The last of the re-issues series from the Norwegian Prog legends whose long history started around 1992.
Originally released in 2011, “Terminal Twilight” came after a long hiatus for White Willow. After “Signal to Noise,” White Willow felt a little burned out, both as a band and from the whole Prog scene. Jacob took a break to work on his Art Pop project The Opium Cartel. After that, he felt ready and eager to create Prog Rock again. This time the band decided to record and produce the album on their own.
The album was recorded in three studios: Jacob’s Dude Ranch Studio, Lars Fredrik Frøislie’s studio, and Mattias Olsson’s Roth Händle Studio. “Having Mattias back as a drummer for the first time since Ex Tenebris was fantastic. Before writing the material for this album, I had gorged myself on a lot of Italian prog rock, especially Le Orme. So I think a bit of that influence crept into the music. A very proggy album that we are still very happy with.” – Jacob Holm-Lupo
Meticulously remastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo, this is is the last in a series of six White Willow re-releases on Karisma Records.
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Tracklist:
01. Hawks Circle the Mountain 07:14
02. Snowswept 04:17
03. Kansas Regrets 04:41
04. Red Leaves 08:50
05. Floor 67 09:55
06. Natasha of the Burning Woods 06:31
07. Searise 13:21
08. A Rumour of Twilight 02:35
Lineup:
Sylvia (Erichsen) Skjellestad / Vocals
Jacob Holm-Lupo / Acoustic & Electric guitars, e-bow, Fender Rhodes, Glockenspiel, Wurlitzer, CS 80V Synth, Piano, Producer
Lars Fredrik Frøislie / Hohner D6 Clavinet, Elkapiano 88, Fender Rhodes, Glockenspiel, Mellotron, Chamberlin M1, Hammond C3, Mini-Moog D, Solina String Ensemble, Wurlitzer, Piano, Marxophone, Synths (ARP Axxe & Pro-Soloist, Korg Polysix, Roland VP330, SCI Prophet 3)
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen / Woodwinds
Ellen Andrea Wang / Bass, Upright Bass
Mattias Olsson / Drums, Percussion, Fx, Electronics, Mellotron, Optigan & Orchestron Organs, Persephone Synth
With:
Michael S. Judge / Guitar Solo (Track 1)
David Lundberg / Orchestron Organ (Track 2), Fender Rhodes & Wurlitzer (Track 3)
Tim Bowness / Vocals (Track 3)
Einar Baldursson / Guitar (9)