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A HAWK AND A HACKSAW |
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FOREST BATHINGLM DUPLI-CATIONFormat: LP Cata No: LM19 Barcode: 647603400310 Format: CD Cata No: LM19CD Barcode: 647603400327 |
| Forest Bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is a term that means “taking in the forest atmosphere.” It was developed in Japan during the 1980s and has become a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine. “Taking in the forest atmosphere” became the inspiration for A Hawk and A Hacksaw’s newest album. Their forest bath of choice is the Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. This new album features ten original compositions by Heather Trost and Jeremy Barnes. The opening track “Alexandria” features Barnes on the Persian Santur, an ancient hammer struck dulcimer, and Trost’s string and woodwind melodies. The composition evokes the long trader’s route between what is now Bulgaria and the wealthy cities of Istanbul and Alexandria. The band has always had a bird’s eye view of this part the world— looking for the connections between places and even eras: a belief in the power of music to reach across borders and unite. The band is based on the idea of collecting music and inspiration through travel. They are not of a place, but their music evokes places along a route. This is not urban music. It’s rural: songs of the woods and roads where there are no sidewalks or street lamps to light your way. While the bulk of the music heard on this record is played by Barnes and Trost, they do have some incredible guest performances, namely the clarinet virtouso Cüneyt Sepetçi, from Istanbul, Hungarian cimbalom master Unger Balász, and closer to home, Chicago trumpeter Sam Johnson, Deerhoof’s John Dieterich and Noah Martinez, of the band Lone Piñon. |
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Tracks:1. Alexandria2. A Broken Road Lined With Poplar Trees 3. A Song For Old People / A Song for Young People 4. The Shepherd Dogs Are Calling 5. Night Sneaker 6. The Magic Spring 7. The Sky Is Blue, The Desert Is Yellow 8. Babayaga 9. The Washing Bear 10. Bayati Maqam |
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| A HAWK AND A HACKSAW FOREST BATHING LM DUPLI-CATION | |
| ANNEA LOCKWOOD GLASS WORLD ETATS UNIS | |
| COSMIC PSYCHOS LOUDMOUTH SOUP SUBWAY RECORDS | |
| CUCINA POVERA HILJA NIGHT SCHOOL | |
| DUSK THE PAIN OF LONELINESS (GOES ON & ON) DIRTNAP | |
| JEAN DUBUFFET MUSICAL EXPERIENCES ETATS UNIS | |
| JOEL SILBERSHER & CHARLIE OWEN TENDRILS SORCERER | |
| JOHN DUNCAN ORGANIC ETATS UNIS | |
| REMKO SCHA MACHINE GUITARS ETATS UNIS | |
| RIVAL CONSOLES PERSONA ERASED TAPES | |
| THE MOONDOGGIES A LOVE SLEEPS DEEP HARDLY ART | |
| URANIUM CLUB LIVE AT ACRI TAUN CASTLE FACE | |
| WARNER JEPSON TOTENTANZ ETATS UNIS | |