Woodland Tales is a two track EP from Solipsism that came out a month ago. I was tipped off to it by a friend last week and have gone in deep a few times. There are two tracks- Forest Song and Bird Song, the former twenty one minutes long and the latter thirty six minutes. Forest Song is a slow moving ambient piece, uplifting drones and layers of sound that sound like the world waking up, the drones at times resembling a choir, as if the trees had learned to sing in unison. Bird Song is lighter and gentler, the drones ringing in a higher pitch, the choir more fractured. It feels like an epic dawn coming.
Woodland Tales is at Bandcamp, free/ pay what you want.
Solipsism is Craig Murphy, an experimental musician from Glasgow, now resident in Malaga. There's more of his work at his Bandcamp site including most recently the hour long piece called Forever Sunrise. Solipsism is a lovely word to look at as well as to say.
Many people will head back to work today. Good luck everyone, hope it isn't too difficult. I have a well-being day and we don't start back until tomorrow. Very civilised. Some of you might remember that last August I started work in a new college after twenty four years in my previous school. Starting somewhere completely new in my mid- 50s and at 32 years into teaching felt like a big deal. A new place, new colleagues, new routines, a salary cut (but significantly closer to home). It took me a few weeks to get settled and I did briefly wonder if I'd done the right thing. But it has been a move I really needed to make and a change that has been nothing but positive. In fact, after the chaos and difficulties of my last place of employment, I find myself in the bizarre position of actually enjoying going to work now. This time last year, the first Monday in January would have been awful. As it is, even though I'm off today and don't start back until tomorrow, I'm not dreading it. Change can be good- it has to be the right change obviously- but I'm in a much better work position than I was a year ago.
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I'm on a daily walking regime atm so will give some of this a listen then.
Glad to hear about the work situation Adam, for me this time of year used to feel like one of the real annual low points.
Bertrand Russell used to tell a joke about solipsism but it wasn't very funny so I won't bore you with it here.
Really great to read that you're in such a positive place right now. Long may it continue (and here's hoping you can make it to Scotland during half-term). :-)
Good to hear that your move was the right one for you Adam. Wasn't sure if Solipsism was going to be my bag, but I'm enjoying what I'm hearing, Forest Song in particular.
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