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CLOSEDOWN is the latest recorded output from Crispin Lee under his City Paranoid moniker following Dream’s Edge (2004) and A Means to No End (2008). Assembled several years ago and originally intended for release in late 2010, Crispin has indicated that this eleven-track, 26-minute collection will be the final chapter in his set of solo recordings under the City Paranoid name. In the immediate future he is preparing once again to concentrate on the collaborative Paranoid Foundation project.

CLOSEDOWN is a lo-fi, fictional chronicle of breakdown and redemption divided into eleven short tracks, set to a grittily ethereal palette of manipulated field recordings, acoustic and electronic sound sources. An uncompromising and challenging listen, CLOSEDOWN is complimented perfectly by the dark, psychological cover imagery provided by resident Paranoid Foundation artist, Tetsu Okada.

Tracklisting:
1 Hitched
2 Now Understood
3 Terminal Nation
4 The Wrong Woman
5 Final Rites
6 Too Much Harm
7 Broken Up
8 At Peace With Nothing
9 Silent Running
10 Perhaps Today
11 When We Wake

The album will be released on 4th April. To whet your appetite in the meantime, you can view the video to "Perhaps Today" here...

Winter 2011 Paranoid Podcast

Happy New Year, and to celebrate, episode 17 of the Paranoid Podcast has just been uploaded.

This time you can hear our interview on London's art radio station, Resonance 104.4FM - originally broadcast live as part of the Scaledown radio show in June 2006. Cris and Andy talk about the origins of the Paranoid Foundation and about their influences and working techniques. It also features a track each from the first two PF albums plus an exclusive live track not available anywhere else. Worth a listen, I'm sure you'll agree!

Get it for free here... http://paranoidfoundation.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/5 or subscribe in itunes or other digital media players.

new Paranoid video art...

Inspired by Brian Eno's video installations, but with a darker, more Paranoid twist. Audio from forthcoming winter podcast... click here to view

Autumn 2010 Podcast

The sixteenth episode in our podcast series is now online!

This one features a single 13-minute track - a re-interpreation of a William Blake poem 'Night' as read by Lauren Crawley. A number of autumnal field recordings were used on the track and incorporated as percussion effects. Have a listen using the link above or find the Paranoid Podcast in the iTunes store and subcribe for free.

PF News Sept/Oct 2010

Hi PF people, just a quick update with the latest paranoid news...

Firstly, we have lots of recording currently going on both for future editions of the podcast and CD releases.

The next CD release will be Cris's 3rd City Paranoid album 'Closedown'. This is all pressed up and nearly ready to go. We are currently lining up a release date for Winter 2010. Watch this space!

Finally for now, this is now the official home of the Paranoid Foundation and can be accessed either via www.paranoidfoundation.blogspot.com or via www.paranoidfoundation.com. Our email remains the same... info@paranoidfoundation.com

Look out for further news here very soon!

Summer 2010 Paranoid Podcast

...is now here. The Antimatter EP features 4 sinister beat-driven industrial electronic motifs. Distorted riffs and machine noise collide with unsettling atmospherics to engage body and mind in equal measure.

The EP is available for free download as part of the ongoing 'Paranoid Podcast' series here: http://paranoidfoundation.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/5 or subscribe in itunes or other digital media players.

Updates...

On our facebook, myspace and at www.paranoidfoundation.com where you can hear a selection of PF tunes including 'nothing ventured' - a track from the latest CD Paranoid Motive's 'disruptive potential'.

Enjoy...