Lunar Folk Tales - Full version (Lunar Cape)

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Brief
In January 2019,
the Lunar Cape band released the full version of “Lunar Folk Tales” (ArtBeat
Music label). The edition includes 3CDs (English-language, Russian-language,
instrumental version) and an illustrated booklet with fairy tale texts. The
album is based on original instrumental music with a flute solo and fairy tale
texts that are read along.
A good example
that helps define the format is the symphonic tale “Peter and the Wolf” by
Sergey Prokofiev or, even closer, “The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His
Spectacles” by Jethro Tull. A fairy tale, instrumental music and a little bit
of surrealism. The contents of the “Tales” are based on Russian and British
folklore narrated in a “lunar” manner.
BandCamp
·        Full version (Eng) https://lunarcape.bandcamp.com/album/lunar-folk-tales-full-version
Press-release
In January 2019, the Lunar Cape band released the full
version of “Lunar Folk Tales” (ArtBeat Music label). The edition includes 3CDs
(English-language, Russian-language, instrumental version) and illustrated
booklet with fairy tale texts.
The “Lunar Folk Tales” album continues the concept of
illustrative music, which we declared in the debut album “Just Lunatics” –
music that's based on the emotional landscape, or imagery.  We don’t
associate our music with any style or subculture and identify ourselves as
“popular instrumental music”. And while the word  ”popularity” has nothing
to do with us, the “multi-genre” and “understandable” attributes are entirely
relevant. 
In this album, the idea of illustrativeness was
developed beyond the framework of music only - we illustrated the music with
fairy tales. In this precise order - first came the music, and the tales were
born out of the music. A good example that helps define the format is the
symphonic tale “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergey Prokofiev or, even closer, “The
Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles” by Jethro Tull. A fairy tale,
instrumental music and a little bit of surrealism.
The contents of the “Tales” are based on the earthly
fairy tales that we know, mostly Russian and British. After getting to the Moon
inhabitants, folklore stories acquired rather unexpected details and plot
twists. Do you know why there are no more square eggs in the world? So find
out. 
Our tales are intended for both adults and children.
Perhaps, adults would like them a little more.
We read some of the tales out loud ourselves, and
invited friendly musicians to read others. We did not engage professional
narrators on purpose, since we attribute utmost importance to the perception of
music and emotional proximity. We were greatly helped by Nastya Postnikova
("Iva Nova"), Maxim Kucherenko (Underwood), Trey Gunn (Ex-King
Crimson), Ozma Nagatovna (“Absent Sunday”).
It is very difficult to describe this work without
mentioning the visual part. The album is designed by the Russian artist Arseny
Lapin and the designer Alexander Medvedev. The edition accompanies the booklet
- actually, a 16-page book with color illustrations and fairy tales texts in
Russian and English.
A total of 20 people from 4 countries (Russia,
Pakistan, Ukraine, the USA) took part in the “Lunar Folk Tales” project.
Official release date - January 1, 2019
·    Credits

Olga Scotland  – flute, recorders, tin
whistle, mandolin, spring drum, sound effects, VSTi
Andrey Shashkov – bass guitar, basso recorder,
vocals
Roman Smirnov – guitars, washboard old school,
vocals

Guest musicians:
Paul Bulak –
keyboards (3) 

Grigory Shelehov – drums (3, 7)

Alexander Koval  – drums (4, 8)

Shahid Rashid – vocals (8)

Arranged by Lunar Cape. Tracks  1, 4, 7, 8 based on the idea of A.
Shashkov; track 2 – A. Shashkov, R. Smirnov; track 3, 6 – R. Smirnov, O.
Scotland, A. Shashkov; track 4 – with participation of P. Bulak and N.
Petrovsky; track 5 – english folk song. 
Fairy tales were
composed by Andrey Shashkov, Olga Scotland, Roman Smirnov

Guest storytellers (Eng): Ozma Nagatovna, Trey Gunn (8)
Guest storytellers
(Rus): Nastya Postnikova (2), Maxim Kucherenko (3)
Other: Shahid
Rashid (urdu, 8) and Andrey Babayev as a weeping wood goblin (4).
Translated by
Shahid Rashid and Olga Scotland
Еditor: Yana
Solominskaya 
Recorded and mixed
by Olga Scotland

