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ARTiST....: great lake swimmers
TiTLE.....: ongiara
LABEL.....: Nettwerk
GENRE.....: indie
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 53,4 MB
REL.DATE..: 03-03-2007
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01] your rocky spine 03:37
02] backstage with the modern dancers 04:29
03] catcher song 04:11
04] changing colours 04:44
05] there is a light 05:07
06] put there by the land 02:44
07] i am a part of a large family 04:24
08] where in the world are you 03:49
09] passenger song 04:29
10] i became awake 05:53
TOTAL TiME : 43:27 min
Tony Dekker, the singer/songwriter behind the
musical project Great Lake Swimmers, will release
his third full-length album "Ongiara" in Canada on
March 27, 2007. weewerk will release the vinyl
version of the album, containing a special
gatefold jacket, and the CD will be released by
Nettwerk Records. Like the first two critically
acclaimed albums ("Great Lake Swimmers" in 2003,
and "Bodies and Minds" in 2005), "Ongiara"
continues to explore the worlds of indie folk,
roots music and alt-country pop, with a focus on
lyrics and the craft of songwriting. The new
record is permeated with a rich natural reverb,
courtesy of London, Ontario's Aeolian Hall, which
creates the magical background on which the songs
are painted.
These ten new songs are largely inspired by
Canada's majestic natural environment ("Your Rocky
Spine") and our reciprocal relationship with the
land ("Put There By The Land"). "Where In The
World Are You", "Passenger Song" and "Changing
Colours" touch on themes of grace and
understanding in life journeys, and the latter
reflects on the cycle of living and dying. "There
Is A Light" is a love song thinly veiled as a
protest anthem, and similarly, "I Am Part Of A
Large Family" contains a message of peace. Album
closer "I Became Awake" is a country-infused
lullaby which speaks to revelation and
self-realization.
http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/
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