Black Marble
by Above Above
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album"Black Marble" is the debut album by Above Above.
Pressed on 180 gram black and white marbled virgin vinyl. Each vinyl is unique in its pattern, so is every side. Comes in a deluxe all black die-cut outer sleeve. Vinyl is housed in a printed inner sleeve with Mark Chadwick's painting "Black & White Close Up" on the front and lyrics on the back. Shrink-wrapped for safe shipping. Hype Sticker on the front cover. Limited to 300 copies.
This vinyl release is a collaboration between clothing- and lifestyle store Coexist (now defunct) and independent record label 10 Fingers.
Customer testimonials:
"Wow. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of art I own. And that's before we get to the music! Honestly, great job on this one."
- Sgt_Pepper522 via Reddit
"This is possibly the most beautiful record I've ever seen!"
- KillingAnArab via Reddit
"Oh wow! Beautiful! I've got two copies. Love the art and the music. Cannot wait for the postman!"
- Bloodsucker_ via Reddit
Includes unlimited streaming of Black Marble via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreships out within 5 daysedition of 300150 DKK or more
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Poster/Print + Digital AlbumBLACK POSTER - "RELEASEDATE"
The beautiful cover art for "Black Marble", based on the painting "Black And White Fluid Painting" by the very talented Mark Chadwick (www.markchadwick.co.uk). Above the artwork hovers the release date for "Black Marble". Beneath the artwork is a short promotional text about our collaboration with Coexist Sound (www.coexiststore.dk). Last but not least is a credit to the great Mark Chadwick and where to find more info online.
WHITE POSTER - "POEM"
The also stunning cover art for "White Marble", including a poem in Danish by Mikkel Andreassen. Above the artwork hovers the band name. Beneath the artwork is a short promotional text about our collaboration with Coexist Sound (www.coexiststore.dk). Last but not least is a credit to Mikkel Andreassen and where to find more info online.
Purchase includes the digital version of Above Above's debut album "Black Marble".
Make your color selection under options during checkout. A1 format is 60 by 90 centimeters (approximately 23,62 by 35,42 inches). The posters are hand printed locally in our home town of Esbjerg, Denmark. Prints are identical on both options, only size differs.
Includes unlimited streaming of Black Marble via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreships out within 5 daysedition of 50150 DKK or more
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Hideout
05:00
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Don’t go
Don’t leave me here
Alone
Time
When you go down
In your hideout
And time
When you go out
In the sunshine
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New Day Born
03:03
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Go round
Go round
Go round
In loops now
Come home
Come home
Come home
Don’t feel down
Sun up
Sun down
Sun up
New day born
Don’t mind
Don’t mind
Don’t mind
Don’t mind it at all
Go down
Go down
Go down
Go downtown
Speak up
Speak up
Speak up
Don’t be shy
Sun up
Sun down
Sun up
New day born
Don’t mind
Don’t mind
Don’t mind
Don’t mind it at all
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Out Of Touch
03:00
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Well, to take upon a day
Is madness in a way
To start it all again
To jest and to pretend
There’s ladders to be climbed
And dotted lines to sign
The grasping of the hand
The making of a plan
So take it all in stride
Now that there’s nothing left to hide
Your face against the pane
Awake among the sane
Well, it’s a truth or it’s a lie
It’s a laugh or it’s a sigh
It’s the stillness in the move
It’s a point you have to prove
It’s the coming of a new
It’s the many and the few
It’s the dying of the light
Who’s the king among the blind?
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Lush
03:40
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Say so long to the days gone
Now united in song
Though the years may have gone by
There’s no doubt in your mind
Staying in for the long haul
It’s a run, it’s a crawl
Holding on to your own mind
Just to see how it shines
Eye to eye under blue skies
From a fool to a wise
Still in search of a sound mind
And the passing of time
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Bordeaux
04:30
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Ease your mind
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
I need you to
Let go
Let go
Time will pass
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Scars remain
I know
I know
The day is so fine
The day is so fine
The day is so fine
The day is so fine
I could never mind
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Victory Song
03:08
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Cold and strung out
By the phone
The night is long
When you’re alone
Shake and dance
Just like a kiss
You have to shoot
To know if you will miss
Want to be
Part of the show
But you don’t know
How far this thing it goes
By your whistle
By your cut
The dream is real
Like it or not
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Father Time
03:07
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Day so short
Night so long
Carry on
Carry on
They don’t know
They don’t know
At all
In this life
To the sky
Breathe in time
Breathe in time
Through my hands
Through my hands
They fall
Father time
Pay no mind
To the signs
To the signs
But a change
But a change
In pace
Running wild
Like a child
In your mind
In your mind
Be at ease
Be at ease
We fly
Mother sign
Dreaming wild
Pay no mind
Pay no mind
Nothing’s strange
Nothing’s changed
At all
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True Surprise
02:33
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By and by
Through days
And nights
Round and round
In air
On ground
By sea
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Ripple
04:02
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River deep, river wide
Oh, so still, almost frozen in time
A sudden move
Ripple in
Rippling
Ripple in
River wide, river deep
Oh, so calm, always lucid in sleep
A sudden sound
Ripple in
Rippling
Ripple in
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℗ & © 2018 10 FINGERS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
🔘 PLEASE NOTE
As we are not allowed to sell cover songs, we have included "April 5th", originally performed and recorded by Talk Talk, as a bonus track for those who buy the whole album.
🔘 LINER NOTES
“The majority of this record was made in my two-bedroom apartment in the heart of my hometown, while my downstairs neighbor were playing whatever was on the top of the charts that week. It was a challenging atmosphere to work in to say the least.”, says Philip Skovgaard laughingly. This year he can celebrate his tenth year as an active musician.
