Amid the desolation of a city
Which was the cradle and is now the grave
Of an extinguished people, so that Pity
Weeps o'er the shipwrecks of oblivion's wave,
There stands the Tower of Famine. It is built
Upon some prison-homes, whose dwellers rave
For bread and gold and blood: Pain linked to Guilt,
Agitates the light flame of their hours,
Until its vital oil is spent or spilt,
There stands the pile, a tower amid the towers
And sacred domes, each marble-ribbed roof,
The brazen-gated temples, and the bowers
Of solitary wealth. The tempest-proof
Pavilions of the dark Italian air
Are by its presence dimmed-they stand aloof,
And are withdrawn --- so that the world is bare: ---
As if a spectre, wrapped in shapeless terror,
Amid a company of ladies fair
Should glide and glow, till it became a mirror
Of all their beauty, --- and their hair and hue,
The life of their sweet eyes with all its error,
Should be absorbed till they to marble grew.
Influences
Arvo Part, Gregg Kowalsky, Stars of the Lid, Tim Hecker, Greg Davies, Daniel Menche, Clint Mansell, John Adams, Philip Glass, Johann Johannson, Deathprod, Christopher Bissonnette, Cliff Martinez, Steve Reich,
Sounds Like
that feeling you get when you think you've forgotten something
alternate endings cdr (Idrone Park 2009)
split with Cronin Drumlish
singularity cdr (Idrone Park 2008)
collaboration with Wereju
discarding all that was before cdr (Reverb Worship 2008)
another moment for the memory cdr (Electric Requiems 2008)
the tower of famine cdr (Idrone Park 2008)
learning to let go cdr (Electric Requiems 2007)
a graveyard of hopes and dreams cdr (Electric Requiems 2007)
all this must pass away cdr (Electric Requiems 2007)
This is the new "Discarding All That Was Before" album by Nils Helstrom.Released on Reverb Worship as RW 043.Nils Helstrom is a superb drone musician.He offers up here six lovely drifting,shimmering tracks of drone which at times move from cavernous expanses to slowing fading minimalism.The cover has an image of a female showroom dummies head.
Available in an edition of 50 hand numbered copies with insert.
Prices include shipping / postage:
UK = £5.00 / Europe,USA & ROW = £6.00.
Paypal to :
roger.linney@btinternet.com
'the tower of famine' cdr. 4 tracks of dark drone soundscapes inspired by the poem by Percy Shelley. Available now from Idrone Park. €5.
Paypal: idroneparklabel@yahoo.com
I wanted to thank you for adding me. I really like your style. Dark, brooding and unique. You have so much talent. I haven't had much experiance with complex synth work like you do but I am really impressed. : ) Wading Through Darkness was sure haunting. I really enjoyed that song. The concept was really original and I really know what you mean. : ) Keep up the awesome work and I wish you much success! Anyways take care, Jere
hey, it has been a long time since i've spoken to you. i hope things are well with you. just checking in to see if you have anything new coming up. let me know. THANK YOU.
hello my friend, how's it going? i have some new stuff up on my site and in the player. i would really like to hear what you think of it all. THANK YOU.
