Mitochondrial Evensongs by Shadows Of Stephen

“It’s full-on devotion, there is no break for dinner time here... Stephen and Stephen’s voice have found the perfect niche in the sound of cloister, refectory and scriptorium, though the overall sound is more Occitan troubadour than Gregorian ascetic. It remains quintessential Wood throughout its departure. The folk guitar is great - I dozed off fully expecting Shankar and Harrison and was awoken by Jansch’s Holy Water - but hey, Wood outdoes them all! Croissants, calls to breakfast (all families should do this!), cells (the magical fruit of God particles?), Thames legends, you name it - and through this fine work you can also discover the oft quoted ‘The Eve of St Agnes’ by John Keats. Well, it’s probably only the greatest English language poem ever written.”
[Richard Bachelor, Facebook review, April 2019]

[Byron Coley, THE WIRE, February 2020]
First physical release from a London-based artist who plays acoustic guitar and sings in a deeply psychedelic vein. The music is rooted in British traditional material, but it is informed by both a gothic darkness recalling Paul Roland and the same wyrd-folk precursors that illuminate Current 93’s best work. A beautiful listen.”