In The Nursery

Groundloop

Track Listing

1. groundloop
2. allegory
3. displaced
4. hymn noir
5. imparator
6. chronicle
7. synature
8. qui mal

In The Nursery is
The Humberstone brothers of Sheffield
Guests
Delores Marguerite C.
Voice and Lyrics
Jill Crowther
Oboe/Cor Anglais
(courtesy of London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Henrik Linnemann
Flute
David Elektrik
additional Drums on DI and QM
Cover art by
Estelle Thompson

With 16 years of music in their repertoire, a number of their works used in film and television, In The Nursery brings us yet one more delightful release of fabulous orchestral movements. The music is rich with deep drumming and an expansive synthphonic character.  It is music to consume, yet it may also consume you.  In its entirety, it is warm, dark, pensive and enthralling. Elements include flute, oboe, excellent percussion, melody, and female vocals that add a hauntingly beautiful variable to the gentle yet enthusiastic synthscapes and the moving beats.

They lyrics are as equally as passionate as the music. Deeply probing the emotions of loving, and loss, of memories and resolution, of dying and time left to enjoy the living. The entire release is a testamony to the talents of In The Nursery and their guests. Intense, dream like and breath-taking, this is Groundloop -- not an easy release to remove from the cd player and put back into the jewel case. It gives me goosebumps, and gently pushes me into relecting upon my own life past. Stunning release, nice response. Thank you ITN.

"ah, make the most of what we yet may spend,
before we too into the dust descend,
dust into dust, and under dust to lie,
sans wine, sans song, sans singer and sans end!

ah, fill the cup - what boots it to repeat,
how time is slipping underneath our feet,
unborn tomorrow, and dead yesterday,
why fret about them if today be sweet!"

Taken from
Track 2, "Allegory"
Extracts from
Omar Khayyam, "Rubaiyat"