Mitochondrial Evensongs, by Shadows Of Stephen

Mitochondrial Evensongs

by Shadows Of Stephen

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1.	Croissantier Montpelier (A Child's Call to Breakfast) 01:47	lyrics
Croissantier Montpelier.
2.	Mitochondrial Evensong 02:56	lyrics
Mitochondrial Evensong Down the years and through the sun Mitochondrial Evensong Shine so hard its course is run Christ and Marx and Wood and Wei Lead us to this perfect day Cloister Croft to Waxhouse Gate Passing strange tale to relate Silver snarling trumpets chide Carvèd angels frozen flight Chapel aisle by slow degrees Call the faithful to their knees
3.	The Ancient Stone Pendant 02:08	info
4.	Thirty-Three, Across the Tidal Thames... 02:06	lyrics
Thirty-three, Thirty-three, Across the tidal Thames To the open sea Landing stage Ancient boat Under Blackfriars Bridge Past the city’s glow… Blood red moon Overhead Lights the boat the way to the isle of the dead Safe in alabaster chambers Raft of satin, roof of stone Flew like phantoms triple-archway Madeline, Porphyro home Thirty-three, Thirty-three, Across the tidal Thames To the open sea
5.	Lyke-Wake Dirge 03:02	info
6.	Jabberwocky 02:37	info
7.	Hill Of Crosses 02:14	info
8.	Petite Soeur Du Soleil 02:01	info

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“It’s full-on devotion, there is no break for dinner time here... Stephen and Stephen’s voice have found the perfect niche in the sound of cloister, refectory and scriptorium, though the overall sound is more Occitan troubadour than Gregorian ascetic. It remains quintessential Wood throughout its departure. The folk guitar is great - I dozed off fully expecting Shankar and Harrison and was awoken by Jansch’s Holy Water - but hey, Wood outdoes them all! Croissants, calls to breakfast (all families should do this!), cells (the magical fruit of God particles?), Thames legends, you name it - and through this fine work you can also discover the oft quoted ‘The Eve of St Agnes’ by John Keats. Well, it’s probably only the greatest English language poem ever written.”
[Richard Bachelor, Facebook review, April 2019]

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released March 15, 2019

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Shadows Of Stephen London, UK

[Byron Coley, THE WIRE, February 2020]
First physical release from a London-based artist who plays acoustic guitar and sings in a deeply psychedelic vein. The music is rooted in British traditional material, but it is informed by both a gothic darkness recalling Paul Roland and the same wyrd-folk precursors that illuminate Current 93’s best work. A beautiful listen.” ... more

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