Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing is the seventh studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw. It was released April 13, 2018.[2] Prior to its release, the song "A Broken Road Lined With Poplar Trees" premiered on Under the Radar's website.[3]
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| Released | April 13, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017-18 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 33:33 | |||
| Label | L.M. Dupli-cation | |||
| Producer | Jeremy Barnes[1] | |||
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Album name and concept
The term forest bathing refers to the Japanese concept of Shinrin-yoku (森林浴), a Japanese form of nature therapy. According to L.M. Dupli-cation, "This is not an urban music. It's rural; songs of the woods and roads where there are no sidewalks or street lamps to light your way. "A Broken Road lined with Poplar Trees" describes just this- the dirt from the summer sun, a melody from home on my tongue. The song "Babayaga" by Trost, is a tribute to the archetypal crone Babayaga, who sticks out her cane just as a child runs by... And "The Washing Bear" is a classic brass romp, connecting Serbian brass with it's [sic] Southern brothers in Albania and Turkey..."[2]
The band cites the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico as "their forest bath of choice."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alexandria" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "A Broken Road lined with Poplar Trees" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "A Song for Old People/A Song for Young People" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "The Shepherd Dogs are Calling" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Night Sneaker" | 1:38 |
| 6. | "The Magic Spring" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "The Sky Is Blue, The Desert is Yellow" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Babayaga" | 1:48 |
| 9. | "The Washing Bear" | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Bayati Maqam" | 5:25 |
Personnel
- Jeremy Barnes - composition, Persian santur
- Heather Trost - composition, strings and woodwind
- Cüneyt Sepetçi - clarinet
- Unger Balász - cimbalom
- Sam Johnson - trumpet
- John Dieterich (from Deerhoof)
- Noah Martinez (from local New Mexican band, Lone Piñon)
References
- "A Hawk and a Hacksaw return to nature on forthcoming album Forest Bathing". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "LM Duplication - A Hawk & a Hacksaw / Forest Bathing". lmduplication.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Premiere: A Hawk & A Hacksaw "A Broken Road Lined With Poplar Trees"". undetheradarmag.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Gomez, Adrian. "Musical journey: A Hawk and a Hacksaw playing NM shows before 6-week tour". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2018.