in fine connection
water and canoe
hazy and heightened
soaking in truths
sky o'er top me blew (blue?)
thin clouds by
this is true
glidesmooth reflection
island and tree
aged enlightened
brown, blue, and green
wind all 'round me blew
visions through sky
all of you
credits
from a collection of sorts - 1998-2014,
released May 31, 2020
mark bradford - guitars, congas, voices, cymbals, synth vibes, accidental radio signal
ian auger - bass, backwards guitar
darin edwards - drums
drums / cymbals recorded to ADAT at mark's house, the rest recorded, everything produced and mixed at Ogeriff Studio. recorded by Ian Auger, produced and mixed by ian and mark, mastered at Lacquer Channel, probably by George Graves.
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