chant
04 Her Kind (Anne Sexton Poem)
05 Malkin Cat Trapped Behind A Wall
06 Curious Morbids (Travelogue #3)
07 1612 Underture
08 Trial By Jiggery Pokery
09 From The Grave To The Freshcos Late (Travelogue #4)
10 (I) Pendle Wind
11 (II) No Hackney Cab To Gallows Hill
12 (III) The Hangman's Song
13 Device Kids Find A Box Of Chattox Melody
14 Another Witch Is Dead (Trad.)
15 Ouija Up A Witch
16 Ghost Of Old Lizzy Southerns Returns

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