These pieces were composed and recorded in Hebden Bridge (that well-known cess pit) between November 2020 and May 2021.
All performances by Colin Robinson.

‘Procrastinator’ was inspired by Malcolm Cecil of TONTO’s Expanding Head Band, who died in March 2021.

“Titles are extremely important; they are a window into the creative process of the artiste” – Richard Knutson
Anagrams are important too.

Trainspotting in Angola – the idea of taking a futile and furtive hobby and turning it into an extreme sport.

Cover art by Colin Robinson.


"You have outdone yourself on this one." - Hans Werksman, Here Comes The Flood weblog

"Brilliant album" - Anthony Donovan

"Wow, to think I could have missed out on this but for a click. Wondrous stuff!" - David Jewitt

"An amazing collection of sounds and ideas" - Andrew Daley

"Sounds like a forgotten Eno/Bill Nelson collaboration from the 80s that you've had for ages but rarely played, but listening to it again you realise you always kinda loved it. Lots of round, creamy guitar tones, synths like metal shavings, and dusty African drums from the back bedroom. Once again as you'd expect from JHC the sound is edgy and atonal, teetering on its toes on the ledge but never tumbling into unlistenable. Short vignettes rather than lengthy prog rock explorations and the better for that for it never outstays its welcome in any one mood. The lightness of touch and seemingly bottomless invention is masterful. The mutant love child of avant garde electronica, progressive rock flavours, strident Bebop Deluxe riffs and those 1960s library music records you've always heard in the background but never identified." - Phil South

"I was pleasantly surprised by the riffage and guitar heroics... Now I've heard the essentials of prog rock reduced to 43 seconds I can throw most of my record collection away." - Russell Croft

"It is OK to be jealous of Colin Robinson's unrelenting ability to come up with new compositions for his one-man avant-garde project Jumble Hole Clough. On his new album Trainspotting in Angola - "the idea of taking a futile and furtive hobby and turning it into an extreme sport" - his love for the forgotten heroes and inventors is in full swing.

Technology has always fascinated Robinson. As a former electrical engineer he is adamant to find out what is in the box, take it apart and reassemble it in a new way. His music is like a twisted computer motherboard that keeps acting up, spewing out unexpected results that make the listener reassess his thoughts about what can be done with sounds and rhythms. He puts the spotlight on a bloke who invented a robot that still works today with In 1950, an RAF officer and former spy built a robot that steered itself towards a beer bottle. The future of public transport on the Green Isle gets traction with The Irish are no strangers to monorails. Being tipsy can be a lot of fun (A tantalising gin, pronto!), and so can taking the piss on a genre - Prog Rock in 43 Seconds actually runs for 51 seconds. A Tribute to Laurie Johnson is lovely tribute to a composer who scored tons of tv series and films (including The Avengers and Dr. Strangelove.

Robinson makes it appear that he only has to wave his wand to conjure up a fresh stack of ideas that he can fine tune in his workshop,, but make no mistake. Making it sound easy is actually hard work. Try to dissect all the layers in I'll grind your bones to make my bread - that's a time consuming but fun exercise to while away the hours." - Hans Werksman, Here Comes The Flood weblog

" I admire your Obscuro Bizarro Approach, and your strategic usage of Thee Gizmos and Gadgetrys, makes for an exciting adventure for anyone's Abnormal Listening Habits." - Kelrod Kilwalski

"As usual, pure genius." - Craig Manga

This album was voted No.4 in Here Come The Flood's Top 20 Best of 2021 Albums !