Beatrice's Rose by SpriteGuard

This album is based on Perpetual Dawn, a series of interconnected fantasy stories that I've been working on since 2006. Each song represents a moment from one of my stories, spanning the entire history of the world from before creation to the far future.

I knew that for the first album based on my life's work, I wanted to do something that would push my limits as a songwriter, producer and musician. I grew a lot during the months that I spent putting this together. Not everything came out just the way I wanted it to, but that's because my reach has always, always exceeded my grasp, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I tried to incorporate as much of my musical interests and values as I could. The sounds I grew up with, including Zimbabwean music, as well as the sounds I grew into like techno and Appalachian folk music. Jaw harp, synthesizer, Harpejji, and of course lots and lots of vocal layering.

Tracklist

1.	Beatrice's Mural	3:40

2.	The Insect King	1:31

3.	The Fall of the Giants	1:29

4.	Garos, Fodos and Mirabella	2:33

5.	The Garden of Banishing Sorrow	1:32

6.	Perpetual Dawn	3:15

7.	Is It Love	2:15

8.	The Bird of Fire	2:32

9.	First Hymn of Mirabella	1:14

10.	Walk With You	2:44

11.	Dante's Transformation	2:25

12.	The Road Builder's Song	3:16

13.	Beatrice's Rose	6:47

Credits

released March 12, 2023

License

CC BY 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.