The White (Agalloch EP)
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| Released | February 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2007 | |||
| Genre | Neofolk, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 32:32[1] | |||
| Label | Vendlus | |||
| Producer | John Haughm, Veleda Thorsson, Ronn Chick | |||
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The White is an EP by American metal band Agalloch, released on February 29, 2008. A follow-up to Agalloch's 2004 EP The Grey, it completed a dichotomy of releases for Vendlus Records. The White contained seven neofolk and dark ambient tracks written and recorded between 2004 and 2007. The release was limited to 2000 copies.
The song "Sowilo Rune" (referencing the Sowilo rune) was posted on the band's official Myspace page on January 4. The songs "The Isle of Summer," "Summerisle Reprise," and "Sowilo Rune" contained samples from the 1973 film The Wicker Man. "Birch White" featured vocalist John Haughm reciting the poem "Birch Tree" by A. S. J. Tessimond in a style comparable to English neofolk band Death in June.
On November 29, 2019, Dämmerung Arts issued a remastered version of The White, including a bonus track from Marrow of the Spirit sessions.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Isle of Summer" | Don Anderson | 3:58 | |
| 2. | "Birch Black" | Anderson | 2:40 | |
| 3. | "Hollow Stone" | Chuck Greene | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "Pantheist" | John Haughm | 7:17 | |
| 5. | "Birch White" | A. S. J. Tessimond | Anderson, Ty Brubaker | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Sowilo Rune" | Anderson | Haughm | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Summerisle Reprise" | Anderson | 4:55 | |
| Total length: | 32:32 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Where Shade Once Was" | Haughm | Haughm | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 37:46 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Agalloch
- John Haughm – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, baritone guitar, e-Bow, field recordings, vocals, production
- Don Anderson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
- Additional personnel
- Chuck Greene – synthesizer
- Ty Brubaker – accordion
- Markus Wolff – percussion
- Andrea Victoria Knippschild – background vocals
- Jackie Perez Gratz – cello ("Where Shade Once Was")
- Veleda Thorsson – Jew's harp, Peruvian ceremonial horn, goat horn, production
- Ronn Chick – piano, synthesizer, mixing, mastering, production
References
[edit]- ^ "Agalloch - The White EP (2008) - Reviews". Prog Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "The White EP - Agalloch - Album Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Jon Rosenthal (January 21, 2020). "Former Agalloch Guitarist Don Anderson on 'The White' & 'The Grey' Reissues, Repairing His Relationship with John Haughm and a Live Performance Video With Panopticon's Austin Lunn". Decibel. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
