The Restless Field is a study of the land as a place of conflict and protest as well as beauty and escape; an exploration and acknowledgment of the history and possibility of protest, resistance and struggle in the landscape/rural areas, in contrast with more often referred to urban events. It takes inspiration from flashpoints in history while also interweaving personal and societal myth, memory, the lost and hidden tales of the land. References and starting points include: The British Miners Strike of 1984 and the Battle Of Orgreave. Gerrard Winstanley & the Diggers/True Levellers in the 17th century. The first battle of the English Civil War in 1642. The burying of The Rotherwas Ribbon. The Mass Tresspass of Kinder Scout in 1932. Graveney Marsh/the last battle fought on English soil. The Congested Districts Board/the 19th century land war in Ireland. The Battle Of The Beanfield in 1985. Artwork / encasment design and fabrication by AYITC Ocular Signals Department. Artifact #1a Library Reference Numbers: A008TRFN / A008TRFD The Restless Field is released as part of the A Year In The Country project, a set of year long journeys; cyclical explorations of an otherly pastoralism, a wandering amongst subculture that draws from the undergrowth of the land – the patterns beneath the plough, pylons and amongst the edgelands. Those wanderings take in the beauty and escape of rural pastures, intertwined with a search for expressions of an underlying unsettledness to the bucolic countryside dream; travelling amongst the outer reaches of folk culture and where it intermingles with the layered spectralities of what has come to be known as hauntology. It is sent out into the world in two different hand-crafted Night and Dawn editions, produced using archival giclée pigment inks; presenting and encasing their journey in amongst tinderboxes, string bound booklets and accompanying ephemera. On previous A Year In The Country releases: "A Year In The Country quietly go about their business releasing beautifully packaged music that is influenced by folk, electronica, drone as well as by landscape, time and place... each have themes running through them, tying the music together and seemingly telling a story as they unfold." Terrascope "…one imagines such editions being buried in time capsules or cemented in stone walls for future generations to mull over: sedimentary layers of history..." A Closer Listen "...a conceptual compilation of excellently eerie electronic music..." Simon Reynolds, author of Retromania and Energy Flash "...beautifully packaged collection of Midwich Cuckoo ghost-folk - a haunting edgelands lament for piano, cor anglais & rustling pages." Mojo "The music conjures roofless walls holding spirits not populations, skeletal spires pointing accusative fingers skywards, submerged shadows reflecting in water, crumbled remains wreathing a cliff’s base..." Folk Words "A skillfully weighted blend of of dark folklore and synthesised experimentation, 'Fractures' is a bit special." Electronic Sound "The album evokes a beautifully atmospheric pastoral reverie and a ghostly sense of loss…" Ghost Box Records "...part feverish dream, part incidental music for a folk-horror movie... another excellent snapshot of current experimental music, showing the coexistence of darkness, strangeness, and profound beauty." Bliss Aquamarine "...interference, plain piano song, shimmering electronics, remote listening & shadowy melodies make for an elegant & sinister experience." Include Me Out "For lovers of the sounds of nature, both violent and serene... A thought provoking and involving listen..." Shindig!