Kathryn Tickell & The Darkenin - Cloud Horizons [CD]

cloud horizons

via Resilient Records. Based in the shadow of Hadrian's Wall yet reaching out to the wider world, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening explore the connecting threads of music, landscape and people over a period of almost 2000 years. Songs range from themes of freedom, nature and venturing out into the world after times of darkness, to a Roman inscription with links to Libya and Syria magnetically pulled into the 21st century by Amen-inspired breakbeats, ominous vocals and the wildest of piping...

cloud horizons

is an album of extremes - Northumbrian traditions meet global influences. Dark, edgy soundscapes flare into euphoria with the razor-sharp precision of the pipes and accordion, bombastic effects-drenched octave-mandolin, haunting harmony vocals, skillfully programmed beats, evocative slow airs and wild, heart-pounding dance tunes. Lyres, clarsach, sistrum, bone-flute and traditional Galician percussion add potency to the compelling ambience.

cloud horizons

is the follow-up to Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening's acclaimed 2019 debut

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