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Winter Bloom (Single 2020)

by Tomistoma

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“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Electric piano, clavinet, organ, drums, wavetable synthesizer, subtractive synthesizer, FM synthesizer and vox performed by Cai Brown.
Written, recorded and produced by Cai Brown.

Cover art painted by Abraham Pether and engraved for mezzotint by William Ward. Originally published in Robert John Thornton's 1807 book "The Temple of Flora", this beautiful illustration depicts snowdrops and crocuses against a bleak wintry background. Editing and layout by Cai Brown.

THE BRITISH LIBRARY:
In early 2021, Tomistoma was contacted by James Tugwell, an acquisitions officer at the British Library's Sound And Moving Image (SAMI) archive, asking for permission to catalogue the band's back-catalogue for posterity. As James says: "We catalogue, archive and preserve music as part of the nation's audio and cultural heritage. Part of my job is to hunt out the smaller labels and musicians releasing things themselves. Often this is some of the most interesting and creative stuff out there and it enriches and expands the national collection, one of our main aims. Time constraints etc. mean I can’t ask everybody so I have to be selective and try and get a selection of the best music I can. Bandcamp is very helpful for that: it’s set up very nicely for wandering in interesting areas." You can find out more about the British Library and enjoy their vast collections and resources at www.bl.uk

lyrics

Cold night, winter bites
Hard earth under sheets of ice
A white plane, scant of life
Air as sharp as hunter's knife
With grey clouds, heavy skies
Somnambulant in twilight
A moonscape held in gloom
Green still gleam the leaves of winter bloom

Gathered on the hill
Shaman brave the frigid chill
In chanting unison
Summoning the sun with drums
A bonfire burning bright
Chasing away winter night
The spring is coming soon
Heralded by shoots of winter bloom

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released December 21, 2020

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Tomistoma Stoke On Trent, UK

Reptilian piano-led doom from the darkest heart of Stoke-on-Trent, England.

www.facebook.com/Tomistoma-160865648118198

New EP, "Cathedral City", out 07/09/2023.

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