Reliquary, by Holmes + atten Ash

Reliquary

by Holmes + atten Ash

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1.	West Treding (Loom of Doom Mix) 04:42	buy track
2.	The Reliquiae of Western Skies 02:22	buy track
3.	West Treding (Clatter Valve Mix) 03:18	buy track
4.	Aberfan (A Song of Absolution) 04:41	buy track

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This is a 'pay what you can' release, with all revenues from the EP will be donated to UNICEF, supporting their work in Ukraine.

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'Reliquary' is a collection of spoken-word electronica tracks by duo Holmes + atten Ash that take inspiration from three poems written by Paul atten Ash, two of which feature in the third issue of Blackford Hill's printed journal, 'Oscillations'.

The EP was written, recorded, and produced remotely in Edinburgh and Bristol by Simon Holmes and Paul Nash (aka Paul atten Ash).

The tracks are a musical response to Paul's words and photography and are rooted in a deep sense of place post-plunder, ghosted in the landscape.

Time spent in the inner Hebridean islands allowed for an opportunity to scour the landscape for relics which would act as visual companions to the tracks. A stone monolith positioned in the field of a crofter on Tiree created the perfect backdrop to 'The Reliquiae of Western Skies'. An abandoned stone breaker within an obsolete quarry on Rum encapsulated the bygone age and industry central to 'Aberfan (A Song of Absolution)'.

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released August 5, 2022

'Yorkshire Loom at Masson Mills' audio sample by Wendy Ward.

Cover photography by Janet Lees.

Mastered by Sam Annand.

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