The Last Brightness of Everything
£20.00
TRACK LIST:
Act 1: Infalling, When There Was Nothing (Part 1), Nothing Ever Comes from Nowhere, In the Beginning (Part 1), Longing, In the Beginning (Part 2), Longing (Reprise), In the Beginning (Part 3), Nothing Ever Comes from Nowhere (Reprise), When There Was Nothing (Part 2), In the Beginning (Part 4), Interlude
Act 2: Stars Anymore, Insignificant as Stars, In the Beginning (Part 5), Entwined, Eyes Down (Part 1), Travelling Light, Eyes Down (Part 2), The Bat in the Belfry, The Last Brightness of Everything (Instrumental), In the Beginning (Part 6), The Longest Cadence, In the Beginning (Part 7), Illuminate
Finale: Stars Like Us, The Last Brightness of Everything
And, Four New Poems: Grateful, Down by the Seaside, Peace Treaty, This Being…
Description
Yvonne’s brand new collaboration with Stewart Henderson and Carol Henderson.
A stunning song, script and poetry cycle of requiem and reverence, presented in a 96 page hardback book with CD.
The follow up to Vesper Sky, exploring the dawning of creation and the vastness of astral beginnings.
Produced by Sandy Jones and Yvonne Lyon
Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Foundry Music Lab by Sandy Jones
Additional recording by Gustaf Ljunggren at A Small World, Copenhagen
Cello recorded by Pete Harvey at Pumpkinfield Studios
Artwork by Raine Clarke at Underwing Studio
Design by Tim Roberts at Fatcalf Media
Stewart Henderson – readings
Carol Henderson – readings
Yvonne Lyon – vocals, backing vocals, piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars and shruti box
Sandy Jones – programming, bass, electric guitars, keys and samples
Arcelia – backing vocals on Entwined
Eilidh Patterson – backing vocals on Travelling Light
Seonaid Aitken – violin and viola
Pete Harvey – cello
Gustaf Ljunggren – clarinets, langspil, charango, viola and double bass
All songs and instrumentals written by Yvonne Lyon
All poems and script written by Stewart Henderson
Additional script written by Carol Henderson
