DD022

DD022 is the Initial Catalogue number of one of Delia's Attic Tapes, presumably for Circle of Light.

Mark Ayres' notes

Type: 10.5" reel, 1/4" tape,
Label: Delia: Nature for Elsa From Kal
Description: Various tracks, "Dud's Desert" Master (Dudley Simpson) and makeup

Louis Niebur's notes

DD022 Dud’s Desert 27:08
1. Chamber instruments (flute, brass, oboe, drums, vibes) playing dramatic
incidental music.
Electronic tones enter at :45, high pitched singing (sine) as other instruments drop out.
Slowly builds, at 1:00 another lower wavering drone enters (windlike)
Electronic thunder sound plays slowly several times
“bird” sounds at around 2:00
build at 2:50 until trumpet nters at 3:08, and plays fanfare, last 5 notes looped slowly over
and overDraft version of Delia Derbyshire track listings
all fade except high sine at 3:50
4:25 end
2. 4:31 starts again. Exactly the same but with slightly truncated ending. Ends 8:31
3. 8:40 electronic component alone of above without instrumental introduction
sine and lower “wind” sound, with occasional “whistling”
wind fades in volume
“bird sounds”at 9:57
build the same as before but without trumpet
12:03 ends
4. 12:11 orchestra begins again, no electronics this time, just orchestra, which fades
13:31 ends
5. 13:58, trumpet part (treated) from 3:08 with rising background
continues long past its original duration, continuously but gradually rising and fading
15:34 ends
6. 15:45 background white noise texture with occasional “whistle”
17:57 fade and end
7. 18:05 rumbling thunder sound with bird sound.
18:57 end
8. 19:12 rumbling thunder sound with no bird 19:52 end
9. 20:03 high pitched buzzing sound 22:00 end
10. 22:10 low slowly pulsating rumbling from 2:10 on. (no build here, but constant
level) 23:41 end. Combination of 11 and 12?
11. 23:48 make up for 10. 25:13 end (exhaling quality)
12. 25:18 make up for 10. 27:06 end

James Percival's notes

CDD/1/3/3 Nature for Elsa
Various tracks including Dudley Simpson
FORMER REFERENCE: DD022
MEDIUM: 10.5" reel, ¼" tape
LABELS: [Box:] DELIA: / NATURE FOR ELSA / FROM KAL.
[Reel labels:] Bullroar 1 / Bullroar 2 / DUD'S DESERT 1 Master 15ips M / MIX. MUSIC + FX / MIX FX / MUSIC BOTH. BASIC. / GROUND NOISE USE AT END OF MIX MUS + FX / WILLI WILLI. / HEAT 1 / MIX 2 BULLROARS *
NOTES: Various tracks, including master of “Dud's Desert” (Dudley Simpson) and related makeup.