Brewis

"Brewis" is made of crusts and dry pieces of bread soaked

Confederate Receipt Book: A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times 1865

But having spent weeks assembling the 30-minute album from upwards of 50 hours of original music – and in the process creating a work that stands up alongside any of the regular releases by his band Field Music – Brewis is having second thoughts about consigning it all to the ether.

Field Music make an exhibition of themselves with One Copy 2012

Brewis has been chewing over the idea of a "copy-less record" for a while, fuelled by a creeping unease with the way the digital music revolution is panning out.

Field Music make an exhibition of themselves with One Copy 2012

Having outlined this sinister scenario to Andrew Hodson, an old friend from the Tyne and Wear music scene, Brewis was invited to work on the copyless record with blueSCI, an arts-based social inclusion enterprise in Manchester.

Field Music make an exhibition of themselves with One Copy 2012

Peter Brewis has just spent a painful afternoon deleting every single trace of his latest album from his hard drive.

Field Music make an exhibition of themselves with One Copy 2012

The original music was provided by local amateur musicians, who contributed everything from folk harmonies to groovy prog synths, which were then fashioned by Brewis into a surprisingly coherent and unmistakably Field Music-esque album.

Field Music make an exhibition of themselves with One Copy 2012

Kathy Brewis on Ingrid: A Personal Biography: The director George Cukor told [author Charlotte] Chandler that Ingrid had 'a great sense of fantasy.

GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 3/19. 2007

The most excellent of food is brewis404 or bread sopped in broth; according to the saying of the Prophet, ‘Brewis excelleth other food, even as Ayishah excelleth other women.’

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

The band is three main members: Andrew Moore, with brothers Peter and David Brewis, with a rotating lineup of locals.

Music (For Robots): August 2005 Archives 2005

The band is three main members: Andrew Moore, with brothers Peter and David Brewis, with a rotating lineup of locals.

Standing in a field (Music (For Robots)) 2005