Unthunk is an identifier for Trevor Tunnacliffe's musical endeavours.
To hear, record or perform Unthunk material, get in touch. We're happy to provide high resolution audio files.
Unthunk merges chamber and popular music. The chamber music influence derives particularly from the modal polyphony of the Renaissance. Pop music characteristics include modern lyrics and instruments. With chamber music, the score captures the initial impulse, much as a screenplay does for a film. The performers provide feel and character, bringing the score to life, transforming the piece in the process. The popular music elements originate intuitively, from off the cuff sketches or improvisation. If you are musician who would like to be involved in Unthunk recording, we invite you to get in touch.
Voice
Horn
‘Cello, guitars
Keyboards
Drums, percussion
Modular synthesizer, accordion
Bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar. Various simple parts not otherwise credited, including modular synthesizer. Trevor is also a lapsed viola da gamba player.
Unthunk is honoured to have a contribution from Giovanni Grandi on The Mid-Century Molluscs perform Unthunk’s “Return to the sea”. While on vacation in the Azores, Giovanni settled into a secluded rocky bay, absorbing the ocean sounds to conceive a suitable piece. …
The Mid-Century Molluscs perform Unthunk’s “Return to the sea” is a tribute to Rachel Carson was born and raised in Pennsylvania, away from the ocean, but found her calling in marine biology. The song “Reverence” is the first preview for…
The Mid-Century-Molluscs perform Unthunk’s “Return to the sea” album release is scheduled for release on Bandcamp, January 11, 2026. There is one song available for preview now. Check it out at https://unthunk.bandcamp.com/album/the-mid-century-molluscs-perform-unthunk-s-return-to-the-sea
