two forthcoming releases on
invisible birds
a kickstarter campaign will commence quite shortly
ingenting kollektiva - an anatomy of melancholy
recordings revolving around the atmosphere of george büchner's lenz,
the recordings of krzysztof penderecki and the idea of lontano (as from a distance / distant),
the textures of jordi savall, and ingmar bergman
edited and constructed by matthew swiezynski
artwork by mathias fludd / design by matthew swiezynski
electric guitar on religious melancholy in defect by james hamilton
acoustic guitar on lenz two. büchner guitar solo by johannes d'église
field recordings by tarrl lightowler & matthew swiezynski
all tracks recorded in arthur de eriomém's rural library casa di memoria
asphodel - aokigahara, the black sea of trees
aokigahara, the black sea of trees is an abstract story-telling which takes place in a forest located in mount fuji, japan. the forest of aokigahara, has a world-wide fame for the thousands of suicides which took place there and now has an almost mythological statue.
the forest is spread all through with ephemera and items such as photographs, letters and instruments left behind by the leavers, all untouched due to respect. almost the entire forest is covered with long ribbons people used to be able to return if they changed their mind. therefore, the entire land is embodied with the vicarious objects that depict the sense of memory, loss and hope.
the sense of an intrinsic lament and stepping into the oblivion gets distilled in to sensation of belonging to life and hope. the emphasis is the romantic and contextual countenance of life relived through the forest.
photography by tarrl lightowler / design by matthew swiezynski
: thanks to chi yun for design and typographic assistance for both releases :
