{"product_id":"garefowl-things-that-vanish","title":"Garefowl - Things That Vanish","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"658\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"52\"\u003eGarefowl\u003c\/strong\u003e is a project connected to the archipelago of St Kilda, Scotland. \u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"136\"\u003eEwan Macdonald\u003c\/strong\u003e and his father \u003cstrong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eMurdo\u003c\/strong\u003e, relatives of one of the men who killed the last Great Auk (Garefowl), conceived the project to reflect on and mark this family history. Garefowl is an international collective of musicians combining strings and electronics: \u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"407\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNathan Bontrager\u003c\/strong\u003e (viola da gamba\/harmonium\/banjo), \u003cstrong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"459\"\u003eStuart Graham\u003c\/strong\u003e (bouzouki\/harmonica\/harmonium), \u003cstrong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eChris Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e (concertina\/mandolin), Ewan Macdonald (fiddle\/smallpipe drone), \u003cstrong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eRichard O’Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e (island sounds\/percussion\/XRD drones), \u003cstrong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eJess Whelligan\u003c\/strong\u003e (cello).\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eThings That Vanish\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded on Hirta, the main island of St Kilda, at night. The soundscapes of Hirta breathe across the record: a quiet rolling swell of winds, waves, birds, and the otherworldly thrum of the snipe. Taking influence from the traditional folk music of St Kilda, the tunes on the record are inspired by the threatened seabirds of the islands. The band were intrigued by the folk stories around these birds, and how they often are depicted to imbue a primal, dark and haunting nature. In such tales, the birds retain a quality akin to a sea monster: preying upon calves and sheep, and believed to be the pelagic souls of drowned sailors or the cursed spirits of cruel captains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1841\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNo synthesizers were used on the recording. Instead, the production draws entirely on sampled and processed field and hydrophone recordings collected on St Kilda. Additionally, drones were created through a process pioneered by Richard O’Flynn and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1622\"\u003eJoe Gardner\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rock or bone samples are analysed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), which creates a spectrum with peaks corresponding to the sample’s chemical composition; this spectrum can then be mapped to sine waves, forming a drone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AD 93","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58825778430297,"sku":"SDZ-50268","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20260812_1000_090204_125_v_0191400613010_003.jpg?v=1786525671","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/garefowl-things-that-vanish","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}