Book “Everything, All At Once Forever”, the echo of the past in images by Joe Dilworth

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Book “Everything, All At Once Forever”, the echo of the past in images by Joe Dilworth

Book “Everything, All At Once Forever”, the echo of the past in images by Joe Dilworth

“Everything, All At Once Forever” remains a testimony of this time, a time capsule of a period where music and life were in constant evolution.The Last Note of Th’ Faith Healers A timeless 20-minute piece, a bygone era and a musical introspection.

Last note of the B-side

“Everything, All At Once Forever” was the last piece of the B-side of Th’ Faith Healers’ second LP. This 20-minute track was not an artistic decision but a technical constraint: the length of the tape on which it was recorded. The sound engineer, from the control room, signaled them when the tape was nearing its end, allowing them to finish just in time. One take, that was their goal, with no intention of remaking.

Photos: Joe Dilworth/Kominec/DR

A decade of rebellion

From 1988 to 1994, Joe Dilworth was the drummer for Th’Faith Healers, this period allowed him to unlearn the 80s, a decade marked by an aspirational culture that had become obsolete in the UK. The lack of financial support made this culture even more anachronistic. It was a claustrophobic time, where his social life was limited to tea sessions with friends for lack of places to go. He spent his time photographing his friends at home, capturing moments of their restricted daily lives.

A period of musical transition

During this period, Joe had lost touch with contemporary music. He played drums in a relaxed jazz band and listened to Krautrock. Distractions were few and far between, and it was hard to describe how lacking in stimuli their daily lives were. Yet something new seemed to be emerging, not through any particular sound but through an anti-careerist rejection of the present, the future, and time itself. It was an inward, externalized, mutually supportive environment.

Photos: Joe Dilworth/Kominec/DR

A new year, a new book

Today, Joe Dilworth returns with a new book of photographs, capturing the dilapidated squats and grimy venues that were the playgrounds of early 90s uncommercial bands like My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Silverfish. These images offer an intimate look at a time when music and life were in constant flux, marked by raw creativity and untamed energy. It was a time, though marked by constraints and a sense of claustrophobia, that was a period of intense creativity and personal redefinition.