John Haycock

'What Remains’ is the new album from John Haycock featuring Dan Bridgwood-Hill. Originally composed for resonance and performed live at Hope Baptist Church in Hebden Bridge in 2023, the composition uses kora, clarinet, guitar, violin and electronics to produce a heartfelt conjunction of acoustic, processed and environmental elements, deeply rooted in the land and history of the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire.

The original recording has been ‘Worldized’ in the Todmorden Unitarian Church, a term coined by Walter Murch meaning to replay a recording in a real world setting and re-record it in order to capture the natural reverberation and acoustic architecture of live spaces, enriching the final result with all that is contained and stored within these inspiring locations. The release includes sessions recorded at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge, The Portico Library in Manchester and the former Post Office sorting house in Todmorden.