Nocturnal Candescence
from Kimiyo by Alex Henry Foster
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumPrinted and crafted at The Fabrik, Alex Henry Foster’s creative atelier.
Pressed at Drummond Vinyl, Alex Henry Foster's vinyl pressing plant.
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- 1 Pink marble effect double LP gatefold vinyl
- 4 Pages lyric sheets
- 1 Insert
- 1 Digital download card
Tracklisting:
SIDE A
1. Of Dreams and Dust (04:18)
2. A Silent Stream (08:18)
SIDE B
3. The Edge of Time (10:05)
4. A Vessel Astray (07:44)
SIDE C
5. All of Our Past Future Lives (04:41)
6. Autumnal Processions (07:34)
7. Nocturnal Candescence (09:47)
SIDE D
8. Too Bright to Crumble (08:05)
9. Under a Luxuriant Sky (08:09)
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumIncludes:
- 1 CD
- 4 pages booklet
- 1 Download Card
Tracklisting:
1. Of Dreams and Dust (04:18)
2. A Silent Stream (08:18)
3. The Edge of Time (10:05)
4. A Vessel Astray (07:44)
5. All of Our Past Future Lives (04:41)
6. Autumnal Processions (07:34)
7. Nocturnal Candescence (09:47)
8. Too Bright to Crumble (08:05)
9. Under a Luxuriant Sky (08:09)
Includes unlimited streaming of Kimiyo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 14 days$13 USD or more
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about
The song conveys the profound emotions of loss, hopelessness, and personal surrender in the context of self-abandonment. It’s an inner scream designed to reach others when we feel invisible to a world that never stops spinning for anyone’s pain to be seen, to be shared. It’s the resilience of being, of believing in another morning shine. It’s the reminiscence of traditional Japanese songs of longing, “哀傷歌 (aishōka)”, defined by mourning, contemplation, and faith in better tomorrows.
lyrics
- Chapter VII -
夜の白熱光
人は贈り物を無償で与えられた
それは永遠に最愛の終焉であり続ける
陶磁器のランプが薄暗い空気を灯す
憂鬱な夜の光とその獲物によって
メロディーが弱まり 歌うのを躊躇う
見当たらない衝動が
つまづく情熱へと逆戻り
引力の自然な流れに従って自由に踊るとき
平凡な秋が古い詩へと葬儀の悲願を陰らせる
夏至から光を借りて
切望する驚きが容赦無く無慈悲になれることを忘れる
無頓着 その土に夢に満ちた流産を埋めるとき
辛い体験はすぐに忘れられると知っている
手入れされていない地面
行進する別の記憶によって
私たちは迷う木の葉 高く舞い上がり
遠くへ行く人生の重なりと共に
嘆きや不幸
嘆きや不幸によって引きずり下ろされ
お香を焚いて 教会の光を灯す
自信のなさが赦されるように
魂を諦め
魂を諦め
疑いを消耗すべく
苦行に身を捧げる
自らの見通しを軽蔑するために
展望を打ち消す
打ち消す
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
言葉を待っている
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
しるしを待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
しるしを
言葉を待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
言葉を待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
しるしを
言葉を待っている
炎の舌を持って急ぐ風が覆いかぶさり
精霊が言葉を伝えるのを
聖なる香りを呪った唇の純粋さを許すまで
人は贈り物を無償で与えられた
それは永遠に
最愛の終焉であり続ける
最愛の終焉であり続ける
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
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- Chapter VII -
Nocturnal Candescence
We've been kindly granted a present that has been freely bestowed
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
The clay lamp holds a flame into a passive murky atmosphere
Faltering its will to sing as melodies are waned by sullen nocturnal candescence and its prey
Missing urges setting back into stumbling passions
As we let the dancing blooms follow the natural current of their ongoing gravitation
The humdrum fall shadows its funeral equinox in old poetries
Borrowing light from summer solstice to forget that yearning marvels can be so ruthless and unmerciful
As we bury our dreamful miscarriage in disregarded dirt
Knowing our suffering ordeals will soon be withdrawn
By another souvenir parading over our neglected ground
We’re confusing leaves, flying high, far away, with layers of our lives
We pull down by grief and other misfortunes, we burn up incense, we light up chancels
We give up on our soul to absolve diffidence
We give up on our soul
We devote our penance, in attrition to doubts
To scorn our outlook, we flog out our designs
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a mark
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a mark, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a mark, a word
