{"product_id":"garefowl-things-that-vanish-lp","title":"Garefowl - Things That Vanish (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGarefowl is an international collective of musicians combining strings and electronics: Nathan Bontrager (viola da gamba\/harmonium\/banjo), Stuart Graham (bouzouki\/harmonica\/harmonium), Chris Jones (concertina\/mandolin), Ewan Macdonald (fiddle\/smallpipe drone), Richard O’Flynn (island sounds\/percussion\/XRD drones), Jess Whelligan (cello).\n\n\"Garefowl is a project connected to the archipelago of St Kilda, Scotland. Ewan Macdonald and his father Murdo, relatives of one of the men who killed the last Great Auk (Garefowl), conceived the project to reflect on and mark this family history.\n\nThings That Vanish 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.\n\nNo 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 Joe Gardner. 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.\"\n\nStock Status and Shipping Information\nIn our checkout you can opt to group items in your order into a single shipment, or opt to ship them separately, as they become available. If a physical stock item shows as “On Backorder” that means that the item is, to the best of our knowledge, available from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. If there are any issues with availability, we will notify you. Please also note that all shipping dates for Pre-Orders are estimates and subject to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 439px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1136320467\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/garefowl.bandcamp.com\/album\/things-that-vanish\"\u003eThings That Vanish Garefowl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"AD 93","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49723583332611,"sku":"WHYT130LP","price":5194.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/1694\/1956\/files\/0046677363_10.jpg?v=1790643847","url":"https:\/\/meditations.jp\/en\/products\/garefowl-things-that-vanish-lp","provider":"Meditations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}