Bleak Midwinter by Penelope Trappes
'Bleak Midwinter' performed live at The Rose Hill, Brighton UK for Séance for the Solstice, 22 December 2023. Free Download.
My solstice rendition of Bleak Midwinter is an aural conjuring to the creative energies to help us survive the dark.
Tracklist
| 1. | Bleak Midwinter | 10:47 |
Lyrics
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter
Long ago.
Credits
Gustav Holst / Christina Rossetti : recorded by slack City radio
License
CC BY-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
“intimate and surreal—like watching yourself mourn intense tragedy from an outsider’s vantage point.” -Bandcamp
"the sound of dust motes momentarily caught in a shaft of moonlight, of spirits pushing through from another realm. Alluring yet unsettling.” -Electronic Sound
"striking work of evolution and deconstruction" -The Wire
“Summoning the great ghosts of vintage 4AD and Kranky” -Pitchfork