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C​.​W. Franz II

by C.W. Franz

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Canonize the landscape. Beatify memory. I sift through the papers sitting attentively on my desk. Different threads of the same sheet or roots of the old elm—stones and pavement joined together. Two paths may converge at any point, yet split infinitely. They confuse themselves this way. There are too many junctions crowding this elephant earth. I found and lost you in the same place. A sliver of diamond is all that has changed. The path divides and divides and divides forever.
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The Dormant Land Regret is a yawning marsh drained of life, A modern haven where onions once bloomed. The soul is tamed, but the land remains Watching our steps, our words, our deeds, and our haste.

about

A journey through the American Midwest; a personal, pastoral vision.

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released September 18, 2020

C.W. Franz:
keyboards (1-11; 13-14), omnichord (7), Cherokee flute (1), moose hide drum (13), rawhide rattle (1), rain stick (13), gyli (11), Tibetan singing bowl (10), piano head arrangement (12), piano arrangements (13), classical guitar arrangement (10), brass arrangement (13), sampling (2-3; 11-14), shortwave radio recording (10), mixing, production

For this release, C.W. Franz was joined by:

Dan Harris:
piano (3; 12-13)

Marcus Horndt:
Fender Rhodes (1)

Eli Mine:
harpsichord (10), celesta (13)

Reinaldo Ocando:
cymbals (2), djembe (2), rain stick (2, 14), shekere (2), vibratone (2), triangle (14), darbuka (4), snare drum (14), marimba (5), vibraphone (12-13)

Larry Salzman:
sound design (8), Nord Drum 3P (8)

Bradyn J. Malcolm:
drum programming (13)

Bhuvanesh Purohit:
tabla (11)

Meir Shitrit:
classical guitar (1)

Brandon Chopp:
classical guitar (9-10)

Roberto Diana:
dobro (8)

Kala Farnham:
Celtic harp (9)

Rodnell Matos:
mandolin (3)

Manuel Churión
sitar (11)

Furkan Cedimoglu:
electric guitar (12)

Nicky V:
electric guitar (6)

Chris Bauer:
electric lap steel guitar (5)

Reggie Duncan:
pedal steel guitar (13)

Longman Luk:
erhu (2)

匿名 (Anonymous):
guzheng (10)

Jiro Yoshioka:
cello (3)

Bruno De La Rosa:
double bass (8, 12)

Francesco Di Vitto:
Irish bouzouki (13)

Amine Jmili:
oud (4)

Nuno Silva:
santur (13)

Shawn Renzoh Head:
shakuhachi (5, 13)

Sean Padraig:
duduk (4)

Carlos Carty:
dizi (10), pan flute (14)

Kim Fleuchaus:
alto flute (5)

Miguel Vargas:
flute (9)

Marius Trapp:
alto saxophone (3, 11)

Kelly O’Donaghue:
trumpet (12)

Roman Demydiuk:
trumpet (13)

Camille Bois:
soprano saxophone (1), alto clarinet (2), bass clarinet (7)

Joe Di Fiore:
oboe (8)

Angela Schielhauf:
oboe (10)

Axel González:
woodwind arrangement (5)

Ivan Senius:
narration (1)

Jake Morze:
narration (14)

barredowl:
field recording (2)

Davy Russell:
field recording (3)

janrou:
field recording (11-12)

hargisssound:
field recording (birds) (13)

Cagan Celik:
field recording (river) (13)

nicStage:
field recording (14)

Michael Williams:
mastering

Theodore Roppas:
cover design

All tracks written by C.W. Franz, except for Track 3, written by Franz/Harris,Track 9, written by Franz/Chopp, Track 10, written by Franz/Anonymous, and Track 13, written by Franz/Duncan

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C.W. Franz Chicago, Illinois

Enterprising poet with a strange taste in music. Butchering everything from folk to musique concrete or something.

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