The Wind That Had Not Touched Land [LP]

Annie A - The Wind That Had Not Touched Land [LP]

Annie A the one-off collaborative project between Felicia Atkinson Time is Away Christina Petrie and Maxine Funke arrives on A Colourful Storm with an inquisitive exploratory composition evoking questions of inconstancy and reconciliation vastness and finitude and the sometimes-cruel deception of human perception. It is a geographically diverse yet like-minded ensemble whose seeds were sown during an A Colourful Storm show in London where time on stage was shared by Atkinson Time is Away and Petrie. Atkinson had previously found solace in Time is Away's Ballads Funke's Seance and particularly the voice of poet Petrie whose delivery drifts from a wide-eyed stream of consciousness to crystalline sensory expression. It is the perfect accompaniment to Atkinson's hushed tones spoken sensitively like a mother to a resting child. Atkinson's evocative sonic landscapes are formed from keyboard voice and organic materials collected from life on the dramatic coast of Normandy as well as field recordings from places far and wide. She breathes life into liminal spaces the sound of wind whispers and the distant clatter of rocks conjuring visions of places both beautiful and eerily familiar. Time is Away delicately arranges the field of sounds their weaving and layering likened to the assembly of an Anni Albers textile. The spirit of Albers guides the piece Petrie's recounting of her loom and thread a symbol of her endurance vitality and seeking wonder in intricacies. The piece also features an exclusive concluding track by Maxine Funke whose meditation on vulnerability confronts and surrenders herself to the enchanting natural world. A1. First the Crocus A2. The Wind That Had Not Touched Land A3. For Anni Albers A4. Aria B1. Like a Sail or a Bed B2. Chaque Plante Chaque Personne B3. The Air Moving B4. Maxine Funke - Nasturtium Runners (Read by the Rain)