poem für elisa

poem für elisa...

you sang to us of the tiere, of the meadows and the shimmering waters.
you traced the outline of my cheek with your fingertips and
understood that i had wept.
my heart filled with warmth and beautiful sadness.
in your kind embrace i was the frightened fox finding a moments peace.

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finger on tallinn - facebook / soundcloud

keep safe and warm

jamesreindeer

throne burner - sky burial - out now

gentles readers, how with much fear and awe, we can swiftly reveal the debut release from the darkly-disturbing throne burner project between myself and the almighty babelfishh. in anticipation of his return to the old world this summer we tentatively began plans for a long-overdue collaboratory project between the two of us and were eager to release some initial musical treats sooner-rather-than-later, so therefore the outrageously heavy 'sky burial' single was born.

throne burner will indeed be an ongoing project between the two of us, with this summer having given us ample time to discuss and hash-out the themes we wish to collectively explore across our eventual slew of releases. there will be much to remind the listener of what they might anticipate from a babelfishh/reindeer project, but at the same time we imagine there shall come to be a few unexpected corners turned along the path.

but, until then, might we wholeheartedly recommend you secure yourself a copy of the digital single, now available as a free download via the splendid decorative stamp, fall away into the sinister world which we have seen fit to create, spread the word, 'like' the facebook page, try to catch one of our few remaining shows this year, and steadily anticipate a continuing host of wrongness to emerge over this long, dark winter ahead of us, and into the still-darker future.

keep warm

jamesreindeer

facts in the case of goat's gloom

finally, the unrelenting terror that is the first ep from the very sinister goat's gloom is at last upon us and now available as a highly limited-edition 7" vinyl via the astounding divergent series. to the uninitiated, goat's gloom is the stunning collaboratory project between decorative stamp's very own babelfishh and dug yuck, alongside the almighty frkse. the murkiness of time makes it slowly become unclear as to when the project first arose, but if memory serves i believe the vocal recording sessions for the ep took place in the spring of 2010 at the seattle residence of dug yuck during the abortive 'galloping halfwits' tour, when james p honey and i were due to travel to the pacific northwest but had our plans torn asunder by the volcanic ash cloud which grounded all european flights for the better part of a week.

still, for my own part, i was also extremely honoured to be invited to guide the ep through the mastering stages and have thusly been heavily exposed to the desolate material contained therein. it is always a privilege for me to reveal that dug yuck and babelfishh are quite easily two of my favourite writers and vocalists, and how this collection of maddening compositions really does show them at the height of their most darkly-disturbing powers, channeling the most ominous of energies through the unrelentingly devastating musical turns of the hallowed frkse. might i strongly suggest then that you secure yourself a copy of this truly mind-altering release. it is very surely not something for the feint-hearted, but those of you bold enough or adept enough will surely revel in the murky depths of this fascinating collection of blackened materials.

keep safe

jamesreindeer

tell - das jüngste mikrowellengericht - out now

finally, after what has been the longest of journeys, we can at last collectively announce that the very amazing ep from the mighty tell, aka trip and nimrod from saarpreme is at last upon us, entitled 'das jüngste mikrowellengericht' and now available as a limited edition cd from the mighty postrap collective. seven songs taking us on a stirring musical and lyrical journey, also featuring guest appearances from the exceptional manuscript as well as myself alongside james p honey for the first time in what seems like many a long year.

in truth, the collaboratory track 'zeitsoldaten', on which honey and i feature is something of a 'lost gem', which we have always been very proud of, and have eagerly been anticipating the release of, ever since we recorded it in what may well have been the summer of 2009. it is so strange to think back so very long ago, to think of how much water has passed under the bridge, but at the same time to marvel on how fresh and relevant the song still seems, both in terms of our own writing, and in terms of the musical climate of this modern age.

i am very lucky to be able to consider myself good friends with both trip and nimrod and how much of an honour it is for me to have been able to participate in their release, and how i can wholeheartedly recommend you fix yourself a copy, whether you are able to understand deutsch or not, as it really is a staggeringly well-realised piece. so, do be sure to fix yourself a copy of the limited edition cd, or even simply a digital download. but, either way, be sure to get involved.

keep safe

jamesreindeer