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Alabaster DePlume - Cremisan: Prologue To A Blade
Alabaster DePlume - Cremisan: Prologue To A Blade
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Cremisan: Prologue To A Blade features three deeply personal and evocative new tracks, recorded in locations of profound importance. Each piece serves as a testament to the power of collaboration and the importance of place in shaping the artistic process.
The EP’s first two tracks, “Honeycomb” and “Cremisan,” were recorded in the experimental arts, music and architecture space The Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem, Palestine, during DePlume’s ‘Sounds Of Places’ residency.
The opening track, the wintry and elegiac “Honeycomb,” is a somber duet recorded with pianist Sami El Enani.
“Cremisan” — recorded in the final moments of a day-long non-stop performance put on by Radio alHara and Wonder Cabinet on June 1, 2024, that featured a robust array of local artists and musicians — finds DePlume’s wavering saxophone leads playing against featured artist Laith Albandak’s steadfast Qanoun in a call and response that gestures at both grief and resilience. The team planned and delivered this event as “a cry from the Cremisan Valley (Bethlehem, Palestine) to Rafah (Gaza),” and what you hear is its conclusion.
The EP concludes with “Gifts Of Olive,” a solemn melody that references Refaat Alareer’s poem “If I... more
The EP’s first two tracks, “Honeycomb” and “Cremisan,” were recorded in the experimental arts, music and architecture space The Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem, Palestine, during DePlume’s ‘Sounds Of Places’ residency.
The opening track, the wintry and elegiac “Honeycomb,” is a somber duet recorded with pianist Sami El Enani.
“Cremisan” — recorded in the final moments of a day-long non-stop performance put on by Radio alHara and Wonder Cabinet on June 1, 2024, that featured a robust array of local artists and musicians — finds DePlume’s wavering saxophone leads playing against featured artist Laith Albandak’s steadfast Qanoun in a call and response that gestures at both grief and resilience. The team planned and delivered this event as “a cry from the Cremisan Valley (Bethlehem, Palestine) to Rafah (Gaza),” and what you hear is its conclusion.
The EP concludes with “Gifts Of Olive,” a solemn melody that references Refaat Alareer’s poem “If I... more
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released October 15, 2024
“Honeycomb” written, arranged, and mixed by Angus Fairbairn
Performed by Alabaster DePlume and Sami El Enani
Engineered by Angus Fairbairn
“Cremisan” written and arranged by Angus Fairbairn and Laith Ziad Albandak
Performed by Alabaster DePlume and Laith Albandak
Engineered by Radio Alhara
“Gifts of Olive” written, arranged, and mixed by Angus Fairbairn
Performed by Alabaster DePlume
Engineered by Angus Fairbairn
“Honeycomb” recorded in the Wonder Cabinet, Bethlehem, Palestine
“Cremisan” recorded live in the Cremisan Valley, Bethlehem, Palestine
“Gifts of Olive” recorded at Total Refreshment Centre, Dalston, London
Mastered by David Allen
“If I must die” from “Gifts of Olive” references the poet Refaat Alareer (1979-2023)
Special thanks to Radio Alhara for equipment hire, and to Edward Said Conservatory and Jacob Baboun for saxophone hire
“Honeycomb” written, arranged, and mixed by Angus Fairbairn
Performed by Alabaster DePlume and Sami El Enani
Engineered by Angus Fairbairn
“Cremisan” written and arranged by Angus Fairbairn and Laith Ziad Albandak
Performed by Alabaster DePlume and Laith Albandak
Engineered by Radio Alhara
“Gifts of Olive” written, arranged, and mixed by Angus Fairbairn
Performed by Alabaster DePlume
Engineered by Angus Fairbairn
“Honeycomb” recorded in the Wonder Cabinet, Bethlehem, Palestine
“Cremisan” recorded live in the Cremisan Valley, Bethlehem, Palestine
“Gifts of Olive” recorded at Total Refreshment Centre, Dalston, London
Mastered by David Allen
“If I must die” from “Gifts of Olive” references the poet Refaat Alareer (1979-2023)
Special thanks to Radio Alhara for equipment hire, and to Edward Said Conservatory and Jacob Baboun for saxophone hire
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