Rushing wind with tongues of fire, to fall down on our heads, for spirits to give us utterance
Until we forgive the puerility of our lips for having ever cursed the oblation perfumes
We've been kindly granted a present that has been freely bestowed
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
夜の白熱光
人は贈り物を無償で与えられた
それは永遠に最愛の終焉であり続ける
陶磁器のランプが薄暗い空気を灯す
憂鬱な夜の光とその獲物によって
メロディーが弱まり 歌うのを躊躇う
見当たらない衝動が
つまづく情熱へと逆戻り
引力の自然な流れに従って自由に踊るとき
平凡な秋が古い詩へと葬儀の悲願を陰らせる
夏至から光を借りて
切望する驚きが容赦無く無慈悲になれることを忘れる
無頓着 その土に夢に満ちた流産を埋めるとき
辛い体験はすぐに忘れられると知っている
手入れされていない地面
行進する別の記憶によって
私たちは迷う木の葉 高く舞い上がり
遠くへ行く人生の重なりと共に
嘆きや不幸
嘆きや不幸によって引きずり下ろされ
お香を焚いて 教会の光を灯す
自信のなさが赦されるように
魂を諦め
魂を諦め
疑いを消耗すべく
苦行に身を捧げる
自らの見通しを軽蔑するために
展望を打ち消す
打ち消す
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
言葉を待っている
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
しるしを待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
しるしを
言葉を待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
サインを
言葉を待ってる
そして悲しみにしがみつき
しるしを
言葉を待っている
炎の舌を持って急ぐ風が覆いかぶさり
精霊が言葉を伝えるのを
聖なる香りを呪った唇の純粋さを許すまで
人は贈り物を無償で与えられた
それは永遠に
最愛の終焉であり続ける
最愛の終焉であり続ける
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
しるしを待ってる
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- Chapter VII -
Nocturnal Candescence
We've been kindly granted a present that has been freely bestowed
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
The clay lamp holds a flame into a passive murky atmosphere
Faltering its will to sing as melodies are waned by sullen nocturnal candescence and its prey
Missing urges setting back into stumbling passions
As we let the dancing blooms follow the natural current of their ongoing gravitation
The humdrum fall shadows its funeral equinox in old poetries
Borrowing light from summer solstice to forget that yearning marvels can be so ruthless and unmerciful
As we bury our dreamful miscarriage in disregarded dirt
Knowing our suffering ordeals will soon be withdrawn
By another souvenir parading over our neglected ground
We’re confusing leaves, flying high, far away, with layers of our lives
We pull down by grief and other misfortunes, we burn up incense, we light up chancels
We give up on our soul to absolve diffidence
We give up on our soul
We devote our penance, in attrition to doubts
To scorn our outlook, we flog out our designs
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a mark
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a mark, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a sign, a word
And we hold on to sorrows, awaiting a mark, a word
Rushing wind with tongues of fire, to fall down on our heads, for spirits to give us utterance
Until we forgive the puerility of our lips for having ever cursed the oblation perfumes
We've been kindly granted a present that has been freely bestowed
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
And forever will stand as a beloved demise
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign
credits
from Kimiyo,
track released April 10, 2024
Music by: Alex Henry Foster and Ben Lemelin
Vocals by: Momoka Tobari
Lyrics by: Alex Henry Foster / Translated to Japanese by Momoka Tobari
Music by: Alex Henry Foster and Ben Lemelin
Vocals by: Momoka Tobari
Lyrics by: Alex Henry Foster / Translated to Japanese by Momoka Tobari
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Alex Henry Foster Montreal, Québec
Alex Henry Foster (AHF) is a Canadian musician, singer, producer, and composer.
In November 2018,
Foster released a first solo album "Windows in the Sky”.
In April 2021, he released his live album “Standing Under Bright Lights”.
In April 2024, he released his project "Kimiyo" in collaboration with the Japanese-Canadian artist Momoka and Ben Lemelin, his creative accomplice.
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Jul 19Loreley, Germany
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Jul 24Tübingen, Germany
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