This latest album, Dead End Opening (98-08), features a diverse collection of songs and instrumental tracks by composer and song-writer N. R. Whitaker; an eclectic mix of dance beats, swirling keyboards, guitars, pianos, cellos, glockenspiels, and everything...
The second of 3 photographic meditations based upon the natural world, this new project features natural photography from a diverse range of contributors, from beginners through to seasoned, experienced photographers. Largely taken through the lockdowns of 2020 and...
Beautiful Horses and imaginary unicorns, mysterious landscapes and fantasy dreamscapes, diverse wildlife and strange sci-fi characters – all these you will encounter, and so much more, as you join Artie Alison on her artistic adventures exploring diverse worlds of...
Manchester Rains is a unique jazz ballad exploring themes of longing, loss and love. Written by composer and songwriter N. R. Whitaker, the song centres around the piano and cello and depicts someone living in the ‘rainy city’, who amidst the loneliness and isolation...
This is the second video to feature Alan Astley’s beautiful, atmospheric photography. The sequence of black and white photographs leads us slowly into deserted, out-of-the-way places. N. R. Whitaker’s slow accompanying music, based on Gregorian chant, draws the...
Industrial Landscapes is an audio-visual exploration of the industrial heartland of 1980s Manchester and the surrounding areas. Alan Astley’s (largely black and white) photography perfectly documents the era, capturing something of the bleak atmosphere of 1980s...
