Saturnian, by Holmes + atten Ash

Saturnian

by Holmes + atten Ash

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A limited edition 12" vinyl pressing featuring cover drawings by Simon Kirby.

Includes a 12-page booklet featuring essays by writer Julian Cowley and astrologer Catherine Heymans.

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A limited edition giclée print featuring 'Enceladus', a drawing by Simon Kirby that features on the front cover of 'Saturnian' by Holmes + atten Ash.

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Size: 39cm x 39cm

The cover of 'Saturnian' features two pencil drawings created by Edinburgh artist Simon Kirby. This one was made by a robot drawing machine, using custom algorithms that bring to life recordings of the sound of magnetic waves near Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus. The lines in the centre of the drawings are distorted by sound captured by the Cassini spacecraft which studied Saturn for over a decade.

This drawing has been giclée printed onto Hahnemühle German Etching paper and each copy will be signed by Simon Kirby.

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A limited edition giclée print featuring 'Titan, a drawing by Simon Kirby that features on the rear cover of 'Saturnian' by Holmes + atten Ash.

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Size: 39cm x 39cm

The cover of 'Saturnian' features two pencil drawings created by Edinburgh artist Simon Kirby. This one was made by a robot drawing machine, using custom algorithms that bring to life recordings of the sound of the wind on Saturn’s moon, Titan. The lines in the centre of the drawings are distorted by sound captured as the Huygens probe descended to the surface of the moon as part of the Cassini mission which studied Saturn for over a decade.

This drawing has been giclée printed onto Hahnemühle German Etching paper and each copy will be signed by Simon Kirby.

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1.	Dione 04:00	buy track
2.	Daphnis 03:36	buy track
3.	Phoebe 03:15	buy track
4.	Prometheus 03:01	buy track
5.	Rhea 03:42	buy track
6.	Janus 02:16	buy track
7.	Titan 03:01	buy track
8.	Enceladus 02:09	buy track
9.	Tethys 02:30	buy track
10.	Telesto 02:49	buy track
11.	Mimas 02:30	buy track
12.	Hyperion 02:30	buy track
13.	Iapetus 04:40	buy track

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The moons of Saturn are the inspiration for this brooding, often soaring and searching odyssey of dark electronica.

The second largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter, and the sixth planet from the sun, Saturn is orbited by 53 confirmed moons, with another 29 that are unnamed and still being studied.

'Saturnian' is a suite of thirteen choral tracks taking their names from some of Saturn’s known moons; Dione, Daphnis, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea, Janus, Titan, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Mimas, Hyperion and Iapetus, all named after figures from Greek and Roman mythology, each loaded with their own turbulent back stories.

It is the debut release by Holmes + atten Ash, written, recorded and produced remotely in Edinburgh and Bristol by the duo Simon Holmes and Paul Nash.

"Sharing its name with a moon and a mythic figure, each track on Saturnian makes connections through space and time. Individual listeners may choose to pursue those trajectories, within and beyond the music, or they may prefer simply to savour the persistent air of mystery and sense of cosmic drama that Holmes + atten Ash have caught so effectively in these compositions." Julian Cowley.

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released October 7, 2022

Mastered by Sam Annand.

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