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Destruction Horizon

by HUNTERESS

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    Hunteress is rooted and inspired by Boudicca Queen of the Iceni - The Celtic tribe of East Anglia, UK between 1st century BC and 2nd century AD.

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1.
Lyrics: On solitary mountains, Many Crowns of violets. On solitary mountains, Many Crowns of violets. Dawn with arms of roses Dawn with arms of roses Untamed Untamed On solitary mountains, Many Crowns of violets. Dawn with arms of roses, Untamed. Untamed.
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Lyrics: Hunting Sleep Hunting Sleep Tomorrow Hunting Sleep Tomorrow Soaring, twisting, flying See the tattered skies See the tattered Skies Soaring, Twisting Hunting at all hours See the tattered skies Hunting See the tattered skies Hunting See the tattered skies Soaring, Twisting, Flight See the tattered skies Hunting Hunting at all hours Sleeping at all hours
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Lyrics: We Turned to Stone Voice 1: Do not sit under the elder tree Or pick the berries or cut the branch Do not sit under the elder tree Or pick the berries or cut the branch We Turned to stone We’ll turn to stone Do not sit under the elder tree Or pick the berries or cut the branch We’ll turn to stone We’ll turn to stone Don’t cut the branch Don’t break the branch We’ll turn to stone We’ll turn to stone Do not sleep under the elder tree Or eat the berries of break the branch We’ll turn to stone You will turn to stone Do not sit under the elder tree Or pick the berries or cut the branch We’ll turn to stone We’ll turn to stone If you ask we won’t turn to stone If you don’t ask We All turn to stone Forever Do not entwine under the elder tree Gold Threaded Or cut the branch We’ll turn to stone If you turn to stone We won’t make it through the night again Wait for dawn Don’t cut the branch Voice 2: Gold threaded Echo Chambers Clear Headed In the Dawn Every Silver Line Lasts forever Here entwined Blackbirds Gold threaded Echo Chambers Clear headed In the dawn Hear the voices In the dawn “We made it through, we made it through….. the night again” “We made it through, we made it through….. the night again” In the dawn Lasts forever Gold threaded Here entwined Lasts forever Passers by “We made it through, we made it through….. the night again” “We made it through, we made it through….. the night again”
4.
Lyrics: THESE THOUGHTS These, These thoughts, These thoughts are just thoughts, Just moments of mine. These thoughts, Are just, Thoughts. These Thoughts Are charred These Thoughts Are charred With dormant emotion These thoughts are not dormant These thoughts were dormant These emotions, Are not mine to keep.
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Lyrics: DESTRUCTION HORIZON This is our destruction horizon This is our destruction horizon This is our destruction horizon Broken Splintered Broken Splintered Burned black with charcoal Burnt red fired clay This is our destruction horizon This is our destruction horizon Broken Splintered Spirits Spears Broken Spears and shields Broken Splintered This is our destruction horizon This is our destruction horizon Broken Burnt Black
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Lyrics: The Rebel Hunter It takes a lonely hunter It takes a lonely hunter To untangle the bones The outer fire The rebel tribes A lonely hunter To untangle the bones To remove the bark and binding weeds And gather the rebel tribes Where hot breath meets marsh mist It takes a lonely hunter to untangle the bones. And gather the tribes. To find your roots, and leave them, crack them, like dried clay. It takes a lonely hunter To untangle the bones. And gather the rebel tribe.
8.
Lyrics: I Saw Your Face I saw your face in the clouds Through gaps in leaves From my place on the ground If you keep on moving I’ll see your shadows With hands on the earth I’ll keep searching Until all the fragments are found I saw your face in the clouds Through gaps in leaves From my place on the ground If you keep on moving I’ll see your shadows With hands on the earth I’ll keep searching Until the fragments are found. I’ll keep searching Until the fragments are found. I saw your face in the clouds I saw your face in the clouds Through gaps in leaves From my place on the ground With hands on the earth I’ll keep searching Until the fragments are found.
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Lyrics: The Lantern Travellers Make my bed The sun streams in Make my bed The sun streams in Write my name In acorn ink Show your face Show your shape Shadow channels cut through grass The riverbank is broken The riverbank is broken Make my bed with marsh and mud Make my bed with eel grass Show your face Show your shape The lantern travellers come by We will plant blood hilder Where our people lay We will plant blood hilder Where our people lay We are here We are still here Where our people lay
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Lyrics: The Boneflower I will have red flowers around my neck I will have red flowers around my neck I know it will be spring again I know it will be spring again When I can put my feet upon twelve white flower heads When I can put my feet upon twelve white flower heads The boneflower The innocent

about

DESTRUCTION HORIZON is the 2nd album from UK artist Hunteress an alias of the musician Laura Cannell, (following her debut album 'The Unshackling’ released 2020 on Boomkat Editions). The ten tracks feature Cannell’s vocals, electronics & instrumentals digging deep into ideas of folklore, history, plantlore, and her own freeform semi-improvised songwriting to create ‘Synthpop Moonlit Torch-songs’.

The title is inspired by the burnt red clay and charcoal layers seen in the earth that archaeologists refer to as the Destruction Horizon, left by the revolt in AD 60 led by Boudicca, Queen of the East Anglian Iceni Tribe.

Stepping away from the solo & minimalist music that has featured on Laura’s solo albums, collaborations, and live performances, here she steps into a parallel universe of Hunteress embracing electronics, voice and the ancient sound of the crumhorn to bare herself musically in a new way. It is not sugar coated, or neat, but a woman, strong, determined and surrounded by emotions, ideas, solitude and a feral landscape in a complicated time.

“It feels like we are currently living our own Destruction Horizon and I think that people will look back and see the chaos and residue in the earth and ether of the past five to ten years. Whether it is really buried in the earth, a physical layer of face masks, emotional scars, war, climate change, separation… real or imagined, people will know that something has happened here just like we can see how Boudicca’s revolt scarred the earth and is still visible and tangible if you dig deep enough.


Together with inspiration from plantlore and folklore, I include sayings that I have heard growing up, as well as newly formed warnings for the 21st century. “Do not sit under the Elderflower because you’ll turn to stone”. “We plant Blood Hilder” to remember our loved ones like the early UK settlers did, so that you know someone from your family or community was here before you. Sometimes we need to remember that we humans are all in this together.”
Hunteress (March 2023)

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released April 21, 2023

Recorded, mixed & produced by Laura Cannell.
Mastered by Trace Mastering.

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Brawl Records is an independent UK label est. 2005. It is run by musician Laura Cannell & a small team of magical assistants. Brawl's releases have been reviewed & featured in The Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, The Wire, The Quietus, MOJO, Songlines, Record Collector and more.
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