#for the fallen dawn

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Listen/purchase: For the Fallen Dawn by Joseph Allred

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Joseph Allred — For the Fallen Dawn (Island House)

For the Fallen Dawn by Joseph Allred

The prolific Joseph Allred is back with a cassette and digital collection of instrumental soli for various stringed instruments. Sounding largely improvisatory and bathed in environmental sounds and warm recording hiss, this set highlights Allred’s increasingly sophisticated technique and ability to create music that seems simultaneously ancient, contemporary, and timeless. A sense of discovery propels these eight tracks, which range from around two to ten minutes each, as if each reveals a winding, verdant pathway.

Several tracks seem to be played on the lute, an instrument with which Allred has previously experimented and now seems to have mastered as a means to express their musical ideas. “Neither Seeking nor Finding,” the first track, for instance, finds the sweet spot between Renaissance Europe and Takoma Park, Maryland, favored by Robbie Basho in recordings such as The Grail and the Lotus. Even more so than Jozef van Wissem, Allred transcends the distinctive medieval associations of the instrument. 

Some of the other tunes are apparently played on a nylon-string guitar. On “Leaves Dancing in the Air,” “Red and Gold Colors Burning,” and “The Prowling Mists and Rain Conspired,” Allred also alternates arpeggios with flamenco-like flourishes, their fingers lingering over rich harmonies. The playing here is somewhat in the style of Peter Walker (or James Blackshaw on Holly) but, as always, unmistakably Allred. 

“Izana,” “Ladysthumb,” “The Gods Were Stern and Old,” and “None Are Born or Die,” on the other hand, sound as if they are played on an East Asian instrument such as a shamisen or da ruan (but could be a fretless gut-string banjo), with the spaces between the notes letting in plentiful insect and bird chatter. 

For the Fallen Dawn is further evidence of Allred’s ability to produce high-quality recordings in rapid succession. The range of instruments on display is, of course, impressive, but more impressive is their harnessing to the musician’s unique vision. Part of what distinguishes Allred from forebears such as Basho is the linear nature of their playing on this and previous releases. Instead of repetition, the usual verses and choruses, their approach favors development—hence the pathway metaphor above. This is a great start to 2023 for Allred! 

Jim Marks

[bacchuschucklefuck]

she turns, makes direct eye contact with you, smiles,

[msh07]

"And yet it moves. A piece, emission, or work of the Dawn Machine. "

[thegreatyin]

this is a dark and evil timeline and how dare you put this in my head

[spellboundcrown]

i worship a nameless god of rage

click for better quality pls | follow up to this

[artsnchaos]

KOLOMANIA.

[gmalaart]

Staining the zee a violant shade to bind the Machine to its reflection

[sshannonauthor]

Hello, Tumblr:

Just popping in, after a long absence, to tell you about the pre-order campaign for my Author's Preferred Text editions of the Bone Season series.

As you may know if you've followed me for a while, I wrote my debut novel, The Bone Season, when I was nineteen and still at university. For its tenth anniversary last year, I decided to re-approach the book with ten years' more writing experience under my belt, and have since revised the whole series to bring it in line with the first. Bloomsbury has given the revised series a beautiful new look, with jackets illustrated by Ivan Belikov, the artist behind The Priory of the Orange Tree and A Day of Fallen Night.

The first book is available in hardback now, and the other three are coming in May, in either hardback or paperback. The audiobooks will also be revised, with narration by Alana Kerr Collins. You can pre-order them here.

If you're pre-ordering from the US, the UK or Canada, you can claim a beautiful art print of Paige and Warden by artist Erica Chan. Details here.

I hope you enjoy the revisions as much as I've enjoyed working on them.

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The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. 

In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. 

When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal – and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy.

[esteemed-excellency]

choose your preferred Law Forging method:

a fucked up machine that fucks you up

ten thousand lightbulbs

[dark-rider-pr]

Zombie Apocalypse: Sabine Redesign

[asleepinawell]

queen victoria: tyrant, imperialist, litterer

[maddy-bean]

happy new year! Drawing characters from my favourite clan gen comics/ thingos.

jumble paw: @fallenclan

bleak paw: @dawn-clan

moon speckle: @almaraclan

Hope you like it!

[zeebreezin]

This is why no one on the Calendar Council is mutuals with June anymore smh… based on that one picture of Junji Ito (under the cut along with the very powerful rough sketch)

[rinja-espurr]

hello fallen london fandom. got inspired by another post i saw and had to make a. lesbian flag colorpicked from the dawn machine and the clockwork sun

[thegreatyin]

I have played relatively little of both Sunless Skies and Sunless Seas, but I will occasionally say THE SUN THE SUN THE SUN as though I were some sort of superfan. Basically THE SUN is an infectious meme and it fucking got me good.

we got another one for the admiralty lads 🎉☀️