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The Ocean

by Liam Singer

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maggie and milly and molly and may (Cummings) 02:26
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2.
Cannon Beach 04:11
3.
The Jellyfish Suite: Moon Jellies 01:41
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4.
The Jellyfish Suite: Spotted Jellies 00:51
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5.
The Jellyfish Suite: Immortal Jellies 02:01
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6.
The Sea of Dream 04:40
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7.
The Shores of Eternity 03:07
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8.
Dance of the Starfish 02:31
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9.
Lost in the Dunes 01:00
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10.
Heavy Water / I'd Rather be Sleeping (Grouper) 03:20
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11.
Head of the Meadow 04:43
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12.
Sail Away (Tagore) 01:44
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about

"The Ocean" is a part instrumental, part vocal album featuring some of the many talented musical friends I've made living here in Catskill, NY.

The idea for the record has been swimming around in my head for a little while. "Moon Jellies” was the first piece that came to me, almost two years ago, after reading the book “Spineless” by Juli Berwald about her career studying jellyfish. I started to reflect on my time spent on the Oregon coast while growing up, and my many adventures living and traveling along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts since then; and on the powerful role of the ocean as a force of mystery and longing, symbolizing the unknowability of what lies beyond. This is a slim and sparse album, which is a little funny given the massive nature of the subject matter, but rather than attempting to paint a musical landscape I’m reflecting on the archetypal, imaginary ocean that haunts our memories and dreams.

Some unexpected downtime in April and May due to the pandemic gave me the space I needed to finish these songs, and the generosity of my kickstarter backers gave me partial funding to begin recording. Once total production costs have been recouped, all proceeds from sales of this album will go to a collection of nonprofits dedicated to ocean preservation.

credits

released January 15, 2021

Liam Singer: piano, vocals tracks 2, 6, 10
Jonathan Talbott: violin
Garo Yellin: cello
Otto Hauser: percussion
Penelope Rose: vocals tracks 1, 6, 10
Brian Dewan: vocals tracks 1, 12
Arone Dyer: vocals track 2
Elizabeth Ibarra: vocals track 7

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Wood at NRS Recording and Sauce Farm Studio, August-October 2020 in Catskill, NY.
Cover art by Beth Chapin Reineke

Words and music written by Liam Singer except:

"maggie and milly and molly and may". Copyright © 1956, 1984, 1991 by the Trustees for the E.E. Cummings Trust, from COMPLETE POEMS: 1904-1962 by E.E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of the Liveright Publishing Corporation.

"Heavy Water / I'd Rather be Sleeping". Copyright © 2008 Elizabeth Harris, BMI

"Sail Away". By Rabindranath Tagore, public domain.

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Liam Singer is a multi-instrumentalist who's body of work reflects a lifetime of musical obsessions, ranging from minimalism and chance composition to 80's pop and confessional songwriting to operatic melodrama. He has studied the Piano and Harpsichord, and is a self-taught Accordionist and Thereminist. His newest record, "The Ocean," will be released on 1/15/2021 ... more

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