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If you still rock out with a CD player, we got you! This "Eight Threads" CD contains the full album, PLUS a hefty booklet with bios for all eight composers and a bit about the project! Comes in a classy wallet-style case, with beautiful artwork by Nick Nootenboom.
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This snazzy bundle includes the "Eight Threads" CD and T-shirt! The "Eight Threads" CD contains the full album, PLUS a hefty booklet with bios for all eight composers and a bit about the project! Comes in a classy wallet-style case, with beautiful artwork by Nick Nootenboom.
The hip t-shirt features the "Eight Threads" album art, reimagined with elegant simplicity. It will be in a heather (slightly speckled) black, on a very soft cotton/poly blend shirt by Bella & Canvas –– this is just a mockup!
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T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Our FIRST Sprig of That shirt! This hip t-shirt features the "Eight Threads" album art by Nick Nootenboom, reimagined with elegant simplicity. It will be in a heather (slightly speckled) black, on a very soft cotton/poly blend shirt by Bella & Canvas –– this is just a mockup!
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ADALET
Yürüdüğüm şu kısacık yol
Beni bugün sana getirdi
Oysa ki direnecektim
Yokluğunda büyüyecektim
Kupkuru bir ağacın
Dalları gibiyim artık
Oysa ki yeşerecektim
Yokluğunda büyüyecektim
İnsanoğlu bihabermiş
Alnındaki yazgısından
Ardını bilmek ne mümkün?
Giden gelmez o diyardan
Bir hevesle yaşarım amma
yollarım hep sana çıkarsa
sonumu bir tek sen bilirsin
Söyle bu nasıl adalet?
ADALET (JUSTICE)
This short path I walked
Brought me to you today.
Yet, I was going to resist.
In your absence I was going to grow older.
Now I am like the branches
of a bone-dry tree.
Yet, I was going to turn green.
In your absence I was going to grow.
Mankind had always been clueless
About the destiny written on his/her forehead.
It's impossible to know what's after,
since no one comes back from that land.
I will still live with enthusiasm,
But, if all my paths lead to you
Then only you know what my end is.
So tell me, what kind of justice is this?
Over a year and a half in the making, Sprig of That’s newest release, Eight Threads, features eight original compositions for the group, each written by a different Twin Cities-based music-maker. From big band composers to singer-songwriters, traditional notation to improvisation, each piece refracts a different musical voice through Sprig’s interpretational lens.
“After three years of arranging, writing, and improvising all the music we’ve played as a band ourselves (given the group’s uncommon instrumentation), it felt like it was time to get some fresh ideas on how we could use our instruments,” said tabla player Krissy Bergmark. With the help of a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the trio set out to find a star group of collaborators that could provide just that. Some invitations and an open call for submissions later, they had their cohort: Tarek Abdelqader, Kashimana Ahua, Zack Baltich, Adam Conrad Ferguson, Yigitcan Eryaman, Asuka Kakitani, Michelle Kinney, and Erika Malpass. Originally conceived of (and entirely booked) as a concert series, the project was completely reimagined as a studio album as Sprig begant to navigate the new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pieces on Eight Threads push the trio into exciting new territory: backing up singers, improvising chaotically, manipulating modular synthesizers, and so much more — violinist Isabel Dammann even sings a track in Turkish. But beyond the compositional inspiration and great new music, the project forged real relationships. As always for Sprig, it’s about the people.
Each Friday between February 5th and March 26th, Sprig will release one track off of Eight Threads, leading to the album’s full release on Friday, April 2nd. Accompanying each piece will be a short episode of Eight Threads: Unraveled, a self-produced series of podcasts in the style of Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder, where listeners will learn about each composer’s piece, process, and style in their own words. The album will be available on all digital music platforms, with physical copies of the CD and merchandise available for pre-order on the band’s Bandcamp.
credits
released April 2, 2021
Sprig of That is:
Krissy Bergmark - Tabla
Ilan Blanck - Acoustic Guitar
Isabel Dammann - Violin/vocals on "Adalet"
The Eight Threads composers are:
Tarek Abdelqader, Kashimana Ahua, Zack Baltich, Adam Conrad Ferguson, Yigitcan Eryaman, Asuka Kakitani, Michelle Kinney, and Erika Malpass.
Recorded and mixed by Jason McGlone at the Hideaway in Minneapolis, MN. Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering. Album art by Nick Nootenboom.
"This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund."
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