Birds Of Joy And Sorrow Vol. 2 (2007)

Gardens From Light · 2007 · 63 min

Gardens From Light’s second Birds Of Joy And Sorrow volume continues a two-part work by the northern English duo I.Sparke and S.Illidge. Resting Bell describes twelve conceptual pieces across both volumes, framed around Russian and eastern European mythological figures with drones, string textures and field recordings. This second volume contains six entries: ‘Alkonost,’ ‘Karzel,’ ‘Sariel,’ ‘Drekavac,’ ‘Koschei’ and ‘Kikimora.’ The source associates Alkonost with the volume’s bird imagery, while the first volume’s Sirin context remains separate.

Selected edition: 6-file MP3 edition from the documented source. 6 audio files, 83,852,966 bytes and 63:12 of measured audio.

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Six tracks constitute volume 2 of the 12-piece, two-volume project. The roughly two-hour description refers to both volumes together. The first volume’s pieces are not included or counted here. Source and edition notes.

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