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Tommy Perman and Rob St. John - The Water Of Life

from Chthonic Cities by Folklore Tapes

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    CHTHONIC CITIES is based around the theme of unexplored subterranean cities & features the full version of the critically acclaimed project 'Water Of Life' by Rob St John & Tommy Perman.
    Plus the new project 'The Williamson Tunnels' from Carl Turney & Brian Campbell of the Liverpudlian psych band CLINIC.

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  • Chthonic Cities - Hard Back Book Edition
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Hard Back Book Edition With Screen Printed Cover / Research Booklet / Orange Printed Cassette / Download Code

    Chthonic Cities is based around the theme of unexplored subterranean cities & features the full version of the critically acclaimed project 'Water Of Life' by Rob St John & Tommy Perman.
    Plus the new project 'The Williamson Tunnels' from Carl Turney & Brian Campbell of the Liverpudlian psych band CLINIC.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Chthonic Cities via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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01: Sources and Springs
02: Comiston Springs Water House
03: Oxgangs Elegy
04: Abercrombie, 1949
05: Lost Lochs
06: Liquid City
07: The Shellycoat
08: Seafield Sewage Works

Water of Life is an exploration of Edinburgh told through water: fluid cartographies for a liquid city. Tommy Perman and Rob St. John used hydrophone, contact and ambient recordings of water in rivers, sewers, pub barrel rooms, drains, lochs, reservoirs, pipelines and springs mixed with harmonium, Philicorda, synth, autoharp and iPad to make this set of music celebrating the (often forgotten) entwined folkloric, industrial and pastoral stories in the carrying stream of Edinburgh's water. Extra voices on 'The Shellycoat' by Neil Pennycook, Clarissa Cheong and Ruben Bee. Research funded by Creative Scotland's 'Imagining Natural Scotland' fund.

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from Chthonic Cities, released January 7, 2014

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Folklore Tapes is an ongoing research and musical heritage project covering and soundtracking the folklore, mythology and occult annals of the UK in volumes of tapes, vinyl and book. Exploring mysteries, myths, nature, occult and strange phenomena of the counties. ... more

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