The special edition CD set includes prayer flags, incense, refuge ribbon & certificate for donation on joss paper. €3 is going direcly to the German association ”Bridge of Friendship e.V.”. Their aim is to support the ”Karma Leksheyling” – an intermediate English-Tibetan school for girls and boys from low-income families from Himalayan region, who are denied access to other forms of education. Its purpose is to provide Buddhist training and qualified general education for young nuns and monks in order to empower them to assume their responsibility for the protection and preservation of Buddhist teachings in the future. Limited edition of 25 hand-numbered copies.
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“Still, what lay behind the hundred twenty fifth door?” – Longing to gain a deeper understanding of human existence, to look behind the obvious – such is the driving force of Lithuanian artist Vytenis Eitminavičius. Under the moniker skeldos he creates deeply mesmerizing, melancholic experimental ambient music with spoken word poetry of sheer beauty, reminiscent of the most evocative moments of projects like Maeror Tri or Troum. Enchanting beyond all measure!
The “Ilgės – Caretakers of Yearning” CD is a much-needed, extended version of his recent cassette album “Ilgės”, which had been available in a very limited edition only – newly mastered by Hunter Barr – with the addition of an exclusive track recorded especially for this new The Epicurean edition.
Inspired by the poetry of Lithuanian writer Antanas Škėma and contextualized spiritually by a trip to Southeast Asia and the visual diary of hope and despair, the proximity and the omnipresence of death, Eitminavičius recorded “Ilgės” in 2015-2018, exclusively employing acoustic instruments like accordion, Lithuanian zither, guitar and violin as sound sources. Their imperfect creaks and resonant echoes make the vast sonic horizons sound close, and the utterly immersive and beautiful compositions will no doubt absorb you.
The journey of the soul begins with “Melas – A Lie”, which is a floating piece of ambience as deep as the Mariana Trench, revolving around the hope that there is something important beyond our desolate routine. The title track is even calmer, with a distant echo of incalculable sounds, and a sonorous vocal recitation – incomprehensible to the non-speaker of Lithuanian, yet strangely familiar and even soothing for anyone listening with an open heart. “Fading Gardens” works like a summary of the previous, even more mournful and bleak. After the last sound has faded, we are left with ambiguous emotions, having had a glimpse of an insight, yet realizing we have just scratched the surface … “perhaps that which is crucial is really nearby?”
credits
released April 5, 2019
All sounds, lyrics by Vytenis Eitminavičius
Cover design by Skeldos, typography by The Epicurean
Photos by rūkana | www.rukana.lt
Translation by Jurij Dobriakov & Rimas Užgiris
Mastering by Hunter Barr
Recorded in Lithuania 2015-2018
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well, said ambient, i am finally here. :) Northoint does it better, thats for shure. Great music. Worth of purchasing. Did it and enjoiyng it now! latexkink
supported by 8 fans who also own “Ilgės – Caretakers of Yearning”
Powerful dark ambient/synth. There must be a Morricone circa 'The Thing' influence coming out of the artists here. This album is truly an experience to listen to, and is best engaged with in the dark - lying down, playing loudly. I did this the first time listening to it, while I was sick, at night, and rather than falling asleep I stayed half awake and just melted into it's realms. I don't know where I was taken, but I wasn't in my bed for the duration. A must have album. Archmage Orladin
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Yog-Sothoth. The thought of something lurking beyond time and space, seeing and knowing everything and all in existence at any given time, is deeply unsettling and yet fascinating. This outermost, outerworldly feeling is being transported in a good way. Part 1 is good, but Part 2 indeed sounds like I would imagine The Lurker at the Threshold to feel, if he felt anything. An outerworldly, cosmic and desolate piece of dark ambient. David Fischer