Muscae Volitantes by Gyron V
“MUSCAE VOLITANTES” is a GYRON V 10th anniversary cassette, released on LIVING TAPES and featuring songs from the first five CDR albums + some tracks from compilation appearances and one song from the CMI EP that never happened.
“Such Grotesque Music of Light” is dedicated to the inimitable Erlend Erichsen, and also to Stig Sæterbakken, whom we sorely miss.
“The Double Helix” and “The Wind Rears Up On Its Hind Legs” are both dedicated to Jhonn Balance.
I wish to dedicate the tape itself to Vincent Mensen, because I have not forgotten my promise!
Tracklist
| 1. | Climbing the Blue Pavilion | 2:09 |
| 2. | In the Circles of Ether | 4:18 |
| 3. | Shuyit | 3:21 |
| 4. | Such Grotesque Music of Light | 4:18 |
| 5. | Pale Hands | 2:45 |
| 6. | A Certain Fire | 4:24 |
| 7. | Killing For Satan | 4:00 |
| 8. | Shepherd of the Owls | 4:54 |
| 9. | A Blood-Red Rose of 49 Petals | 2:38 |
| 10. | The Double Helix | 3:06 |
| 11. | The Retinal Room | 2:38 |
| 12. | The Wind Rears Up On Its Hind Legs | 4:31 |
| 13. | You Wander Through | 4:10 |
Credits
released August 14, 2013
Terje Øverås - Most instruments and vocals + all the engineering & mixing that sounds dubious.
Vivian Evelina Øverås - Vocals on “The Double Helix”.
Fredrik Falk - Glockenspiel, engineering and mixing on “Shepherd of the Owls”, owls and samples on “Killing For Satan”, + overall salvage work (mastering).
Wouter Eerdekens: Vaultmeister and indispensable support.
The photograph on the cassette cover was taken by Elin Solvang on a holiday in Greece back in the days. The book I’m reading there is “My Education: A Book of Dreams” by William S. Burroughs. The Epicurean Stefan Hanser asked: "Is this your next album cover?" and then it suddenly was.
The lyrics for “A Blood-Red Rose of 49 Petals” were written by Jack Whiteside Parsons, but the poem is represented here in a (fittingly) incomplete form due to the fact that my notebook containing it caught fire during the recording session. (Mind where you place your candles, my dears!)
And the song “Killing for Satan” was written by Harley Hatcher.
A ton of thanks and love to Jason Pearl for releasing this on tape back in the day!
Terje Øverås - Most instruments and vocals + all the engineering & mixing that sounds dubious.
Vivian Evelina Øverås - Vocals on “The Double Helix”.
Fredrik Falk - Glockenspiel, engineering and mixing on “Shepherd of the Owls”, owls and samples on “Killing For Satan”, + overall salvage work (mastering).
Wouter Eerdekens: Vaultmeister and indispensable support.
The photograph on the cassette cover was taken by Elin Solvang on a holiday in Greece back in the days. The book I’m reading there is “My Education: A Book of Dreams” by William S. Burroughs. The Epicurean Stefan Hanser asked: "Is this your next album cover?" and then it suddenly was.
The lyrics for “A Blood-Red Rose of 49 Petals” were written by Jack Whiteside Parsons, but the poem is represented here in a (fittingly) incomplete form due to the fact that my notebook containing it caught fire during the recording session. (Mind where you place your candles, my dears!)
And the song “Killing for Satan” was written by Harley Hatcher.
A ton of thanks and love to Jason Pearl for releasing this on tape back in the day!
License
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