a
work in progress………this was
how Rik Clay described his solo project SomewhereNotHere following the
demise of the band FULC in mid
2005. To fill the void he started work on the music for his solo work
and downed
tools equally abruptly nine months later in 2006, leaving behind what we
have
today. Following a brief but productive stint with Ten Seconds of Chaos,
Rik
moved on from his music leaving behind a fascinating glimpse into his
world,
from both a musical and ( in hindsight ) personal perspective, as
evidenced
by his choice of song titles.
Whilst exploring Riks hard drive to pull the music together it was clearly chock full of little ideas which he never got round to developing. The tracks featured on "residual hum from a parallel universe" are the most complete of the set and are presented pretty much as he left them.
The unexpected side to this project was the input we started getting from others who wanted to offer their own contribution, as a result it became both memorial and tribute to Rik, which is exactly where Riks "work in progress" came from as he always wanted to get a singer involved.
When Rik died in 2008 his ashes were scattered on Ilkley Moor, a place he loved to wander. There is no memorial or headstone, but as this project developed it struck us that this would be Riks memorial, some part of him that would remain forever with everyone who owns it. Something that can be picked up, listened to, perused and mused over whenever the fancy takes you….a residual connection however slight that might be.
The album title “residual hum from a parallel universe” seemed appropriate in many ways, the residual hum being both the music Rik left behind and the echoes of his life, all bouncing back at us from wherever he resides now.
Whilst exploring Riks hard drive to pull the music together it was clearly chock full of little ideas which he never got round to developing. The tracks featured on "residual hum from a parallel universe" are the most complete of the set and are presented pretty much as he left them.
The unexpected side to this project was the input we started getting from others who wanted to offer their own contribution, as a result it became both memorial and tribute to Rik, which is exactly where Riks "work in progress" came from as he always wanted to get a singer involved.
When Rik died in 2008 his ashes were scattered on Ilkley Moor, a place he loved to wander. There is no memorial or headstone, but as this project developed it struck us that this would be Riks memorial, some part of him that would remain forever with everyone who owns it. Something that can be picked up, listened to, perused and mused over whenever the fancy takes you….a residual connection however slight that might be.
The album title “residual hum from a parallel universe” seemed appropriate in many ways, the residual hum being both the music Rik left behind and the echoes of his life, all bouncing back at us from wherever he resides now.