{"product_id":"dark-day-darkest-before-dawn-lp","title":"Darkest Before Dawn","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark Day is the brainchild of Robin Crutchfield, a New York City based musician, performance artist, and writer. Robins musical path began in 1977 when he formed the no wave group DNA with Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori. In 1979 Crutchfield left DNA to pursue his more synthesizer-based solo project. He released the Hands In The Dark 7\" followed by two albums, Exterminating Angel in 1980 and Window in 1982. In 1984 he re-launched Dark Day as an acoustic chamber ensemble performing ethereal soundscapes and self-released two cassette albums \"Obsession\" and \"Beyond The Pale\". Darkest Before Dawn' is a collection of 13 songs recorded between 1985-86, released on CD in 1989 that have never been pressed to vinyl before. The album is a lost medieval collection of pagan tunes for private ceremonies. Played on echoey pipe organ backed by saw-like rhythmic cello lines and melodic woodwind recorder, driven by the beats of rattles, bells, and drums. These simple, cyclical layered instrumental rounds owe much to the inspiration of Moondog as well as the efforts of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Dead Can Dance. The original press release stated, \"Serious gothic organ works which cross Captain Nemo's Nautilus pipe organ with the standing stones of Stonehenge and reminisce Babylonian battle hymns and Egyptian burial ceremonies.\" All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in jacket featuring illustrations from Thomas Bewicks Vignettes and includes a double sided insert with photos and notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeadowlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBown To Elephantine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetters From The Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarker Days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShod With Boots Of Ether\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Sickness And In Health (The Broken Vow)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Haunted Child (Wales Whales Wails)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost In The Shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiantess (The Old Ones Come Home)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Disappearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheel Whirl-Thing (Little Snails In The Big Woods)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquestrian (The Trojan Horse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedestrian (Heads Will Roll)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRise To Fall (Finding The Fountain Of Youth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroine (Coronation Of The Queen Of The Cannibal Isles)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Dark Day","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":45953641513151,"sku":"DE-263-BK","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/a2719200647_10.jpg?v=1785743540","url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/products\/dark-day-darkest-before-dawn-lp","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}