The Diamond Family Archive

"If you’ve ever watched a game of table tennis between two absolute amateurs on holiday, you’ll be of the understanding that the ball hops from one side of the table to the other in a painstakingly slow manner. The sound of the ball pops against the wooden surface and, over time, your ear actually becomes accustomed to the time delay before the ball lands on the other side.Let’s place that into a musical context; replace the ball with instruments and the players with musicians. Voila! We have one ultra slow paced, weary, dreary and downright depressing melodic journey led by none other than The Diamond Family Archive."
- Wigan Music Collective
’Strange and tender songs built around layered loops of live guitar, lap steel and electronica. Leftfield, oddball and gorgeous, a beautiful and fragile noise and sublime lo-fi melancholia’- Stolen Recordings.

First release available now!
* 11 songs from The Diamond Family Archive and The Great Park.
* Just 300 handmade numbered copies.
* 2 cds in individual hand stamped sleeves.
* Includes lyric and chord booklet and unique postcards.
* One copy includes ’Golden Ticket’ - FREE entry to Woodland Recordings events and FREE Woodland Releases for life!
Just £8 including postage anywhere in the world.

also available from the diamond family archive, woodland recordings WR002
"laurence collyer’s diamond family archive is a unique, revolving ensemble, centring around his ghostly, deeply emotive songwriting. imagine mark koselek’s haunting folk with elements of robert wyatts heartwrenching vocals combined with collyer’s beautiful songs this is a truly great little disc." - Rough Trade