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LP Tracklisting
A1. Fishcat Mother
A2. The Moon On The Tides
A3. Goatfoot On Owl Hill
A4. Tethered On The Wheel
B1. Sun And Steel
B2. Catch A Falling Star
B3. The Blistering Of Summer Heat
Taras Bulba featuring ex Earthling Society head Fred Laird return with their second album ‘Soul Weaver’.
Soul-Weaver was recorded between February
and April of 2020. The album is a sharp contrast to the Taras Bulba
debut. Whereas ‘One’ was a laid back psilocybic novelty
travelogue; Soul-weaver is more guitar driven dream like
psychedelia, mixing 60’s garage rock, shoegaze, bucolic west coast
acid folk and ambient feedback. The album builds on song structures
instead of drifting instrumentals prevalent on our debut and is an
indication of the path I want to go musically. Constructing the album
in such a short time and under lockdown restrictions changed the way
the album took shape. There were no drum sessions between myself and
Jon due to the social distance rule and therefore percussion had to be
constructed from drum machines or ‘found’ from previous sessions
and cannibalised. So, in some ways this is more a solo record (Jon has
never heard the songs). It is a guitar album whereas ‘One’ was a
rhythm/percussion focused recording.
Lyrically it draws on (quite accidentally)
the writings of Dion Fortune, particularly her novel ‘The Sea
Priestess’ which I read 12 months before. It never even came into
mind until I started draughting the lyrics and things started popping
up that had very strong comparisons to that novel. That’s the
subconscious mind I suppose and also living next to the Irish sea
which is literally at the top of my street. I can see it and smell the
salt on the air everyday. I’m lucky really for that. I took it all
for granted up until the last year or two. The recording has a bit of
a watery, dreamy feel too and it’s also haunted.
It’s haunted by a good soul though; with
electric blue eyes.
Early March I recorded the track ‘Sun
and Steel’ and I could hear a female vocal on it. I needed to record
a vocal and my sister in law always fancied herself as a bit of a
singer. I thought she could weave some magic on it. I text her at
9:26am, it was a Thursday morning. She never replied.
This is for you Susie (1971–2020)
eternally in our hearts.
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