Vinyl version of the Domestic album. (please note that this is not the deluxe box with prints this is available only from paularmfield.com or from concerts)
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Contained within a matt black cardboard box are square cards with reproductions of Paul's original linocuts with lyrics on the reverse, as well as the CD. Signed, numbered limited edition of 1000 copies
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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about
I was trying to capture the peculiar state of feeling alone whilst simultaneously feeling a part of something bigger. Of being under the stars with your partner, feeling solitary but connected, godless yet spiritual. An expression of existential duality that serves as a slight metaphor for being part of the EU.
lyrics
Oh for the romance of navigation by the stars
We know where we are by the headlights of the cars
But let's pretend we're lost for just a little longer
At least until the others have all gone home
And we can be alone
Up there beyond the reach of the redwood and the pine
The zodiac spells out your fate and mine
But we've no truck with superstition, no deities for us
Not here, not now, so far away from home
We are alone
Alone beyond the influence of duty, guilt and shame
Adrift amidst the darkness, no place, no race, no name
Abandoned in the wilderness, no sense of space or time
And for the briefest perfect moment I am absolutely yours
And you are absolutely mine
Rain flicks the leaves and the wind whips through the trees
And a lighter darkness spills out across the sky
The headlights of the cars lead us back to where we started from
We buckle up and drive ourselves back home
In silence, together but alone
credits
from Domestic,
released September 4, 2020
Paul Armfield: vocals
Giulio Cantore: classical guitar, glockenspiel
Max Braun: bass & electric guitars, synth, guitar loop
Johann Polzer: drums
Written by Paul Armfield
Produced by Max Braun
Recorded at Areal 51, Stuttgart
Mastered by Gabriel Schütz
Linocuts by Paul Armfield
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
Nice pop balladry with a folk influence. My first thought upon hearing this was "female Paul McCartney" but it is probably aiming for Sandy Denny territory. Lavinia was in psychedelic folk band Trembling Bells. Art Fin
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The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
Psych-folk with a late 60s / early 70s flavour. If you like Nick Drake or Fairport Convention you will enjoy this. It's an observation of change and a celebration of a hazy, high summer harvest. The music transports you to the moorlands and mill towns of Northern England. Dark and open and embellished with beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
This is album of the year 2021 for me. distant planet