Winter, by whatever penny

Winter

by whatever penny

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1.	Borealis 04:05	info	buy track
2.	Solstice 03:00	info	buy track
3.	Snow 04:59	info	buy track
4.	Grandfather Grandson 04:44	info	buy track
5.	Apricity 04:43	info	buy track

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"Whatever Penny used the quarantine downtime to create a 5 song instrumental collection that focuses on winter in the traditional sense. Commissioned by the Wild Center, “Winter” was composed specifically for their Forest Music exhibit. Arranged across a quarter mile trail for 24 different speakers, this wintertime collection of songs is designed to invoke the solitude, wonder, and introspection that comes with being outside in the woods on a still evening.

With glittering textures scattered throughout, these pieces might mirror the shimmering spectacle of snowflakes cascading from a grey sky, or settle in a hymn-like familiarity with stately progressions evocative of a carol. Some, with harmonies as warm as a cup of hot chocolate, kindle the image of a quiet evening by the fireplace, while others, in their gentle simplicity, summon an atmosphere reminiscent of the vastness of a snow-covered forest, inviting the mind to wander as the listener would throughout the trail. As the music guides listeners on a physical journey, let it also set the stage for reflection as a long and complicated year concludes: as winter sets in we hibernate, we contemplate and observe this cycle ending, but in this end there is beauty, in so many things–in being together, being alone, and in the rebirth it promises." - Emily Ta

Special thanks to Franklin Hansen and Emily Ta who wrote “Snow,” and to Tim Segado for mixing/producing the entire album.

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released December 1, 2020

- Borealis, Solstice, Grandfather Grandson and Apricity written by Eric Sturr
- Snow written by Franklin Hansen and Emily Ta
- All tracks mixed by Tim Segado
- Photograph by Richard Sturr
- Artwork by Sean O'Kane
- Pretentious Blurb by Emily Ta

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new ep "totality"
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discography

totality

Apr 2024
Radiance

Nov 2023
Taiga

Nov 2022
Iron Harvest

May 2021
Winter

Dec 2020
Semaphore

Oct 2017
Two Years Too Late

Sep 2014

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