{"product_id":"alison-cotton-only-darkness-now","title":"Alison Cotton - Only Darkness Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: Silver Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: FRLPR003\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5051083170246\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 3 Nov 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Folk\/Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSounds like: Max Richter. Tony Conrad. The Unthanks. Laura Cannell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith gliding viola \u0026amp; choral forces, Only Darkness Now is a more alive, peopled landscape than its predecessor. Moods remain contemplative, concerned with vivid, historical netherworlds \u0026amp; torments – we see this in extended album centrepiece 'Behind the Spiderweb Gate' and in 'In Solitude I Will Fade Away'. However despite its title Only Darkness now has a brighter expanse: Cotton layers viola, chimes \u0026amp; Omnichord - an electrical ghost-like medieval drone, alongside percussion, harmonium, piano \u0026amp; voice. This is a confident record, lifting Shirt of Lace by medieval revivalist Dorothy Carter, from Celtic lament to cathedral like grandeur.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal cassette release on Bloxham Tapes and limited vinyl pressing by Cardinal Fuzz sold out instantly with little press. Coloured vinyl \u0026amp; altered artwork by Luke Drozd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRadio - *Late Junction, Elizabeth Alker's Unclassified \u0026amp; Gideon Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnline - *Number 11 - The Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2020 – voted unanimously by every writer.\u003cbr\u003eNumber 1- The Quietus New Weird Britain End of Year List Stewart Lee’s Cultural Year 2020 – 4****5***** (Record Collector)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eBehind the Spiderweb Gates\u003cbr\u003eIn Solitude I Will Fade Away\u003cbr\u003eHow My Heart Bled in Bleeding Heart Yard\u003cbr\u003eThe Hill Was Hollow\u003cbr\u003eShirt Of Lace\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friendly Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41164771623068,"sku":"FRLPR003","price":19.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/AC_onlydarkness_sleeve_7c2500de-be60-4bc0-8253-6c367da4afbf.jpg?v=1635927386","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/alison-cotton-only-darkness-now","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}