GENRE.... Electronic, Non-Music
STYLE..... Ambient, Spoken Word, Experimental, Neofolk
LABEL..... n5MD
MODE ..... avgkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE .... 06.17.2009
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Graham Richardson's Last Days project returns with it's latest
full-length The Safety of the North. Richardson has fully
embraced his cinematic tendencies, expanding his creative
palette to include spoken excerpts, a vocal collaboration with
Fabiola Sanchez of Familiar Trees, and a "script-based"
compositional approach. Drawing on a theme first explored in
Sea's "Arrival at Jan Mayen" (in which its sailor is first
excited by the prospect of a distant island home, then
disappointed by its barren terrain), The Safety of the North
tells the story of Alice, her parents and their relocation to a
remote northern land. Disappointed with the trappings of the
city, they wish for a simpler, more rewarding way of life. Their
arrival promises clean air, miles of snow covered fields
surrounded by forests and mountains but above all, safety and a
protected existence. As dark as it is light, the Safety Of The
North explores relationships, loss, recovery and how hope is the
only certainty in life.. With a strict script in mind,
Richardson divided the album into 15 "scenes," scoring each with
a new focus on the emotional states of his characters and the
settings they inhabit. Using the same tools he employs on his
previous albums (i.e. field recordings, song titles, and album
art), along with snippets of dialogue, monologue and more
diverse instrumentation, Richardson guides the listener through
Alice's initial departure, hopeful beginnings and eventual
tragedy in what may be Last Days most melodic work to date.
Tracklist:
1 The City Failed (4:57)
Voice - Clemmie Law
2 May Your Days Be Gold (3:10)
Vocals - Fabiola Sanchez
3 New House (2:11)
4 Fracture (6:10)
5 Thoughts Of Alice (3:05)
Voice - Jodie Davis , Neamh Rose Breen
6 Run Home (4:53)
7 Life Support (6:52)
8 Your Silence Is The Loudest Sound (3:20)
9 This Is Not An Ending (5:05)
Voice - Clemmie Law, Neamh Rose Breen
10 The Fields Remember My Father (4:20)
11 Missing Photos (2:04)
12 Nothing Stays The Same, Nothing Ever Ends (5:57)
13 You Are Stars (3:46)
14 Blue And White Flowers
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