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A Blessed Unrest

by The Parlour Trick

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jellyfin
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jellyfin A spooky, cinematic, experimental tour de force. I'm in love with every track. Favorite track: Planchette.
Non Serviam
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Non Serviam A true modern baroque and experimental masterpiece in the vein of Amber Asylum. Favorite track: The Lady of the House of Love.
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owenmdavis This is pretty much totally unlike anything I've ever heard. The first time I listened to this astounding, unique, extraordinarily spectacular & eldritch record I was mesmerized. There was just something so peculiar, but ever so special about the eerie way the whole album sounded. From the moment I put it on, it drew me in, & had me hooked almost instantly. It's so difficult for me to pick a favorite track. I just wish it had arrived in better condition after buying it from here though. Favorite track: Planchette.
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  • GOLD-BLOODED vinyl repressing of "A Blessed Unrest" (vinyl record ONLY, bells and whistles not included)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Super limited edition of 250. Once these are gone, they're gone for good.

    This final round of vinyl does NOT include any of the bells n whistles of the official release (no mini prints, amulet, brooch). Hence the substantial price decrease.

    Same packaging and music as the original vinyl release (featuring bewitching darkroom-developed photography by Ellen Rogers and elegant gold-gilded "yellow wallpaper" design by Star St. Germain), different glorious gold-and-black swirl with blood red splatter vinyl color.

    Each piece of Gold-Blooded vinyl is like your own personal, one-of-a-kind scrying mirror.

    Peer closely to find two secret messages etched into either side of the record. As with all Parlour Trick vinyl releases, etchings are unique to the particular pressing.

    Each one comes autographed by Parlour Trick creator and director, Meredith Yayanos.

    Thanks in advance to all who choose this option. You folks understand better than most, what "DIY or die" truly means. Patronage like yours is helping me to keep making deeply personal independent art on my own terms.

    You're the greatest! Happy hauntings.

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  • Repressing of The Parlour Trick's debut record "A Blessed Unrest" in gooey, ectoplasmic blood red vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Lavishly packaged180-gram vinyl repressing of The Parlour Trick's full-length LP "A Blessed Unrest". Gooey blood red with milky, ectoplasmic swirls.

    Features bewitching darkroom-developed photography by Ellen Rogers and elegant gold-gilded design by Star St. Germain. Look closely to find two secret messages etched into either side of the vinyl.

    LP comes with an immediate digital download of the album. Autographed by The Parlour Trick's creator and director, Meredith Yayanos.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Blessed Unrest via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Limited Edition "Porch Tape"
    Cassette + Digital Album

    A bright orange mystery cassette!

    64 thrilling, chilling analog minutes of music that goes bump in the night.

    Limited edition run of 222 lovingly hand-packaged copies.

    Purchase includes a complimentary digital download of 2012's "Halloween Album of the Year"! Please note: this cassette contains only trace spectral elements of A Blessed Unrest. It is very much its own thing. However, no digital download will be provided for the Porch Tape.

    It has to speak for itself. High concept / lo-fi creepiness FTW.

    Pop it into a boombox to spook trick-or-treaters. Mail a copy to your bestest most beloved frenemy. Or, if you dare, slip it inside your walkman, turn out all the lights, settle into some headphones, and press PLAY.

    Trick or treat.

    ~Manifested October of 2020 by Meredith Yayanos. With contributions, variously, from erstwhile collaborators: Sandra & Aristides Yayanos, Dan Cantrell, Will Thomas, John Adams, Ryan Coseboom, and Star St. Germain.

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{intro} 00:54
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Pandora 02:27
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Planchette 03:23
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“There are things in that wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will.”
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Sheol 05:43
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Scryer 05:15
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." Martha Graham (as quoted by Agnes de Mille)
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Laudanum 17:20
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

about

Haunted chamber music composed, arranged, and performed by multi-instrumentalists Meredith Yayanos & Dan Cantrell.

credits

released December 12, 2012

Meredith Yayanos: Violin, theremin, voice, percussion, Stroh fiddle, electronics, sound design, schema.

Dan Cantrell: Piano, accordion, pump organ, harpsichord, celeste, musical saw, bass accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, electronics, sound design.

Tracks 2 → 6 and 8 → 11 engineered by Dan Rathbun at Polymorph Studios, Oakland, CA. Remaining songs and sounds engineered by Myles Boisen at Guerrilla Recording Studios, Oakland, CA.

*available as digital track only

Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland, CA.

Photography by Ellen J. Rogers.

Album, logo, and web design by Star St. Germain.

Direction, promotion, distribution, and management by Meredith Yayanos.

Dan Cantrell is represented by ASCAP

Manifested in Oakland, California and Wellington, New Zealand ~ Spring of 2009 through Winter of 2012.

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Haunted chamber music and uneasy listening.

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