The debut album “Black Marble” is written, recorded and produced by Philip Skovgaard. The music emerges from the folktronica genre, a style combining folk and electronica music, where traditional songwriting is blended together with key elements from the electronica world. The lyrics are based upon many different elements, but they all have the grand emotions and thoughtfulness in common:
“To create something as dying as personal music at home in my apartment, while my downstairs neighbor was screaming along to the trivial tones of the present and of yesteryear, really put things into perspective. There has been a change. Music is now a commodity and it is the easiest obtainable art form - belittled to accommodate the spontaneous needs of the consumer which goes perfectly in line with todays throw-away mentality. I hope and believe that nothing that is worth having comes easy. The lifespan of todays music is short, and is often treated as musique d'ameublement. That has been my objective with this project, to create a space for those who sincerely seek it and need it. A record to dive into and be in."
℗ & © 2018 10 FINGERS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
🔘 PLEASE NOTE
As we are not allowed to sell cover songs, we have included "April 5th", originally performed and recorded by Talk Talk, as a bonus track for those who buy the whole album.
🔘 LINER NOTES
“The majority of this record was made in my two-bedroom apartment in the heart of my hometown, while my downstairs neighbor were playing whatever was on the top of the charts that week. It was a challenging atmosphere to work in to say the least.”, says Philip Skovgaard laughingly. This year he can celebrate his tenth year as an active musician.
The debut album “Black Marble” is written, recorded and produced by Philip Skovgaard. The music emerges from the folktronica genre, a style combining folk and electronica music, where traditional songwriting is blended together with key elements from the electronica world. The lyrics are based upon many different elements, but they all have the grand emotions and thoughtfulness in common:
“To create something as dying as personal music at home in my apartment, while my downstairs neighbor was screaming along to the trivial tones of the present and of yesteryear, really put things into perspective. There has been a change. Music is now a commodity and it is the easiest obtainable art form - belittled to accommodate the spontaneous needs of the consumer which goes perfectly in line with todays throw-away mentality. I hope and believe that nothing that is worth having comes easy. The lifespan of todays music is short, and is often treated as musique d'ameublement. That has been my objective with this project, to create a space for those who sincerely seek it and need it. A record to dive into and be in."
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released March 9, 2018
🔘 CREDITS
Produced by Philip Skovgaard
Songs, lyrics and arrangements by Philip Skovgaard
Except B4 written and arranged by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene
Engineered, programmed, performed, recorded and mixed by Philip Skovgaard
Mastered by Benny Bondesgaard Pedersen and Philip Skovgaard
Annelene Toft Christensen played violin on A5 & B5
Gunnar Sjur Ringøen played organ on B4 & B5
Jonas Muff supplied drum hits for A2, A5 and drum hits and cymbals for B3
Martin Kjær Killie played trumpet on B5
Martin Lau played electric guitar on A3
Mette Qvist-Jensen played flute on B5
Morten Scott Caspersen played bass on all selections except A1 and B3
Snæbjörn Gauti Snæbjörnsson played saxophone on A2, A4, B2, B3 & B4
Steffan Grarup Jensen decoded the chords and voicings for B4
Stine Benjaminsen played recorder on A2 and sang on A4
Dragana Budes, Katrine Kjeldskov and Nicolai Wedel sang on A5, B2 & B4
Recorded at home and at SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music in Esbjerg, Denmark
Between January 2016 and March 2017
Black & White Fluid Painting by Mark Chadwick
Concept, packaging design and artwork by 10 FINGERS
Visit us at www.aboveabove.dk and stay updated with our label at www.10fingers.dk
℗ & © 2017 All Rights Reserved
Under exclusive license to 10 FINGERS
This album is dedicated to Claus Gahrn - my mentor throughout my studies at SDMK and to Tina Held Frandsen and Claus Frandsen - for their faith and support
«Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.»
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
🔘 CREDITS
Produced by Philip Skovgaard
Songs, lyrics and arrangements by Philip Skovgaard
Except B4 written and arranged by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene
Engineered, programmed, performed, recorded and mixed by Philip Skovgaard
Mastered by Benny Bondesgaard Pedersen and Philip Skovgaard
Annelene Toft Christensen played violin on A5 & B5
Gunnar Sjur Ringøen played organ on B4 & B5
Jonas Muff supplied drum hits for A2, A5 and drum hits and cymbals for B3
Martin Kjær Killie played trumpet on B5
Martin Lau played electric guitar on A3
Mette Qvist-Jensen played flute on B5
Morten Scott Caspersen played bass on all selections except A1 and B3
Snæbjörn Gauti Snæbjörnsson played saxophone on A2, A4, B2, B3 & B4
Steffan Grarup Jensen decoded the chords and voicings for B4
Stine Benjaminsen played recorder on A2 and sang on A4
Dragana Budes, Katrine Kjeldskov and Nicolai Wedel sang on A5, B2 & B4
Recorded at home and at SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music in Esbjerg, Denmark
Between January 2016 and March 2017
Black & White Fluid Painting by Mark Chadwick
Concept, packaging design and artwork by 10 FINGERS
Visit us at www.aboveabove.dk and stay updated with our label at www.10fingers.dk
℗ & © 2017 All Rights Reserved
Under exclusive license to 10 FINGERS
This album is dedicated to Claus Gahrn - my mentor throughout my studies at SDMK and to Tina Held Frandsen and Claus Frandsen - for their faith and support
«Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.»
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Creative bureau based in Esbjerg, Denmark. Founded in 2004 with a focus on a few, but creative musical acts and
minimalistic, bold design.
Working in the grey areas with talent that skillfully combines genres and styles without compromising on quality.
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