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A Window in Darkness

by Spingere

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SUBTEXT There is a current Running just below the surface Of which you and I partake Electric, intoxicating, wild, vengeful And bursting forth surprising patterns Manifesting unhesitatingly into our lives Yes, surprising us, when we were dead to The world, but alive to each other Bringing knowledge and remembrance Redemption and salvation Warm and wet and fertile and intimate Alive in us, alive in mortal I Grinding forward, dizzying, out of control That which comes into being, unifying, frightening Tender and loving, hungry destroyer of worlds, Sacred earth, mother, goddess, birther, fire, imminent bringer of death The infinite "is-ness" of the Universe Swallow us whole by John Marcell
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Ghazal for Mum I was my uncle Harry, my son was me. You, the second oldest, the youngest one, mum. Your dad rode a horse in Battle, found a job Down South, built a home for six kids and your mum. You were clever, kind and practical, but you Gave away one future for another, mum. I found letters asking you not to give up Life in the lab for the love of my dad, mum. The decades pulled back like tides, leaving you Alone in the bright sunlight, not quite right, mum. From Alan to Alzheimer’s with just enough room To be Margaret Harrison again, mum. And when the Redcar sea pulled you further back, Your breath left like the waves. Will you wave to me, mum?
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The music on this album was written as a response to the death of my dad, then my mum. The inspiration came from incidents in their lives, and from my own experiences of being their son.

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released February 15, 2021

Will Cruttenden: Basses, Touch Guitar, Oud, Keys, Coffee
Colin Henney: Piano, track 7
Russell Kilmister: Acoustic Guitars, tracks 1,3 & 5
John Marcell: Electric Guitar and Poetry, track 2

Thanks to Phil Nobles for mixing, advice and endless conversations about bass guitars

Thanks to John, Russ and Colin for adding their talents.

Thanks to Lisa Fletcher for the painting and waiting so long before anyone else got to see it.

Thanks to Emma and Rich for being such great friends and bandmates (for so long!)

Get John Marcell's book at tinyurl.com/yxoqyb33

The titles, ‘A Window in Darkness’ and ‘From the Sustaining Air’ are taken from poems by Larry Eigner

Thanks to Tobias Reber for his Composition Exercise #100
"Love somebody’s music as if it were your own.
Then love your music as if it were your own."
www.ahundredquirkylegs.com

Thanks to Markus Reuter for inspiration

Extra special thanks to my family for letting me take over the kitchen with instruments when the need arose (which was often).

Dedicated to the memory of my mum and dad, and to the new memories being made with my wonderful family and friends.

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Spingere is mostly bassist and touch guitarist Will Cruttenden. This site also features collaborations and one-off projects.

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