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The Cord of Life

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The DCM Collaborative music, Cm Edition
The 21 Collaborations - Index A - U

[I] OLArJ
[I1] The Cord of Life

[I1] The Cord of Life - OLArJ, Ola & J julian] - the r is a convenience for the & symbol - to make it more pronounceable - ‘a bitter sweet confection of dreaming.’ A one time partnership - First and only - actually double album - in this first collaboration of Polish Flautist - Vocal Artist Ola Szmidt and composer julian Broadhurst - the Me part of it. Always Capitalised to single out the tiny r and to highlight the OLA and the J components of it.

She lived on the same street in Leicester as Jim Tetlow, Winchester Avenue after he moved up from Elmsthorpe, and just around a corner, the matter of yards was Cellist David Dhonau - on Canterbury terrace - a triangle of influence and collaboration on projects lost now on the Bonfires of vanities. The Three Lions of the Leicester Underground and I had worked with two them. With Jim as [B] Tetlow and Broadhurst, just having finished our 13th album Tredecadent Voices [actually in Ola’s house] and with David as [F] D’juil - having then just finished a run of our 9th to 15th albums [that 15th being ‘In Colour Live’] it was a very busy time for us all.


Ola said to me “Why you no work with me ?” It was a delight for me to hear. I confess I took a moment from her voice, her vocal artistry and as a composer - spun a kaleidoscope of vocal texture for the love of that voice. I love it as a piece - as did a guy in Vermont - who played it in full on an American Classical music radio station on Christmas Day. The Fabulous Ola Szmidt - as I insisted he say. The cover photo, by Jim I think, is the only time I have ever appeared on an album of mine. Ola said back then in 2012 that it was” the soundtrack to our friendship” beautiful words I never forgot. Now I had worked with all three points on this creative triangle, in so small a space, where we changed each other’s lives.

I must also thank David Dhonau and Andrew Johnston for their Cello and electronics.

- In Context -


Tetlow & Broadhurst 13 : [] Tredecadent Voices (May 2011).

- [H] - THE FLYING SOURCES 1 - 5 - [] Out from Venus - [] Home to Venus - [] Live at Area 51 - [] Saucer Blues - [] Cup without a Saucer (All Discovered 2011+).

D'juil : 9 - 15 : [] Strata - [] Tapippio - [] Virtual Live - [] Gargamelle
[] Bebop - [] Helios - [] In Colour Live (December 2011).

- [I] - OLArJ - with Ola Szmidt & D. Dhonau: [] The Cord of Life (February 2012).

- [J] - OLAU : 1 - 4 - with Ola Szmidt : [] Cordeal - [] Honeybees - [] Bride By Her Bachelors, Even - [] Sztriped Ice (All March 2012).


- OLArJ - The album -

[] The Cord of life.

And also with Ola

- [J] - OLAU : 1 - 4 : [] Cordeal - [] Honeybees - [] Bride By Her Bachelors, Even - [] Sztriped Ice (All March 2012).



- The Collaborations in Chronological Order -

[A] Huddersfield Impromptu - with the Huddersfield Improvisation group - 1 album : [B] Tetlow & Broadhurst - with Jim Tetlow - 19 Albums + 3 Arkiv albums : [C] Etuda - with Choreographer Dr Joanna Geldard - 2 albums : [D] Revenge of the Umbrella People - 1 album + 2 Arkiv albums : [E] Anderson Morning - with flutist vocalist Maureen Anderson - 5 albums : [F] D'juil - with Cellist David Dhonau - 28 albums + 5 Arkiv Albums : [G] julian Broadhurst & composer Johannas Schafer - 2 albums : H] The Flying Saucers - 5 albums : [I] OLArJ - with Flautist vocal Artist Ola Szmidt and David Dhonau - 1 album : [J] OLAU - with Ola Szmidt - 4 albums : [K] JJM With Markus Wenninger & Jurica Jelic - 1 album: [L] Wenninger Broadhurst - With woodwind specialist Markus Wenninger - 15 albums : [M] Anjelic - with Jurica Jelic and Marcus Beuter - 2 albums : [N] Konnyek - with pianist Maria Vesic - 5 albums : [O] Poet Reg Keeling - Audio Book - 1 album : [P] Alisian - with English Harpist Alison Katy - 1 album : [Q] Lords of The Dance - with Percussionist Walt Shaw- 2 albums : R] National Steel Blue with Burnt Paw - 1 album : [S] Ensemble Et Au with Jim Tetlow and David Dhonau - 2 albums : [T] Accortumn - 1 album : [U] Sonn Jaa - with Composer Sonja Grossner - 1 album.


- The Complete DCM Collaboration -

- [A] - HUDDERSFIELD IMPROMPTU : [] Three Undirected Pieces (2007).

- [B] - TETLOW & BROADHURST 1 - 10. I Meet Jim Tetlow at Bambu club Leicester 11th July 2007, performed there together 18th July as T& B : [] Live at Bambu (July 2007) - [] Qua - [] Orn
[] Under Normandy Bridges - [] Bridges above Us - [] Live in a Drum Group ( break) [] Koncertat - [] Sn for Solo Vn and Electronics - [] Better Than Even (Break) [] The Measure of Autumn (late 2008).

- [C] - ETUDA :1 & 2. I meet Chorographer Joanna Geldard early 2009 : [] Intonation W - [] Percussion W.

- I Meet David Dhonau and Maureen Anderson 2009 -

- [D] - REVENGE OF THE UMBRELLA PEOPLE 1 - 3 with Johannas Schafer ( Dr C) : [] Live at Pineapple Peppermint (released 2011) - [] Voration 1 - [] Voration 2 ( released 2021 in my Arkiv Box).

