Oak Lace Apparition, by Alora Crucible

Oak Lace Apparition

by Alora Crucible

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Emerging once more from the endlessly creative genius of Toby Driver, Alora Crucible presents its latest offering, Oak Lace Apparition, brought to you via House of Mythology. This otherworldly creation further elevates the artistic journey begun in 2021 with the stunning Thymiamatascension, which explored space, silence, texture, and the mysterious charm of the
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1.	Through the mist, a peak of icy water. Where can I find you, pelagian bird? 09:40	info
2.	Amidst Ewdendrift a Corridor 10:19
3.	Cenote Vacío 04:52
4.	Mooncast Antlers into Shadow 08:50
5.	Aestiform 13:41
6.	Unseen Ending in the Grass Above 08:10
7.	Spindle's Whorl 07:54
8.	I Destination 15:51

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Visions of time and nature, condensed into sounds. A prayer for connection with the senses, to feel everything that was once forgotten. Light shines through the ice. Following detail yields the best results. Both in music and in the living world: energy guides and motion follows, becoming sound. Listen to the small messages that guide you through the forest: a breeze, the rustling of the leaves, the twinkling of a stream in the distance.

Finding a place in nature amongst the other creatures, like finding refuge for the first time, we sing. A celebration follows; a rite. They are the same thing.

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Emerging once more from the endlessly creative genius of Toby Driver, Alora Crucible presents its latest offering, Oak Lace Apparition, brought to you via House of Mythology. This otherworldly creation further elevates the artistic journey begun in 2021 with the stunning Thymiamatascension, which explored space, silence, texture, and the mysterious charm of the night.

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released August 9, 2024

Toby Driver - hammered dulcimer, percussion, guitar, voice, synths, environmental sounds
Timba Harris - violin
Ana Cristina Pérez Ochoa - voice, piano, synths, environmental sounds

special guest appearance by Jeremiah Cymerman on the Moog in "I Destination"

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Toby Driver
Recorded as live performances in various locations: Avaloch Farm in Boscawen NH, Deciduous Murmur in CT, and Cenote de Piedra Lisa.
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, MA.

Composed by Toby Driver in collaboration with Timba Harris and Ana Cristina Pérez Ochoa. Words by Ana Cristina Pérez Ochoa. "Spindle's Whorl" and "I Destination" were extracted from dreams by Toby Driver.

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