Dive Index was intended as an exercise in open-ended artistry.
The project released a full studio album last year, with the Will Thomas helmed endeavour inviting fresh voices into the mist.
Showered in acclaim, he immediately began picking the material apart, allowing guests to produce their own versions.
âRefolded: Waving At Airplanes Remixesâ will be released on May 21st, and it finds fresh nuance in the original material.
Album cut She s Exploding is re-worked by Tunng s Mike Lindsay, and his incisive, inquisitive approach takes Dive Index in an unexpected direction.
The video features a dancer shot in time-lapse mode, something that emphasises the bond between physical movement and the musicianship.
November 19th, 2014
Mark Gardener has established himself as a songwriter, musician and producer of some distinction over the past twenty-five years. Recent collaborations with Robin Guthrie and Andrew Pearse have served as timely reminders of his artistry, while Gardener s technical wizardry has seen him oversee recent releases by Swervedriver and Desert Ships among others at his Oxford-based OX4 Sound recording studio.
However, it was with his first band
Ride that Gardener first became a household name. Having put out four albums alongside several EPs and singles to a wide range of critical and commercial acclaim, the band became an integral part of the Creation Records story. Despite splitting up in 1996 shortly after the release of final album