Empyrean EP, by Whilom

Empyrean EP

by Whilom

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1.	Empyrean * Sielvartas 05:09	lyrics	buy track
Life... Beauty... The Earth weeps in pity It cries out to the stars Our tress are saddened Waiting for the soft caress of a human heart but damage can't be beyond mend The plants, some crying - most dead but hope awaits them nature always finds a way Green shoots unfurl from The Earth Breathing new life Hope is strong enough Life... Beauty...
2.	Cognitive Switch 03:31	info	buy track
3.	Empyrean 06:46	lyrics	buy track
Life... Beauty... The Earth weeps in pity It cries out to the stars Our tress are saddened Waiting for the soft caress of a human heart but damage can't be beyond mend The plants, some crying - most dead but hope awaits them nature always finds a way Green shoots unfurl from The Earth Breathing new life Hope is strong enough Life... Beauty...
4.	Le Zonge 01:06	info	buy track
5.	Empyrean * Prolepsis 07:26	info
6.	The Last Day Before Tomorrow 05:31	info	buy track

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Noun; the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire.

"The unapproachable splendour of the empyrean"

A real family affair this one. My daughter Hazel wrote the poem, which is read by my wife Charlotte - I hope it's sentiment is clear.

here are no old recordings in this one, but one element that you could describe as nostalgic is the use of the Mellotron choir sound giving the whole thing a spectral, cosmic feel. I have no doubt that my father playing Tangerine Dream's Rubycon and Pheadre when I was a young child, had a huge influence on me and my musical taste in later life.

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released October 1, 2023

Poem: Hazel Johns
Reading: Charlotte Murphy
All tracks composed & produced by Bob Johns, except Empyrean * Sielvartas and Empyrean * Prolepisis composed by Bob Johns and Ian Fenton.
Lapsteel Guitar played by Ian Fenton
Mix & Master by Ollie Turbitt

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Whilom Letchworth Garden City, UK

I'm a creator living in the worlds first Garden City, making atmospheric, broken, ambient and electronic music. I'm back after a two decade episode of writers block, and loving every moment. My work is often personal or nostalgic - using old family recordings or answer machine tapes to speak to the cycle of life and change.

"Free will is to mind what chance is to Whilom" ... more

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