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Rota Fortunae II (EP)

by Kate Arnold

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Nickie Harte Kelly
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Nickie Harte Kelly Contemplative hammered dulcimer and violin mostly feature here, with wistful feminine vocals. There is a feeling of Medieval and Renaissance eras in the selections. Mostly melancholic and moody, yet with hope and a sense of wonder. Favorite track: Tooth and Claw.
maggiewhistle
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maggiewhistle Kate's latest EP is so musically rich and I hear more every time I listen. Favorite track: In Nomine.
Kunal
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Kunal Kate is really coming into her own as an artist! My favourite record of hers to date.
Eyriahrk Nunshkar
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Eyriahrk Nunshkar A journey into Kate Arnold's world! What a treat! Both music and lyrics are beautifully written! Everything is well crafted and performed! Favorite track: Clockwork Man.
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adrian_specs Each track feels 'just right' - moments of euphoria captured in perfect structures. Utterly original, completely addictive. Favorite track: Tooth and Claw.
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1.
From the running of the tunnels To the smashing of the vessel I am here in my cathedral And I've been here for all time But I only want to show you That the angel's in the detail That I see them in their circles And I cannot close my eyes I'm a captive of the sensorium The pivot of the pendulum From the height of the meridian Falling into nature's hands I'm the serpent in my own garden No more abject, no more glorious No more secret, no more obvious In this barbaric wonderland Even though I grasp at justice I'm the architect of meaning It's my comforting invention It's my candle in the dark But I hear a thousand voices At the edges of the empire And they scream for liberation From the beating of the heart We're a glance away from another world Where we act on the invisible Where we hide behind the particles In the air and in the blood It's a slight retune of the radio It's a push beyond the envelope Just one twist of the kaleidoscope The implacable absurd I'm the serpent in my own garden No more abject, no more glorious No more secret, no more obvious In this barbaric wonderland I told you, it's obvious.
2.
You are the clockwork man Who knows no laughter and no tears And you have seen the time of conjurers And lived eight thousand years But you feel real when the dreams unroll And all the lights they grow like trees N'i trova nule rien vivant fors sul le chevalier dormant
3.
Just Born 06:34
Who will be watching the sun come up The day it rises without us? Too late by the time we realised The future never needed us A trick track, scratching the surface Under delusions of progress And when the seeds of destruction bloomed Nobody came to save us Do you remember they promised you This strange kind of ascension? Did you think you'd upload your humanity To an eternal dimension? As fast as mind can dream Towards the singularity Did you expect to see The conquest of biology? So you and I we have something to justify You're asking me for a reason The reason is that we're here at the same time And all the odds are against it We're by desire compelled To reach for life/light beyond ourselves Our only chance to hold the line To slow the blinking of the eye We're just born
4.
In Nomine 02:25

credits

released February 4, 2021

All songs written and performed by Kate Arnold on vocals, hammered dulcimer, violin and drum except 'In Nomine' - written by Picforth c.1580.
Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Clayton at OneCat Studio, Brixton, 2020.
Mastered at Davenport Audio Research.

Photography by Scott Brimley. Special thanks to Petronella Dittmer, Cecile Dubuis, Paul Garside, E.V. Odle, the British Museum.

Artwork and design by Jordan Smith at Darkview UK.
W: darkview.artstation.com E: darkview@me.com

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Kate Arnold London, UK

Electro-medieval loopery on hammered dulcimer, violin and vocals.

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Also fronts fearoftheforest.bandcamp.com

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