- [E] - ANDERSON MORNING 1 with Maureen Anderson : [] Anderson Morning (2009).

Tetlow & Broadhurst : 11 - 12 : [] Celestation - [] Promise to Return (August-September 2009).

- [F] - D'juil with Cellist David Dhonau : 1 - 8 : [] Ola (2010) - [] Projections - [] Exhibition music (Break) [] I heard a Rumour - [] For That We Love - [] Winter Light (Break) - [] Emma (spring 2011) - [] Damian.

- [G] - julian Broadhurst & Johannas Schafer 1 & 2 : [] Dialogue with friends (June 2010 (pub. 2018) - [] Symphony C (Published 2021).

Tetlow & Broadhurst 13 : [] Tredecadent Voices (May 2011).

- [H] - THE FLYING SOURCES 1 - 5 - [] Out from Venus - [] Home to Venus - [] Live at Area 51 - [] Saucer Blues - [] Cup without a Saucer (All Discovered 2011+).

D'juil : 9 - 15 : [] Strata - [] Tapippio - [] Virtual Live - [] Gargamelle
[] Bebop - [] Helios - [] In Colour Live (December 2011).

- [I] - OLArJ - with Ola Szmidt & D. Dhonau: [] The Cord of Life (February 2012).

- [J] - OLAU : 1 - 4 - with Ola Szmidt : [] Cordeal - [] Honeybees - [] Bride By Her Bachelors, Even - [] Sztriped Ice (All March 2012).


- The Break with Leicester 2012 -


Founding Music with Markus Wenninger - Jurica Jelic - Marcus Beauter and Maria Vesic - on my JJM Label.

- [K] - JJM With Markus Wenninger & Jurica Jelic : [] Breeze (August 2012).

- [L] - WENNINGER BROADHURST 1 - 3 - With Markus Wenninger : [] First Reply to Markus - [] Decollement Horizon - [] Rohre (August 2012).

- [M] - ANJELIC 1 - with Jurica Jelic and Marcus Beuter : [] Study no. 1 - Angel.

Anderson Morning 2 : [] Cabaret Dada (released September 2012).

D'juil 16 : [] Leicester Old Grey Live (released September 2012).

Anjelic 2 : [] Blood and the soil (October 2012).

- [N] - KONNYEK 1 - 3 with Marina Vesic: [] Sn for Pn & Percussion no. 1 - [] Sn for Pn & Percussion no. 2 ‘In Tears’ - [] Lady Blue Black (Oct. 2012). .

- [O] - REG KEELING - Audio Book : [] A Winters Journey (Oct. 2012).

Wenninger Broadhurst 4 & 5 : [] Red Frame Blue (January 2013)
[] Avatar.

Tetlow & Broadhurst 14 : [] OBAH (February 2013).

Konnyek 4 : [] Sonate Concret (February 2013).

- [P] - ALISIAN - with English Harpist Alison Katy : [] Elvaston meadows (March 2013).

- [Q] - LORDS OF THE DANCE 1 & 2 with Percussionist Walt Shaw : [] Music for Metal Percussion - [] Electric Surface (Both May 2013).

D’juil Arkiv : [] Sunrise Festival Live (Aug 2013) [Desk release 2022].

Wenninger Broadhurst 6 : [] Lollapolusa - The lost Hour (Sep. 2013).

D'juil 17 : [] Elemental String Music (October 2013).

Wenninger Broadhurst 7 : [] Black Star Music (December 2013).

Konnyek 5: [] Horizon (2013).

Tetlow & Broadhurst 15 : [] Venus & Adonis (June 2014).

D'juil 18 - 20: [] Belladonna - [] Arkiv - Art London Live (August 2014) - [] Arkiv - Art London Live [released 2022] - [] Plateau - [] Vingt (June - October 2014).

Wenninger Broadhurst 8 - 10: [] The Unquestioned Answer - [] Virtual Glass - [] With Wisest Sorrow (November 2014).

Tetlow & Broadhurst 16 & 17: [] Frozen - [] Sirius A (late 2014/January 2015).

Anderson Morning 3 -: [] AM3 (May 2015).

- [R] - NATIONAL STEEL BLUE - with Burnt Paw : [] Blues Suite 1 & 2 (June 2015).

Wenninger Broadhurst 11 & 12: [] Neble A
[] Neble B & C (March 2016).

- [S] - EMSEMBLE ET AU 1: [] Kornu (January 2017).

Tetlow & Broadhurst 18 and 19 : [] Improbable Live
[] Bau Out (from Kornu session January 2017).

- [T] - ACCORTUMN - with D. Dhonau & M. Sole and Mike Sole :
[] Autumn - Winter (January 2017).

D'juil 21 & 22 : [] Later Blue - [] PRecital (early 2017).

- [U] - Sonn JAA - with Composer Sonja Grossner : [] Wind and Whatever (October 2017).

Ensemble Et Au 2 : [] One Flew Over (July 2018).

D'juil 23 & 24: [] In Nomine - [] Textures on an English Ground (Autumn 2018).

Wenninger Broadhurst 13: [] Windhaus for Anna - in the wake of Beriom(October 2018).

Anderson Morning 4 - [] They Make Music [An Opera for voices]. On my MSEP Discography (2019).

S'ra-D'juil 25 : [] Trio in Five Parts (2019).

Wenninger Broadhurst 14 & 15: [] Konnyek - for amplified Duet - [] Music in the Wake of Konnyek - Wenninger Solo (August 2020).

D’juil 26 - 28: [] Mir A & B - [] Open Your Eyes ( Dhonau Solo) - [] Breathe First A, B & C (2021).

Anderson Morning 5: [] AM5 (February 22).

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released February 18, 2012

Special guests:
David Dhonau: cello
Andrew Johnston: electronics

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