Colin Potter

Colin Potter has been involved within the world of underground music since the late 1970s. He founded one of the earliest cassette labels in the UK (ICR), releasing work by artists such as himself, David Jackman, Andrew Chalk and others.Colin has been an engineer for over 25 years now, and along his diverse history he has worked with Nurse With Wound, Current 93, Organum, Jonathan Coleclough, Ora, and many others. Being a musician himself, his contributions to these projects are often more than just being the engineer.


The Ghost Office (1980)


A1 The Lope I
A2 Falling Downstairs
A3 Fassed
A4 Murder By Furniture
A5 Number Five
A6 All Reel
A7 The Lope II
B1 Mainland
B2 Everybody Dance
B3 You Tell Me
B4 Off The Graph

Recorded '79 - '80 at Integrated Circuit, York.


The Scythe (1981)



A1 Power
A2 I Like Your Elbows
A3 Murder By Furniture
A4 More Murder
A5 The Fifth
A6 Here Is
A7 Carpentry
A8 Recline
B1 Remain Flexible
B2 Another Day
B3 B. Hind (U)
B4 Rewop
B4 The Last Train
B6 Joinery
B7 Decline





The Where House?? (1981)


A1 Yoursmine
A2 Alleys
A3 In The Hall
A4 Away From The Public Eye
A5 Later, That Same Night
Guitars/e-bow - Stephan Jadd-Parry*
Percussion - Stephan Jadd-Parry*
A6 Vertigo
B1 Ssroi Asitjk
Guitars - Stephan Jadd-Parry*
Percussion - Stephan Jadd-Parry*
B2 Just Another Five Minutes
Bass - Jon Caffery
E-bow Guitar - Jon Caffery
Percussion - Jon Caffery
B3 For All Your Knew
B4 The Long Road
Synth - Nick Jackson
B5 Leer
B6 Jackpot

Instruments - Colin Potter
Front Cover by: Jonathan Coleclough.



HERE (1981)


A1 Two Feet On The Ground
A2 Hear
A3 Shallow Water
B1 Gas


AGAIN (1982)


A1 On Entering York Minster
A2 Rooftops
B1 You Tell Me
B2 Mainland
B3 All Reel



TWO NIGHTS


"These 2 pieces were recorded as 2 takes based on the same theme. The music was played 'live' in the studio using synthsisers, sequencer, drum machine, guitars and various effects. It was the last music I recorded at Sutton on the Forest and marks the end of an era."

A Two Nights 1
B Two Nights 2


AND THEN (2000)


1 Before (11:09)
2 ... (15:08)
3 Next (19:45)
4 And (6:10)
5 Finally (9:20)



Ten Drills / A Little Country Music 7" (2002)


A Ten Drills (5:55)
B A Little Country Music (5:10)

Limited edition of 100 copies. Half the copies were signed by the artist. Deleted 15.11.2003. Recorded at IC Studio around August 2002. Thanks to Jonathan Coleclough for design & layout.



See (2003)


1 A Drift (23:57)
2 Tide (23:36)
3 Untied (15:50)


Limited edition of 300 copies.
There is also a numbered edition of 100 with alternate 'Infraction style' artwork.
And a 2nd edition of 200 numbered copies with slightly different artwork by Jonathan Coleclough again (released 2006).



A Skeleton / Cupboard Situation (2006)



A1 I Am Your Shadow (Version 1)
A2 Power
A3 I Like Your Elbows
A4 Murder By Furniture (Version 2)
A5 Here Is
A6 Behind You
A7 Fassed
B1 Murder By Furniture (Version 1)
B2 In The Hall
B3 Mainland
B4 We Are So Glad
B5 Is It You, Is It Me?
B6 I Am Your Shadow (Version 2)
B7 B.hind (U)
C Another Day Is Missing
D Here Is (Early Version, 1978)

Limited edition of 500 copies, 250 of them including the 7" for members of the VOD-Club, handnumbered.



It Was Like This...(2006)



1-01 KFJC California 8/03 (30:33)
1-02 Soundland Sedbergh 4/06 (36:48)
2-01 Windmill London 11/99 (24:24)
2-02 Red Rose London 5/00 (22:06)
2-03 Red Rose London 5/00 (13:35)


Live recordings. Released as two coloured discs, without sleeve or inlays, in a clear double jewel case.
The first (yellow) disc has the catalogue number ICR 61A.
The second (red) disc has the catalogue number ICR 61B.



Live in Portland 12-11-04


Live Sabalas 20-06-06





Also see:
ICR - Tapes