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The Butterfly Ate The Pearl

by Pantaleimon

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    Digipak CD. Full colour gate-fold sleeve featuring collage by Andria Degens.
    Front cover artwork by Lucy Dixon.
    Photography by Dave Reading and design by Ben Southan.

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    Get all 13 Pantaleimon releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of To The In Between, The Conversation, 'If I (Was)' Sonnet Mix by Olivia Louvel, Ember (The Glow Mix by Hugo Race and Franco Naddei ), The Butterfly Ate The Pearl, Live in Barcelona (feat. James Blackshaw), Tall Trees, Heart Of The Sun, and 5 more. , and , .

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1.
Ember 06:03
In the night you came to me With an ember in your palm Believing you had let her go Your eyes were so full of sorrow Don’t hide yourself away and burn Don’t hide yourself away and burn Re-arrange your expression And come out of your depression Don’t hide yourself away and burn Don’t hide yourself away and burn Why hide away and burn? Why hide away and burn? She needs you. She needs you. And you need her, and you need her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her She needs you. She loves you. And you need her, and you love her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Within the fire is all your heart’s desire You have nothing to fear Only yourself my dear Come up to the fire, and walk beside her Come up to the fire, and walk beside her
2.
Through the forest, through the darkness Riding high into the night, I can hear you, calling me, My little wolfhound gathers ground, his heart beating fast against my thighs. And so we’re slipping and then we’re sliding, down, down, down, into the earth. Diamond lined river, running through underground And suddenly you’re there, in the waters found Immersion of the souls, you tell me, all that I know And kissing my tears away, you say, Dry your eyes, and let’s go home
3.
The butterfly ate the pearl, and my dearest closed the girl The butterfly ate the pearl, and my dearest closed the girl You have eaten with him. You have drunk with him You gave, no thought for us. Find yourself a bed to lie in Butterfly ate the pearl Pretty little hen, pretty little dove, pretty little lamb You have eaten with him. You have drunk with him Your thoughts were always with us. We will sleep beside you Your thoughts were always with us We will sleep beside you The Butterfly ate the pearl, the Butterfly ate the pearl And my dearest loved the girl He loved the girl He loved the girl
4.
Flames dancing in their own light There, within deep dreaming, Light descending down toward me And I surrender to their love Faces I have seen before Gather round, in a round You stand shining like the sun And I am fire burning blue flame You’re the one. You’re the one. You’re the one. You’re the one. Upon this mountain above the clouds Your eyes shine so brightly I’ve never seen eyes that burn so brightly ‘Cause we are starlight, The elevation of a dream We are starlight The elevation of a dream My hands they are taking, my palms they are kissing My heart they are filling, now my head is spinning We are starlight
5.
You asked me “where have I been?” You can see right through Not wanting to believe. That I’d be leaving soon I fell from your arms. I fell from your arms Into another world, into another world I imagined always us in open spaces Tripping out and seeing places But you never saw the sun And now I’m gone
6.
If I (Was) 04:35
If I was another person I would be just like She If I was another person I would be just like He Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaah If I was another being, I’d be diving deep If I was another being, I’d be soaring free Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaah And if I was, if I was, pure energy I could be anyone, and do anything If I was invisible, I could walk through walls If I was invisible, I could walk through walls Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaah If I had X-ray vision, I could see right through If I had X-ray vision, I could see right through, you, you And if I was, if I was, pure energy I could be anyone
7.
There comes a point At which there is nothing to do but let go… I was born on my way to the sky. I was born on my way to the sky I was born on my way to the sky. I was born on my way to the sky Where is this place I find myself, where is this place I find myself Where is this place I find myself, where is this place I find myself On my hands and knees, high above the canyon On my hands and knees, high above the canyon You only know when you let go. You only know when you let go You only know when you let go. You only know when you let go, that you can fly……
8.
I stand in the midst of the land. No trees surround me. Above me flies an eagle Turning, turning Turning, turning I am wide open. Sea all around me No sea, no sea, ocean of streams, no see, no see My mind is so clear. I see nothing to make me feel good, feel good, My body is burning, burning, burning Sand’s surrounding, sand’s surrounding Above me flies an eagle, turning, turning Did I see your face, or was I dreaming You were shimmering, but it was just light, it was just the light Above me flies an eagle, turning, turning
9.

about

The album features Hugo Race, Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), James Blackshaw, Otto Hauser (Vertiver), Polo Piatti, Jay Darlington (Oasis, Kula Shaker), Steve Finnerty (Alabama 3), Franco Naddei.

‘The Butterfly Ate The Pearl’ is the follow up to 2008’s remix and collaboration collection ‘Heart Of the Sun’ and features nine new tracks including the forthcoming video download single 'If I (Was)'.
Recorded and compiled during the last year, and co-produced with Hugo Race (Bad Seeds), the new album is another great collection of hypnotic, magical and understated songs that Degens has become known for, but with ‘The Butterfly Ate The Pearl’ there is a more psychedelic feel and a real progression of sound. It is without doubt the most accomplished release to date.
The multi-talented Andria Degens not only provides vocals, but plays a diverse range of instruments and effects including distorted and delayed dulcimers, guitar, keyboard, Indian harmonium, bass, samples, loops, pedal board, fx, vibra, bells, and sansula. She also brings together an array of eclectic musicians to elevate the dream, evolving the tracks into their full potency – Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), James Blackshaw, Otto Hauser (Vertiver), Jay Darlington (Oasis, Kula Shaker), Steve Finnerty (Alabama 3), to name a few. The result is a cinematic soundscape, a journey, through terrains, both familiar and unknown, with her gorgeous and heartbreaking voice leading the way, and sounding like nothing else around.

credits

released August 5, 2013

Ember
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, guitar
Jay Darlington: Mellotron, Farfisa, Hammond, Moog & tampura drone
Paul Phillips: lap steel guitar
Steve Finnerty: chorus guitar
James Blackshaw: guitar solo, organ
Dan Price: bass
Otto Hauser: drums

Diamond River Run
(Degens/Piatti)
Andria Degens: vocals
Polo Piatti: piano
Hugo Race: Lesley guitar
Franco Naddei - Korg MS20
Andrew Liles: treatments

The Butterfly Ate The Pearl
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, guitar, keyboard, voices, samples, bass, fx, vibra,
Jay Darlington: Mellotron, piano, space sounds
Dan Price: distorted bass

Elevation of a Dream
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, guitar, Ebow, Elka synth
Hugo Race: steel-string guitar, treatments
Franco Naddei - Korg MS20
Dan Price: bass
Otto Hauser: drums

Another World
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, Indian harmonium
Hugo Race: string arrangement, ring modulator, percussion

If I (Was )
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, guitar, bells
Hugo Race: Lesley guitar, Poly6
Paul Phillips: lap steel guitar
James Blackshaw: bass
Otto Hauser: drums

Morning Star
(Degens)
Andria Degens: vocals, guitars, sansula, tambourine
Will Oldham: vocals
Franco Naddei: synthesizer
Hugo Race: ‘crack in the sky’ guitar

Eagle Turning
(Degens/Race)
Andria Degens: vocals
Hugo Race - string arrangement
Robin Casinader - violin

Summer Reigns
(Degens)
Andria Degens: guitar loops, pedalboard, distorted/delayed Appalachian dulcimers.
Jay Darlington: Mellotron, space Moog, wah vox organ

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Andria Degens, also known by her artist name Pantaleimon, is a British musician and singer-songwriter who has crafted a unique style of music that is both ethereal and haunting. Her songs, and her instrumental work, blend together elements of folk, psychedelia and ambient music, creating a sound that is both timeless and otherworldly. ... more

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