tracks

Paramita
Evening Bell
The Constant Flame
A Wreath Of Rain
Bridge
Summoning Spirits
Six Poems By Akiko Yosano
Benediction

notes

Recorded January 13 & 14, 2001, at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA

All music and words (unless otherwise noted) composed by Alex Cline, Singing Feathers Music (BMI).

Text to "Evening Bell": poem by Shōtetsu, translated by Steven D. Carter, from "Unforgettable Dreams: Poems by the Zen Monk Shōtetsu", copyright 1997, published by Columbia University Press, New York; used by permission.

Text to "Six Poems by Akiko Yosano": six poems by Ms. Yosano, translated by Makoto Ueda, from "Modern Japanese Tanka", copyright 1996, published by Columbia University Press, New York; used by permission; and translated by Glenn Hughes and Yozan T. Iwasaki, from "Three Women Poets of Modern Japan: A Book of Translations", copyright 1931, published by University of Washington Chapbooks (out of print).

Text to "Benediction": fragment of a Gaelic prayer, anonymous, from "Carmina Gadelica: Hymns & Incantations from the Gaelic", edited by Alexander Carmichael, copyright 1992, published by Anthroposophic Press, Inc..

℗ & © 2001 Cryptogramophone


Comes in a 6-panel digipak including a 24-page booklet stuck to inside middle panel.
Durations above as on computer, slightly different from what's stated on release.

credits

Bass, Performer [Taurus Bass Pedals] – Michael Elizondo,
Calligraphy – Mutsy Erskine
Design [Cover Design] – Alex Cline
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Mbira, Autoharp, Voice – G.E. Stinson
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Andrew Ackland,
Executive-Producer – MUB
Graphics [Graphic Realization] – Alex Cline, Jeff Gauthier
Keyboards – Wayne Peet
Liner Notes – Alex Cline
Music By – Alex Cline
Painting [Cover Painting] – Kaoru (4)
Percussion, Kantele, Autoharp, Synthesizer – Alex Cline
Photography By – Karen Cline
Producer [Produced By] – Peter Erskine
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Rich Breen
Violin [Violins] – Jeff Gauthier
Voice – Aina Kemanis

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cryptogramophone
Copyright (c) – Cryptogramophone
Published By – Singing Feathers Music
Recorded At – O'Henry Sound Studios

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