And Take The Black Worm With Me [CD]

One Leg One Eye - And Take The Black Worm With Me [CD]

As a founding member of Dublin experimental folk group Lankum, Ian Lynch explores submerged leylines of music and song. His solo project One Leg One Eye sees him taking a fresh approach to musical arrangement culminating in a sound that is more rooted in the raw aesthetics of second wave black metal than contemporary folk. Over the course of a year, Ian Lynch enjoyed the freedom of experimenting and exploring different paths of sound design without expectation or pressure. Seeking out interesting settings to record music and gather field recordings, the essence of which have seeped into the spirit of the music, Lynch explores rediscovered spaces in Dublin and familiar interior spaces. He frequently visited the abandoned warehouse where his father worked and sang with his shruti box, contented in his solitude. The result is a distinct and sometimes harrowing drone-folk atmosphere conjured throughout the album's lengthy and enveloping compositions, with an eerily beautiful, immersive sadness resonating throughout. Featuring Ian Lynch on hurdy gurdy, uilleann pipes, synth, vocals, shruti box, concertina, guitar, found sounds, and tape, with guests: Laurie Sue Shanaman (Ails, Ludicra) on vocals, and Ruth Clinton (Landless, Poor Creature) on church organ. Only available on a one-time, long sold-out CD pressing in Ireland (Nyahh Records, 2022), Cold Spring now present this incredible album with an exclusive bonus track "Sympathetic Invertebrate Ritual," recorded especially for this edition. CD in matt-laminate digipak with updated artwork. 01. Glistening, She Emerges (8:32) 02. Sympathetic Invertebrate Ritual (7:10) 03. Bold And Undaunted Youth (13:31) 04. I'd Rather Be Tending My Sheep (11:55) 05. The Fancy Cannot Cheat So Well (6:22) 06. Only The Diceys (5:57)