Mastered by Spartak Bourangoulov, SiriuSShamanSStudio
Аrts: Arseny Lapin

Photographer: Andrey Sbitnev

Designer: Alexander Medvedev

Executive producer: Nikolay “Bignick” Bogaychuk

Publisher: ArtBeatMusic 
www.lunar-cape.ru

Edited by Olga S - January 28 2019 at 02:04

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	Brief In January 2019, the Lunar Cape band released the full version of “Lunar Folk Tales” (ArtBeat Music label). The edition includes 3CDs (English-language, Russian-language, instrumental version) and an illustrated booklet with fairy tale texts. The album is based on original instrumental music with a flute solo and fairy tale texts that are read along. A good example that helps define the format is the symphonic tale “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergey Prokofiev or, even closer, “The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles” by Jethro Tull. A fairy tale, instrumental music and a little bit of surrealism. The contents of the “Tales” are based on Russian and British folklore narrated in a “lunar” manner. BandCamp · Full version (Eng) https://lunarcape.bandcamp.com/album/lunar-folk-tales-full-version Press-release In January 2019, the Lunar Cape band released the full version of “Lunar Folk Tales” (ArtBeat Music label). The edition includes 3CDs (English-language, Russian-language, instrumental version) and illustrated booklet with fairy tale texts. The “Lunar Folk Tales” album continues the concept of illustrative music, which we declared in the debut album “Just Lunatics” – music that's based on the emotional landscape, or imagery. We don’t associate our music with any style or subculture and identify ourselves as “popular instrumental music”. And while the word ”popularity” has nothing to do with us, the “multi-genre” and “understandable” attributes are entirely relevant. In this album, the idea of illustrativeness was developed beyond the framework of music only - we illustrated the music with fairy tales. In this precise order - first came the music, and the tales were born out of the music. A good example that helps define the format is the symphonic tale “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergey Prokofiev or, even closer, “The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles” by Jethro Tull. A fairy tale, instrumental music and a little bit of surrealism. The contents of the “Tales” are based on the earthly fairy tales that we know, mostly Russian and British. After getting to the Moon inhabitants, folklore stories acquired rather unexpected details and plot twists. Do you know why there are no more square eggs in the world? So find out. Our tales are intended for both adults and children. Perhaps, adults would like them a little more. We read some of the tales out loud ourselves, and invited friendly musicians to read others. We did not engage professional narrators on purpose, since we attribute utmost importance to the perception of music and emotional proximity. We were greatly helped by Nastya Postnikova ("Iva Nova"), Maxim Kucherenko (Underwood), Trey Gunn (Ex-King Crimson), Ozma Nagatovna (“Absent Sunday”). It is very difficult to describe this work without mentioning the visual part. The album is designed by the Russian artist Arseny Lapin and the designer Alexander Medvedev. The edition accompanies the booklet - actually, a 16-page book with color illustrations and fairy tales texts in Russian and English. A total of 20 people from 4 countries (Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine, the USA) took part in the “Lunar Folk Tales” project. Official release date - January 1, 2019 · Credits Olga Scotland – flute, recorders, tin whistle, mandolin, spring drum, sound effects, VSTi Andrey Shashkov – bass guitar, basso recorder, vocals Roman Smirnov – guitars, washboard old school, vocals Guest musicians: Paul Bulak – keyboards (3) Grigory Shelehov – drums (3, 7) Alexander Koval – drums (4, 8) Shahid Rashid – vocals (8) Arranged by Lunar Cape. Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8 based on the idea of A. Shashkov; track 2 – A. Shashkov, R. Smirnov; track 3, 6 – R. Smirnov, O. Scotland, A. Shashkov; track 4 – with participation of P. Bulak and N. Petrovsky; track 5 – english folk song. Fairy tales were composed by Andrey Shashkov, Olga Scotland, Roman Smirnov Guest storytellers (Eng): Ozma Nagatovna, Trey Gunn (8) Guest storytellers (Rus): Nastya Postnikova (2), Maxim Kucherenko (3) Other: Shahid Rashid (urdu, 8) and Andrey Babayev as a weeping wood goblin (4). Translated by Shahid Rashid and Olga Scotland Еditor: Yana Solominskaya Recorded and mixed by Olga Scotland Mastered by Spartak Bourangoulov, SiriuSShamanSStudio Аrts: Arseny Lapin Photographer: Andrey Sbitnev Designer: Alexander Medvedev Executive producer: Nikolay “Bignick” Bogaychuk Publisher: ArtBeatMusic www.lunar-cape.ru Edited by Olga S - January 28 2019 at 02:04