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 muffin ~ last apple (cgcg publishing, 2011)

"A lovely collection of bedroom-recorded folk-pop from Japan's Muffin. Gossamer fragile and tinged with melancholy, this is just gorgeous ~ gentle harmonies, acoustic guitar, melodica and keyboard. her favorite songwriters: Syd Barrett, Judee Sill, Elliott Smith, Sibylle Baier." boa melody bar

amor eterno, larga vida, alabada sea...seguro que no soy la única que esperaba como agua de mayo nuevas canciones de nuestra japonesa con alma brasileña, y corazón italiano y finés, favorita. un disco bonito siempre es un disco bonito, y last apple lo es como ninguno. sencillo y bonito. especialmente si recuerdas con cariño tane, folklore y grapes, y si te gustan ruth garbus, jennifer castle, tender buttons, lau nau, cabinet of natural curiosities, pantaleimon, sibylle baier y las canciones de stan getz & astrud gilberto. le acompaña mattia coletti y casi puedo imaginarlos sentados uno frente al otro, sonriéndose y arropándose mientras tocan sus guitarras...y nosotros dejándonos envolver por ellos. nada de lo que pueda decir haría justicia a nanas, que no canciones, como 'soft sounds' o 'late winter'

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de regalo tres 'samples' de tres versiones como tres soles:

all i ever wanted ~ meg baird

the new sane scramble ~ jana hunter

on the low ~ hope sandoval & the warm inventions

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pantaleimon - tall trees (abaton book company, 2008)

"Andria Degens's voice is sometimes heard as part of Current 93, but here she's collaborating with that altogether more bucolic partnership of Michael Tanner and Nick Palmer (Plinth, Directoround etc), The pieces here were recorded in Dorset and East Sussex, England, during the summer of 2007 and breathe an idyllic air of the summers of our imagination which, in the U.K. at any rate, seldom become reality. A short instrumental called The Warming is the first of four tracks and it features Michael Tanner's vibraphone, almost as a scene-setter to what follows. Dance Of The Honey Bees has wordless vocals, guitar and handclaps and although Sing Night Swallow third on the disc - clearly has words, it is the sound of Degens voice which conveys meaning, rather than lyric content. Here, the harmonium sounds as though it's played through a cyclic Leslie effect, is quite hypnotic and stands as my personal favourite song of the set. On the closing title track (which does have audible words), a most unusual and lovely instrument surfaces. The dulcitone is a bit like a small version of the celeste, where keyboard action strikes tuning forks. Its chiming tones only add to what is already an utterly charming e.p." foxy digitalis

lo bueno si breve, dos veces bueno.

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pantaleimon - heart of the sun (durtro 2008)

"Heart of the Sun is the wonderfully remixed and realised version of 'Mercy Oceans'. It also features four brand new exclusive tracks including a collaboration with Strings of Consciousness and a cover version of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's 'Even If Love'." durtro

"Andria Degens is making such beautiful and haunting music as Pantaleimon that we almost hesitate to mention that she's married to David Tibet of Current 93, as her own music more then stands on its own. While the sound is similar to the music of folks like Fursaxa, Grouper and Christina Carter, there is much more immediacy, focus and a connection to folk history in the songs of Pantaleimon. There is also a rustic quality in these stripped down songs that makes us think of Bridget St. John and Hala Strana recording a record together. Heart Of The Sun is becoming the record we listen to both early in the morning and then late at night as we surrender to sleep. So beautiful!" aquarius

*download cd I & cd II*

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pantaleimon - mercy oceans (durtro 2007)

"Mercy Oceans is the long-anticipated second full-length from Andria Degens. The album follows the critically acclaimed Cloudburst EP released earlier this year, and features Baby Dee, Isobel Campbell, Keith Wood (Hush Arbors), and John Contreras.

Mercy Oceans is an album of exceptional beauty and depth. All ten tracks are stunningly captivating. The cd comes packaged in a beautiful digipak with a full-color booklet containing lyrics, along with artwork by Beth Carter and photography by Cam Archer." midheaven

"Pantaleimon is based in Hastings, southern England, but the sparse clarity of her music as Pantaleimon seems to exist in its own unique, indefinable space.... Its vivid simplicity is, in its own quiet way, quite stunning." Tom Ridge, The Wire

"... Degens makes music which is so effortlessly gorgeous it almost defies belief. There is an icy simplicity to her compositions, a fragility or frailty maybe, and this gives them a soft, melancholy feel, which makes them almost impossible to forget. For some reason I am reminded of Jewelled Antler Collective man Steven R. Smith or possibly Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance), but what Degens has done is bring a feminine touch to the masses of male-dominated free folk." Boomkat

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pantaleimon - cloudburst (durtro jnana, 2007)

y el verano llegó

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Pantaleimon - Trees Hold Time (Durtro, 2000)

Siete nanas compuestas, arregladas e interpretadas por Andria Degens (Current 93, Steven Stapleton, Christoph Heemann, Dirty Three...). Ella hace los dibujos, diseña sus propias portadas y toca todos los instrumentos (dulcimer, bowed dulcimer, bouzouki, cuenco tibetano y voces). El tiempo llegará y tal como llega, se irá.
'This is an album of an ineffable and unique beauty, quite unlike anything I have ever heard...' David Tibet de Current 93.
"I love Trees Hold Time. Andria has a lovely pure voice and her spirit is evident in her work. What a soulful collection!" - Antony of Antony and the Johnsons.
Bowing and Parting
Trees Hold Time
Wasps Changing Gear as they Make Their Way Up Hill
Sitting on the Mountain of Suan Mok
Thomas's House in Quiet Contemplation