Various

The latest installment in the Folklore Tapes canon sees the collective cast its gaze skyward - to the glittering orbs that steal their way silently across our night sky. Ethereal Transects is a compilation album and booklet exploring the lore of celestial objects through experiments in sound and vision. Each contributor has researched a particular orb and - inspired by the tapestry of its myth and legend - fashioned an original soundscape in its likeness. The result is an audio voyage around the observable universe, stopping off at its well known land- marks - the Sun and Moon, Mercury and Venus, Mars and Jupiter, and on fur- ther, to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Accompanying us on the trip are the voices of ages past, who whisper strange-nothings in our ears about the sights we see as we traverse the inky black.
The project is presented as a ten track LP and 24 page booklet. The booklet includes research notes and artwork by the contributing artists, as well as an original 10 page essay by Jez Winship.

Tracklist:

1 - Rob St John - The Sun
2 - Magpahi - Mercury
3 - Mary & David (featuring Whitworth & Healey Vale Brass Band) - Venus
4 - Ian Humberstone - The Moon
5 - Embla Quickbeam - Mars
6 - Carl Turney & Brian Campbell (Featuring Martha Turney) - Jupiter
7 - Arianne Churchman - Saturn
8 - The Bluest Funz - Uranus
9 - Dean McPhee - Neptune
10 - Sam McLoughlin & Bridget Hayden - Pluto