Camberland by A Paranoid King
Camberland is a project of rot and rebirth: a journey exploring the effect of both on land and lore.
Researching local folkdom in Iceland 2016 I accidentally unearthed a vicious dormant spirit. Overcome by illness I was forced back to England. Following the example set by Iceland's Ásatrú I rediscovered the weight of England's own heathen legacy and began utilising this in my recovery.
The songs that came out along the way plot a flat circle from intense happy to terrible sad, a weak shell to a paranoid king. They ponder the possibility of another chapter for the land. One where platonism is left behind for an ever dancing embrace of England's mongrel, strange and mixed nature.
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Camberland is a collaboration with photographer Anna Rocchi and takes the form of a singles project, compilation LP and photo zine.
Tracklist
| 1. | Trailhead | 0:41 |
| 2. | Dance Like a Boy | 4:31 |
| 3. | Great British Dreamtime | 3:40 |
| 4. | Glymur | 3:20 |
| 6. | B'Møre | 2:01 |
| 7. | Yr Arweinydd (Study #1) | 2:33 |
| 8. | Jest | 5:42 |
| 9. | Deathsloe | 4:20 |
| 10. | We Are Evil | 3:16 |
| 11. | Out to Salop | 0:28 |
| 12. | Country Son | 4:35 |
| 13. | The Flame Still Flickers in the Fen | 7:37 |
Credits
Recorded in Salop, Sheffield, Bergen, London and Reykjavík 17/18.
Featuring Alex Daniel on harmony (8) and e.guitar (12), Jakob Cunningham on skins (2, 5, 8, 12, 13), harmony (9), and organ (13), Art Terry on keys (8), Joelle Plowright on keys (10) and Old Ned on hurdy gurdy (9). All other instruments and vox by A Paranoid King. Mastered by Samuel D. Cover by Anna Rocchi.
