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A Pagan Landscape

Richard Davies

Label: Independent
Released: 2022
Duration: 01:17:00
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Tracks

The Myjer A Pagan Landscape An Empty Beach of Souls Carn Euny Pendeen to Trewellard I Shouldn't Be Here Arsenic Flows Through the Soil The Ancients Walk Through a Valley Trewellard to Pendeen A Hollow House On the Rocks An Empty Beach of Souls Overseas Night Time Stepping From Sollars The Water Drinker Playtime

Personnel

Richard Davies

saxophone, tenor

Dasha Larks

vocals

Additional Personnel / Information

Musicians on Playtime: Trumpet: Dave Morgan Flute: Rin Megginson Electric Bass: Gary Fairchild Upright Bass: Bill Keller Guitar: Andrew Eagle Piano: Carol Escoffier

Album Description

This essentially an album about ghosts. It’s about the haunting landscape around Trewallard in Cornwall where there was once a thriving mining community. The land there has a haunting quality that now inspires artists and brings in tourists like me. I was also inspired by the Nordic jazz of Jan Garbarek and his minimalist playing so have used the saxophone on tracks such as The Ancients to colour and add atmosphere rather than have dynamic overpowering solos. Garbarek was a particular influence on me as a younger player, I love that unearthly tone he produces. I wanted my saxophone to be the ghost in this particular tale.

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