jaw works & behind a dead tree on the shore

by chik white

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	1.	Dreamer's Way [Jaw Works] 03:49
	2.	Dreamer's Dream [Jaw Works] 03:01
	3.	Dreamer's Words [Jaw Works] 01:43
	4.	Dreamer's Mindset [Jaw Works] 00:52
	5.	Dreamer's Purpose [Jaw Works] 03:13
	6.	Dreamer's Question [Jaw Works] 01:45
	7.	Dreamer's Work [Jaw Works] 01:25
	8.	Dreamer's Edge [Jaw Works] 02:09
	9.	Hiding in a Dead Tree [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 03:23
	10.	Trees Surfing the Mud Cliffs of Seaforth [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 01:05
	11.	Bird Skull Beachcomber [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 03:03
	12.	On Fire Underwater [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 01:16
	13.	Cliff Collapsing Slowly [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 01:21
	14.	On My Knees in the Sun [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 02:14
	15.	Gull Shit Mountain [Behind a Dead Tree on the Shore] 03:05

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"Two sets of music by Chik White, an alias of Darcy Spidle, whose Nova Scotia-based Divorce Records has been slinging LPs of sonic bemusement since 1999. Jaw Works is made up of solo jaw harp performances, wringing mesmerizing detail from variations in rhythm and tempo, while achieving a wide variety of barely believable, almost synthesized-sounding timbres. Behind A Dead Tree On The Shore also features the jaw harp, albeit in concert with the North Atlantic Ocean, which inspired the more minimal, rhythmic pieces performed on the shore. Organic and personal, this is folk music created by a single person in his environment, using the most basic of musical tools." Notice Recordings
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released November 5, 2014

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Byron Coley / The Wire
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Frans de Waard / Vital Weekly
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Doru Mihail / The Cookshop
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Pierre Cécile / Le son du grisli
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Paul Margee / We Need No Swords
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Dwight Pavlovic / Decoder
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Raymond Cummings / Cassette Gods
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chik white Nova Scotia

chik white is the moniker I use for my work as a free improviser. For years, my instrument of choice was the jaw harp, but recently, I’ve expanded my practice to include voice, nose flutes, horns, guitar, and harmonica. Along with the many chik white releases chronicled on this page, I’ve also included select field recording works issued under my proper name, Darcy Spidle. ... more

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