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The Hound Of Heaven: A Paraliturgical Opera in One Act

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greagoir white bell
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greagoir white bell been following joseph's work ever since matrikamantra, and was lucky enough to support backworld live when they supported c93 in London and in Geneva (oh the pleasure of having "a place in heaven" granted on request), but this paraliturgical opera surpasses all expectations. cioran set to arvo part anyone|? just adore this new work and will deff back the next pledge with all consuming trust x Favorite track: Consuming Fire.
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Rotfuchs I thought that this recording might be lost in time and Joseph had given up on making music, but then there was this little facebook post that it is now available at Bandcamp. Since I got the preview track, because of my donation a few years ago, I wanted to hear this opera in it's entirely. And surely it was worth the wait. This is just beautiful and emotional music as it should be. Thank you for this perfect peace of music! Favorite track: Sad Angel.
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The Doctor 06:36
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The Prefect 06:43
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Opium Dream 03:40
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This is the original cast recording of the opera based on Victorian poet Francis Thompson's The Hound of Heaven. The CD version comes with a 24-page hand-stitched program booklet containing full text and synopsis. Lyrics adapted from Francis Thompson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas DeQuincy, and Thomas Merton

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released July 15, 2016

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Backworld New York, New York

Backworld grew out of the World Serpent apocalyptic folk scene in London, combining traditional English folk, experimental and minimalist classical with fin-de-siecle mysticism.
Founder Joseph Budenholzer’s collaborators include Antony Hegarty (Anohni), Little Annie, Lydia Lunch, Isobel Campbell, Jarboe, David Tibet, Michael Cashmore, Drew McDowall, MAYa Hardinge, and Ridge Theater.
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