The Village Compass, by My Autumn Empire

The Village Compass

by My Autumn Empire

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1.	Walking Away 03:19	buy track
2.	The Approach Of The City 04:19	buy track
3.	We Were Happy 02:00	buy track
4.	The Playing Fields 02:58	buy track
5.	Woodland Theme/Wood Alcohol 05:23	buy track
6.	BBC Telford 01:38	buy track
7.	Block Colours & Straight Lines 02:47	buy track
8.	The Village Compass 05:10	buy track
9.	Branch Lines In The Snow 01:52	buy track
10.	Gate Song 02:39	buy track
11.	Hatchlings 06:26	buy track

about

Under the name My Autumn Empire, epic45’s Ben Holton has been writing, recording and performing for over 9 years, playing gigs in France, Japan and Wolverhampton.

The Village Compass is the first full solo release from this project and is the result of recordings made during the period of 2005-2008. After a long period of mixing and mastering (courtesy of W&W’s Charles Vaughan) the album is finally seeing the light of day.

This album is a focused collection of compositions centered around the idea of life in a remote village. Far from being a dour, introspective record, the music conveys, in parts, a dreamlike state of self-imposed isolation. However, all is not idyllic meditation. Lyrically, and in the titles, the songs and tunes deal with loss both on a personal and wider scale. It is a yearning for simpler times and a retreat from the complexities of modern life however unfeasable and untenable that may be.

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released November 15, 2010

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Wayside & Woodland Recordings England, UK

Wayside & Woodland Recordings was founded by Ben Holton and Rob Glover, and is based in South Staffordshire & The West Midlands.

The home label of epic45, My Autumn Empire and Field Harmonics.

And has released works by E.L. Heath, Component#4, Richard Youngs, Oliver Cherer and Mark Van Hoen. ... more