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Alchemical Task

by Lore City

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1.
Separateness 08:41
How that wheel’s gonna spin Revealing what we’ve come to be Over there, no divide And then here, alone together Fortune has come back ‘round Colored lights, and I remember Divide the body from the spirit Separateness Bodies allude us in our Separateness Bodies, illusions of our Separateness I wish I had more to meet you with Than this I wish I had more to hold you with Than this I wish I had more to love you with Than this Divide the body from the spirit Separateness Bodies allude us in our Separateness Bodies, illusions of our Separateness
2.
Where is the space of a Day what can it Hold how can I Let it go Even pine trees drop their Needles they give You the slip Underfoot Brown and lifeless river Beds recede and the Deepest lakes Turn to dust Do pray tell how am I supposed to Turn away and Give you up How could you reach me How could you reach me Opposite sea In the rain and the sun All happening at once It’s all happening at once It’s all happening at once It’s all happening at once
3.
Speak your truth Illuminate Take your place Completeness Truth will rule Beacon of light You’re a beacon of light No room for lies Completeness of truth Illuminate Beacon of light You’re a beacon of light Speak your truth Beacon of light Don’t be afraid Beacon of light All so see-through What we cling to All so see-through What we cling to
4.
Everything is a yin-yang Give me some time to be Give me some memory I’m open, I’m waiting Machine shells, glimpse of you In the side view Upon concrete, upon pavement Forgetting, it’s easier Take me into your blue Take me into your blue Take me into oh Take me into Into your blue Into your blue Into your blue Into your blue It’s a task The dullness the Dulling of a sense Just give me quiet Just give me some peace There’s a gateway in between And a lifetime at my feet A lifetime Take me into your blue Take me into your blue Take me into oh Take me into Into your blue Into your blue Into your blue Into your blue Your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells And your shimmer runs in spells
5.
Beyond Done 08:22
Please, reach out to me Please, hear me calling Tired of being The one who always needs The one who always leads The one who always loves Even after you leave And time makes it so far Beyond done Beyond done Beyond done Beyond done I will make it easy I will make you find me All you have to do is breathe Keep fire in your spirit Keep the earth upon your feet And the ocean of your eyes With the night sky above All the rest is so far Beyond done Beyond done Beyond done Beyond done
6.
I want you to know I want you to know Don’t be afraid Don’t be afraid Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid I just want you to know I just want you to know Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid I just want you to know There is color There is light there There is music See you there I will see you there I’ll meet you there I’ll meet you there Oh I’m already there I’m all ready I’m already there I’m already there I’m already there I’m already there Oh I was always there I was always Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid Oh don’t be afraid, don’t be

about

Over there, plans were made to come here, knowing it’s an erasure. A divvying up. Alone and together. In the playing of the game, tied up in knots of forgetting. Yet the wheel always turns back ‘round, opening a remembrance. Archetypal processes maneuvering through infinite combinations, falling into lockstep. A transmutation of energy. The sounds of memory, the colors shimmering, the symbols appearing. Experiencing subjectivity through the daily dulling, we are the universal to-do list. The only way is through.

Reviews:

⭐ “an out-of-body experience” – raised by cassettes

⭐ “surrounded by the decay of post-punk style, and the celestial aura of feminine vocals inspired by folk tendencies, Lore City has created their own music world” – Threshold Magazine

⭐ “for those who examine the contrast between light and dark, calm and abrasive” – Daily Vault

⭐ “sounds like something that would play as the world goes up in flames” – buzz Magazine

⭐ “this is healing music that will do right by your soul” – CVLT Nation

⭐ “opens everything up towards the sky” – Tome to the Weather Machine

⭐ “hovering among otherworldly soundscapes punctuated by ancestral archetypal monoliths” – NOVA MUSIC

⭐ “Their sensibility feels constructed from pagan apocrypha which predates the existence of their country.” – No-Wave

⭐ “Lore City develops music which seems to fade behind the fog of atmospheres, to touch our senses with the tip of their aerial melodies, dressed in mist and floating melancholy” – SilenceAndSound

⭐ “enigmatic, mystical, sensuous” – Independent Clauses

⭐ “addictively beautiful” – Opduvel

⭐ “feels modern as well as mysterious and ancient” – Goat Palace

⭐ “dial up and tune into a higher plane of existence” – The Joy of Violent Movement

⭐ “alternating between bliss and serenity” – Two Story Melody

⭐ “ethereal wonder” – Post-Punk

⭐ “one limitless record” – Start Track

⭐ “blends Psych Rock, Indie Rock and Post-Rock” – Outlaws of the Sun

⭐ “genre-wise the duo cover a lot of ground” – Beehive Candy

⭐ “A combination of dark-wave, mystical rock, dream-pop, where ceremonial rhythms, epic and nostalgic converge.” – Loop

⭐ “Lore City really deserve respect for their pursuit of a unique style of drone-rock” – A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed

⭐ “elegiac dream pop, shrunk to the bare minimum” – Ox Fanzine

⭐ “a dive into the listener’s subconscious is unavoidable” – Last Day Deaf

⭐ “a reinterpretation of time and space, of the soul too” – Litzic

⭐ “transcendental sentimentality” – destroy//exist

⭐ “feels like a musical version of lying on your bed with the lights out after a big night out and feeling the room undulating around you” – Vital Weekly

⭐ “an intricate ride through the duo’s minds and hearts with their distinctive sound as the vehicle and Laura’s vocals as the driver” – Beat Buzz News

⭐ “The return of Lore City is to be savored with the expectation of a catharsis.” – Shoegaze Blog

⭐ “there’s something refreshing in the vastness the duo conjure, and the mists that seem to roll along there” – The Obelisk

⭐ “sounds like an enchanted forest in a fantasy film, filled with fog and mysterious beings” – Zimel

⭐ “Lore City’s latest album is a gentle, flowing piece which gradually washes over the listener” – The Elite Extremophile

⭐ “straddles the line between art and magic” – E:\music\

⭐ “minimalist post-punk” – Maxazine

⭐ “combines elements of Psych Rock, Post-Rock, and Dream Pop” – She Makes Music

⭐ “the intense sound of Lore City wraps itself around the soul and opens unknown gates of consciousness” – Muza Magazin

⭐ “A highly recommended release!” – It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine

credits

released October 6, 2020

Alchemical Task was written, arranged, and produced by Lore City.

Lore City is Laura Mariposa Williams (vocals, keyboard) and Eric Angelo Bessel (percussion, keyboard, guitar).

All songs* recorded October, November, and December 2019 at Lore City’s studio in Portland, Oregon.

*Percussion on Separateness, as well as percussion, keyboard, and guitar on It’s All Happening, recorded March 2017 by Josh Powell at The Map Room in Portland, Oregon.

All songs mixed December 2019 by Jason Powers in Portland, Oregon.

Alchemical Task was mastered January 2020 by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in Chicago, Illinois.

Album artworks, Alchemy, and Points of Reference, created 2019 and 2020 by Nancy L. Greco in Collinsville, Connecticut.

Alchemical Task released October 2020 by Lore City Music.

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Lore City Music Portland, Oregon

The Lore City Music publishing imprint was established in 2020 to facilitate the musical releases of Laura Mariposa Williams and Eric Angelo Bessel. Currently based in Portland, Oregon.

Distributed by: Lion Productions (USA), Revolver (USA), CODE 7 (UK), Clear Spot (EU)
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