To coincide with the release of Counter Melodies by Maps earlier this year. I wrote a short story inspired by the track ‘Lack Of Sleep’. You can read this here.

This is the third short story I’ve written inspired by Maps tracks, following ‘Sophia’ (2019) and ‘A.M.A.’ (2013).

‘Lack Of Sleep’ refers to a storm which adds to the insomnia that the narrator experiences. This was Storm Eunice. In parallel to writing the story, I made some field recordings of the storm, initially from the top floor of our house and then as I repaired the damage to our shed in its aftermath.

These recordings, along with several others, were then used as the basis for The Naming Of Storms by Audio Obscura (Neil Stringfellow).

This is the 11th release in the LIFEFILES series, part of the Mortality Tables collaborative project that I began in 2019. The LIFEFILES series has also included four pieces from Mute artist Simon Fisher Turner.

The Naming Of Storms by Audio Obscura was released September 15 2023. Listen, download and follow Mortality Tables at mortality-tables.com

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