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Heaven is Begun

by Curt Sydnor

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    This delicately hand crafted & assembled print-work by studio artist Jess Olsen was inspired by Curt’s new album, Heaven is Begun. The zine’s content is composed of select lyrics from the album collaged with nature photos and images from Richmond. Signed and numbered by the artist, this is an edition of only 20.

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Heavenwards 04:20
Who here will raise a drink to Death? The hastening from green to golden, the hollow tree in its decades to die, heart open wide to civilizations of fungi. It's time I think we drink to parting, our time is brief and bitter to lose. Once the angels had sung to us in thirds they slowly dispersed, sending traces of birdsong heavenwards. Why don't you think we drink to America, the mother source and child of affliction? She's in the darkest corner of Gesthemane dulling her senses, pardoning princes, laying a bet on the crucifixion.
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Adagietto 05:10
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about

“Heaven is Begun” is an unconventional foray into the borderlands that separate gospel & secular songcraft. The lyrics speak to themes of doubt, death, and unknowability. The musical arrangements feature the masterful vocalist Laura Ann Singh backed by an avant-jazz rhythm section, operating fearlessly within Sydnor’s own traditional-experimental song structures. Proudly grandiose in its attempts to meld the mundane with the weird, “Heaven Is Begun” slips musical, lyrical, and metaphorical subversion into familiar source material.

credits

released April 8, 2022

Curt Sydnor- keys, vocals
Laura Ann Singh- vocals
Scott Clark- drums
Adam Hopkins- bass
Ryan Seaton- orchestrations
Aaron Dugan- guitar on "Nature Strives for Beauty"
Alan Good Parker- lap steel on "Heavenwards"
Gary Kalar- guitar on "Covered in Clover"

Recorded and mixed by Lance Koehler
Mastered by Sarah Register
Album layout and design by Darryl Norsen

All songs by Curt Sydnor except:
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Howe/anon)
"Old Rugged Cross" (Bennard)
"Beyond The Sunset" (Brock/Rowswell)
"Adagietto" (Mahler)

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Curt Sydnor Richmond, Virginia

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