A few weeks ago (yes I know I’m a bit behind!) we were sent a CD, in a cover made out of one of our boxes painted white, with a label saying ‘This Is Yours, so take me home and have a listen’. Who am I to turn down a mysterious request sent to me in the post, so home I went and listen I did. I can be a bit picky with my music tastes, and yet this album truly did live up to the letter that came with it, it was ‘fun and bombastic indie music that rocks, but gently’. The album is ‘This is Yours’ by The London Fields, and they found a unique way to make their debut album, involving neighbours, local businesses and east London freecyclers. 500 copies of the CD were handmade using materials collected and donated, such as cereal boxes, old CDs and rubber stamps, and then left in places to be picked up listened to and passed on. Over 100 copies of the CD were tied to the fence of the actual London Fields the group was named after, spelling out the album title (as seen in the picture above). So, if nothing else, you should look them up for their sheer ingenuity www.thisisyours.org
Rob
