For the uninitiated, Lifefiles are creative exchanges between Mat Smith from Mortality Tables and a range of invited artists. Mat provides an inspirational sound file (could be recordings of places, people, objects and moments in time, usually produced by Mat himself) and the artist responds in their own way by cutting, chewing, remixing, sampling or possibly just allowing the contents to seep into their brains before eventual manifestation. Importantly a new corresponding sound file (or multiple files in some cases) is the result. The last two releases are the perfect introduction:

Gareth Jones - LF23 / Void Concrète

If there's one sound that could represent Lifefiles it would probably be grainy. Something that fittingly reflects life. With a source recording made in a concrete void, under a busy bridge, Gareth Jones has produced the prime example.

Allmanna Town - LF24 / C.FXNOISE

On the opposite hand, a few Lifefiles have ventured beyond a single response. While still imprinted with texture, Allmanna Town (Jonas Geiger Ohlin and Phil Dodds) have produced an upbeat response, with wonky keyboards and discordant beats, all inspired by a range of recordings Mat made in the 90s.

Previous contributors to the series include Simon Fisher Turner, Veryan, Xqui, Audio Obscura, Elizabeth Joan Kelly and Sulk Rooms.

To top it all, all profits are given to charity.