The Eternal Chord - Semper Liber (The Forensic Version) download free

Tracklist

1	Aeternus (Remastered)	26:05
2	Perpetuum (Remastered)	12:50
3	Immortalis (Remastered)	17:18
4	Semper Liber (Remastered)	22:38

Credits

• Design – Philip Marshall
• Performer, Organ – Anna von Hausswolff, Charles Matthews , Claire M Singer*, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jana Winderen, Maia Urstad, Marcus Davidson, Mike Harding
• Photography By – Sydney Russell
• Remastered By – Charlie Campagna

Notes

This version has been forensically remastered by Charlie Campagna, using iZotope software, raising interesting questions about how much should you 'clean up' a recording and how much of the original dirt or grit should be left in... This version is free to those who have already purchased this album in any format. email [email protected] for a download code and you can judge for yourself.

'Semper Liber' consists of a series of duets featuring Marcus Davidson, Hildur Gudnadottir, Mike Harding, Charles Matthews, Clare M Singer, Maia Urstad and Anna von Hausswolff and are drawn from recordings made at Spire events since 2009. Mixed by its curator, Mike Harding, at the Völlhaus, and mastered by Mark Van Hoen, this powerful 4 track collection - to be played as one piece - explores the sonics of the mighty organ in all its thundering glory.

Performed on the 1893 Schlag & Söhne organ at Johanneskirken, Bergen; the 1967 Karl Ludwig Schuke organ at Passionskirche, Berlin; the Peter Bares organ, inaugurated in 2004, at Kunststation St Peter, Cologne; the 1885 'Father' Henry Willis organ at Lincoln Cathedral; the 1877 'Father' Henry Willis organ at Union Chapel, London; the Rieger organ at St. Stephan's Church, Mautern & the 1897 Johnson & Son organ at St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Riga between 2009 and 2016

The 4 colour plates by the art historian and author Sydney Russell show cave art from 4 to 6 thousand years ago. Taken in Brazil on one of several expeditions she made around the world, these highly emotional works reveal the sophistication and ageless quality of the imagination of the peoples who were expressing themselves at this time; they have been slow to reveal their beauty to us, having survived all weathers; their acoustic soundtrack unfolds slowly, submersive and involving.

Sydney Russell writes: "These photographs were taken in 1976 in Brazil. We eventually obtained minimum radio carbon datings for levels covering the paintings from approximately 3750-2500 BCE. They originate from the rock shelter sites of Sucupira, (Lagoa Santa) and Lapa do Cipo (Santana do Riacho), near Minas Gerais and Quadrillas (Montalvania), Bahia. Please refer to the website for more information."

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Spire 7	The Eternal Chord	Semper Liber ‎(CD, Album, Ltd)	Touch	Spire 7	UK & US	2018