Crown Lands - Ritual I & II [Transparent Orange 2LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 19802943661
Barcode: 0198029436617
Release Date: 03 Oct 2025
Genre: Progressive Rock

2 x 140g transp. orange vinyl, 12” wide-spined sleeve, poly-lined inner sleeves, 2p insert

Juno Award-winning Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands (Cody Bowles & Kevin Comeau) return with a special limited edition physical release entitled ‘Ritual I&II’. Marking the beginning of the band’s new relationship with InsideOutMusic/Sony Music, this instrumental/experimental release further builds the Crown Lands world that was cemented with their critically acclaimed album ‘Fearless’. As Cody explains: “Ritual was made during a tumultuous time in our lives. It served as a reprieve from the upending haze of the pandemic, far from the high-pressure studio sessions that typically accompanied the pursuit of our mainstream sound. And so, I suppose this record became our act of defiance against stagnation, in a time when so many familiar lights around us flickered out in the deafening silence. It was a glimmer in our darkness. We knew right from the onset this record was going to be out-there, with me playing an array of flutes while drumming polyrhythmic bliss over Kev’s undulating and expansive aural matrices of synthesis.” 
‘Ritual I&II’ will be available as a Limited Edition 2LP in transp. orange vinyl, featuring the stunning artwork of artist Justyna Koziczak.  

LP1: 
Side A 
Dawn 00:06:21 
The Storm 00:05:51 
Vigil 00:03:06 
 
Side B 
Dusk 00:06:15 
The Serpent 00:07:17 
 
LP2: 
Side C 
Tempest 00:07:14 
Respite 00:04:46 
Shadows under Moonlight 00:05:07 
 
Side D 
Mirage 00:04:20 
In the Reeds 00:03:44 
Celestial Marsh 00:06:16