Horn, Maria W: Melting Pillars Of Snow (starlight sparkle coloured vinyl) LP

 XKatedral is proud to present a new full-length album by label co-founder Maria W Horn. "Melting Pillars Of Snow" is a collection of new compositions from the renowned Swedish composer written for contrabass recorder, sho, percussion, electric guitar, voice, and electronics performed by Horn together with a chamber ensemble consisting of Anna Petrini, Mattias Hållsten, Magdalena Meitzner, and Mats Erlandsson. The album also features narration by Horn as well as a guest appearance by Michael Gira on the first single, "Scythe Of Saturn". "Melting Pillars Of Snow" sees Maria drawing inspiration from W.G. Sebald's novel "The Rings Of Saturn", which is a poetic reflection following an unnamed narrator wandering along the Suffolk coast in England. With the compositions contained in this release Maria evokes a similar sense of stillness - an environment in which the movement of time itself can be illuminated and observed.