An ancestral remembrance of the witch burnings and persecution of heretics, healers and medicine people by fire and a culture antithetical to lifeā¦..
Vocals recorded at Church of Storms, Lizard & at Zennor, West Penwith
a wrinkle in time
a crack in the light
as fleeting as birdsong
strange words in the night
the sound of your laughter
the ocean is rising
all is not what it seems
don’t rock the cradle
don’t rock the boat
don’t drop the anchor
don’t sink the float
don’t sink the float
the stars have gone out
the sun has grown old
the moon is on fire
the earth has grown cold
a wrinkle in time
a crack in the light
as fleeting as birdsong
strange words in the night
the sound of your laughter
is flooding my dreams
the ocean is rising
all is not what it seems
“Logan’s”
2020
written late into the first lock-up of 2020, what began as a poetic flash during one of many long walks taken while feeling out the strange vibes the world was being subjected to in the first wave of covidiocy, the better to keep earthed as the madness descended and seperate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, this turned into a hybrid dub, folk-rap, swamprock experiment….the later remix, to which I added drum kit, is also to be found at ArJaY, a musical alter-ego, on soundcloud
…..the Greek title ‘ĻĪĪ»ĪæĻ ĻĻĪæĪ½ ĻĻĪ»ĪµĪ¼Īæ’, ‘an end to war’, expresses an underlying field of energy that was a constant during the creation of this post-classical composition ā it is intended as both a requiem and a prayer.
Brian Eno is the master of electromantic minimalism and atmospherics
Henrique Goldman is his perfect cinematic foil, gifted with stunning lucidity and an eye for gritty emotional impact.
“On working with Brian to produce the short film, Henrique comments: āIt was a tantalising challenge to direct a visual track to resonate with Brian Enoās expansive and multi-faceted musical universe. Like a riddle made of sound, Decline and Fall is mysteriously eclectic and hermetic at the same time. Itās beautiful and accessible, but also dense, deep, poignant and thought-provoking. As a lifelong fan it was a daunting prospect that kept me awake for several nights particularly as this is Brianās first official music video.” ”
The utterly awesome Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou, summing up the zeitgeist….
“Circle down to the mouth of the valley
Kneel now down at the face, at the gate
As every footfall crumbles so fast beneath me
Under the weight of this eternal shame
And to you who’ve given up in the valley
And to you who’ve given all to its wake
Just another endless night falls around thee
Just another grey landscape to face
I want to step into the armor of another, stronger
I want to look once through the eyes of someone good
So I can gather up the names of our mothers
And wash away the shame and lift them to sainthood
But if you have given up in the valley
And if you have given all to its wake
It’s just another endless night fall around me
Just another fucked up thing I can’t save
But always run forever miles, does it end?
Then another wall rises in the distance
Their horizon parts for none, where mothers failed
To carry all their weight, I will be brave
Yes, I will be brave
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Stacked up like stones in a pile
You see them?
A tower of failures
So twisted and vile
You see them there?
Ancient and seething
Get them out of my way
You see them?
Those who have fallen
Get them out of my way
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Stacked up like stones in a pile
You see them?
A tower of failures
Get them out of my way
You see them?
Ancient and seething
Twisted and vile
You see them?
Those who have fallen
Get them out of my way
You see them there?
A tower of failures
Get them out of my way”
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