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The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know

by Rising Appalachia

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blessicananda
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blessicananda It seems cliché to pick Catalyst as my favorite track since it is the first on the album (and the whole album as a flow is so so good) but it is a phenomenal and inspiring call to action that is needed in these most challenging times. Favorite track: Catalyst.
Howard Fear
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Howard Fear I love this album! Its different than their usual sound - jazzier and more instrumental. Its almost like their version of David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name with all their world and roots influences on full display.
Luiz Claudio De Paula E Silva
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Luiz Claudio De Paula E Silva Conscious lyrics over magical melodies. Rise above ! Favorite track: Silver.
JennyDinva
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JennyDinva Heard this album today and immediately had to have it. I have many of their albums, each wonderful by my ears, but this one is very different. Trance is the best word I can think of to explain it. With each track, I become immersed in their sound, almost a heartbeat that takes me down, down, farther into that trance-like place. I love it, simply love it.
DK
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DK Pretty much love every Rising Appy album, but this one has such an ethereal quality that puts it in a different space compared to the others. The mix of harmonies, the mountain feel, the mix of world music is all there... but something different about this one... I love it.
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1.
Catalyst 06:18
2.
Ngoni 05:11
3.
Silver 06:57
4.
Tempest 05:30
5.
Lost Girl 07:12
6.
Top Shelf 05:14
7.
Clay 05:36
8.
Keep Going 02:53
9.
Depth 09:13

about

lets start with the unknowing,
here,
in this seasonality of uncertainty.
that which always changes,
undos itself
and begins fresh with the morning dawn
after a long night of disheveled dancing.
rowdy trickster.
any true master would never claim to be
someone to follow,
any person ripe in age will tell you
at the end of it all
that they know quite little still
and feel fresh as a child.
parallel time loop.
two ends of a spectrum,
closer together than apart.

so we, too, unknow.
unplug the tendrils and let the music come
claim and identify us
in our rawest form.
uncharted territory always makes for
a better story.
like cupid unrehearsed on his big day
tending to the ewes and lambs
of love.
narcissis left alone by the pool.
ego aside, we step into the room
with tool in hand and a trance to command
the space.
instruments masterfully made of wood and fiber.
mischief over the logical mind, incessant in this time.
where does it end ?
where does it begin ?

its a lost mystique,
this being in the know.

credits

released May 1, 2021

Leah Song - vocals, banjo, bodhran
Chloe Smith - vocals, fiddle, double bass
Biko Casini - djembe, calabash kit, percussion
Arouna Diara - N’Goni, balafon
Duncan Wickel - fiddle, cello
David Brown - guitar, double bass

All songs written, produced, and performed by Rising Appalachia.

Mixed by Jason Richmond
Engineered by Julian Dreyer at Echo Mountain Studios, Asheville NC
Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis

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Rising Appalachia

Rising Appalachia’s soulful folk-roots trace back to grassroots communities of the Deep South and the realism of Atlanta's kaleidoscopic '90s rap underground. Chloe and Leah Smith eventually welcomed multi-instrumentalist David Brown, percussionist Biko Casini, and fiddler/cellist Duncan Wickel to the project. Rising Appalachia spreads musical catharsis with an iridescent elixir of global soul. ... more

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