''Hypoxia'' is Kathryn Williams 12th album and was released by

One Little Indian One Little Independent Records (formerly One Little Indian Records) is an English independent record label. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarcho-punk bands, and managed by former Flux of Pink Indians bassist Derek Birkett. In ...

on 15 June 2015. The songs were initially conceived as a result of a 2013 writing commission from New Writing North in conjunction with the Durham Book Festival's 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of Sylvia Plath's '

The Bell Jar ''The Bell Jar'' is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book ...

' novel. Kathryn performed five songs at the festival and completed writing the project whilst touring her ' Crown Electric' release. "So I was writing the songs in Travelodges and on the side of the A1 in between gigs. Those were some dark days with only the sound of the motorway and a Little Chef to drown my sorrows in," The ''Scottish Herald'' wrote the album was "a collection of rare eloquence and spectacular beauty" with ''Clash Magazine'' concluding "By inhabiting and responding to a genuinely significant work of literature, Williams has produced her own spellbinding work of art"

Track listing

From AllMusic. * Electric * Mirrors * Battleships * Cuckoo * Beating Heart * Tango With Marco * When Nothing Meant Less * The Mind Is Its Own Place * Part Of Us

Personnel

From Discogs. * Kathryn Williams: vocals and guitar *

Ed Harcourt Edward Henry Richard Harcourt-Smith (born 14 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released six studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, ''Here Be Monsters'', was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Priz ...

: piano, drums, harmonium, vocals, optigan, organ, pedal made soundscape stuff, toy piano and guitar. * David Page: guitar, electric guitar, vocals. *

Jon Thorne Jon Thorne (born 12 February 1967) is an English double bassist, producer and composer. Career Thorne is self-taught and started playing at the age of 23. He has studied and played jazz for a number of years following and considers Danny Thomps ...

: double bass, electric bass. * Neill Maccoll: guitar and pedal soundscape stuff.

Recording details

All songs written by Kathryn Williams, except: Cuckoo written by

and Kathryn Williams; Battleships written by Jon Throne, Kathryn Williams, Ben Trigg and David Page; Part Of Us written by David Saw and Kathryn Williams Engineered and produced by

at Rooks Nest. Mixed by David Isumi Lynch. Mastered by Denis Blackman at Skye.

References

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