Forests...

Little sweetheart, the latest iteration of that fascinating UK-based experimental radio project, The Dark Outside, is taking place today, broadcasting for the next 24 hours never before heard music and recordings from Galloway Forest in Scotland. I composed and we recorded a piece for them, as we have for every event since getting to know of them.

We’ve now seven works in total that we’ve assembled and had broadcast for the project. Up til now we’d only released - and quite limitedly - two of them but we’ve decided between records to compile a special album of them, this more experimental side of Bipolar Explorer.

We’re calling the new album Forests, Voices, Coastlines, Dreams: Recordings for The Dark Outside and we hope to release it sometime around your birthday next month. So more news, artwork and links about that all soon.

As ever, it’s all for you! With all my love forever.
 

More From The Forest

Little sweetheart, we found out today that there's going to be another iteration of that super cool UK experimental radio broadcast event The Dark Outside. This one will be in September in Galloway Forest. 

It was for years an annual event, little sweetheart. The curator assembles recordings from artists all over the world and broadcasts them in a 24-hour event from this remote location. All of the recordings must be previously unreleased, never before heard, streamed or broadcast. They are premieres, usually composed specifically for the event. 

Further, it had been tradition that you could only hear the broadcast if you were in range of the transmitter itself, always outside, usually in Galloway or Epping Forest. During the pandemic, because it couldn't been done in-person, they broadcast the event online, but without archive or back announcements. You just had to tune in and hear whatever you might hear. 

Our first piece for The Dark Outside was in 2019, pre-pandemic and we've composed, recorded and participated in several more subsequently. Two of them - The Dark Outside, The Light Within and eleven:eleven we released on our Bandcamp page after. I think later this year we will release an album of them all. 

You, little sweetheart, as ever, figure prominently! 

More on all this in the days ahead. With all my love forever.

Dark Outside Extra

Little sweetheart, we released that track we did for The Dark Outside, eleven:eleven, like I told you, and already it’s gotten some further airplay, kind words and even a bit of sales.

I think you’d love this project, little sweetheart. And now the guy who runs it, Stuart, is going to do a second bonus one, since everybody is still stuck inside during the quarantine.

So, we just recorded a second track - with you featured prominently, of course - for the new broadcast. It’ll be on first weekend of next from Noon GMT Saturday May 2 until it concludes some 18 hours later. We’ll all be listening.

It’s always so wonderful to be able to say to you, “little sweetheart - you’re on the radio!”