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Etymologies (I​-​IV)

by Gray Friar

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virulentchasm Organ explorations on the time-worn grounds of a nameless abbey. Sometimes sweet, sometimes solemn, all the time simple, weathered, and glowing soft amber.
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baboonsandmoons All of these wonderful, thematic albums in one place. A beautiful experience, beginning to end.
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sjöhäxan Glad to have this excellent collection of etymologies all in one place. Listening to them all in succession, I can sense the introspective journey of the project and get a feel for its growth and progress, as we reflect together in its peaceful candlelit halls. By our final track, there is such a peace and resolve lingering behind, I can't want for any better end. Favorite track: A Somber Farewell Abaft the Oenophorum.
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1.
The Night Conceals the Stars 03:16
2.
As Rivers Run into the Sea, as Shadows Traverse the Mountains 03:05
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Illuminated by Sun and Moon 02:06
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Honey and Thyme, a Potion Pure 01:54
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The Autumn of Winter 03:52
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Bark of the High Elm 02:48
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A Chance Meeting of Seers 03:17
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Enchanting Sepulchral Ashes 02:40
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Wisdom of the Sacred Languages 02:44
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Peering Above to the Stars of the Sky 03:29
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Betwixt Bloom and Decay 02:46
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Where Knotted Vipers Gather 02:06
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The Gleaming Orb of the Moon, the Glorious Constellations of Glittering Stars 02:54
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Jagged Peaks, the Celestial Citadel 03:01
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Elegy of the Ancient Martyrium 04:05
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A Gleam of Gold Shines Through the Branches 02:42
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The Comfort of a Dire Draught of Hemlock 02:39
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Spectacle of the Lamentable Tragedian 02:51
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Burnished Emerald and Polished Jasper 03:15
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A Somber Farewell Abaft the Oenophorum 03:02

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*if you own the individual etymologies releases, please message me, and i'll send you a code for this release*

winter recedes, and the abbey's grounds are coated in hoarfrost no longer. as he finishes his hibernal meditations over the work of isidore, the gray friar resumes his tenure at the seat of the hall's ancient organ, which comforts him just as it once did each of his predecessors. he enjoys a renewed alacrity of spirit bestowed upon him by the gift of seedtime...

...the gray friar shades his eyes with a wrinkled hand, the sun shining at him through the late spring foliage. its glint reminds him of his responsibilities to tend the abbey’s garden today, and the breeze that accompanies it wafts around him an aura of honeysuckle and magnolia. he relishes the comfort that the organ has afforded him. its keys, worn by time, assuaged the aches of his weathered fingers as he brought melody to isidore’s word. he resolves to gather some flowers to accompany him on his return to the abbey’s scriptorium. yes, he thinks, the flowers will offer him some nice company, indeed.

dedicated to the keeper of the ancestral sword and the lord of the high fortress.

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released December 10, 2022

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spring mmxxii

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