Psithurism by Michael Woodman

Thumpermonkey guitarist/vocalist Michael Woodman releases ‘Psithurism’ on Friday, 6th August 2021, through Believers Roast.

Named for the ancient Greek term for wind in the trees, ‘Psithurism’ moves away from Woodman’s maximalist sci-fi contributions to Thumpermonkey’s recent ‘Make Me Young Etc’, inhabiting instead the quiet interstices between mossy wet stones.

‘Murder ballads with funny counting’, if you like - fusing 70s progressive influences with 80s Scott Walker and weird fiction - sinister narratives featuring backwoods criminality, cryptids hidden in the shin-tangle, recently burned buildings hissing in rain, and the warm, sad ochre of nostalgia.

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'Michael Woodman's new solo album is his most spellbinding creation yet'
Prog Magazine

"This release is such a wonderfully conceived whole that it throws down a gauntlet for what can be achieved while venturing off the beaten track."
The Progressive Aspect

“Expect the unexpected.”
At The Barrier

“An astral projection to a parallel dimension.”
Altprogcore

“A complex, uncompromising and magnificent EP full of charm, hooks aplenty and an ethereal beauty.”
Spirit of Progressive Rock

"At times achingly beautiful and, at others, painfully sparse and deliciously dark and discordant."
Progradar

"I have not been singing along to this record. I have been entering into its spaces and celebrating its rites, immersed in sublime musicianship from some excellent players, that is so economically and appropriately deployed that I sometimes forgot anyone was on the other end of the instruments."
Oliver Arditi
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Watch all 3 official videos from 'Psithurism' here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTU9y7qTND2ZvxgcNQUz9M6M36qkKZuQ_

Tracklist

1.	Sacramento	2:32

2.	Petrichor	3:32

3.	Cloned in Error	5:36

4.	The Levitant	6:44

5.	Seachange	6:57

Credits

released August 6, 2021

Vocals, guitars & keys by Michael Woodman.
Bass by Sam Warren, (except track 5, by Michael Woodman).
Saxophone by Josh Perl.
Drums and additional sound design by John Simm.
Shimmering Energy Clouds on ‘The Levitant’ by Ben Wren.

Recorded and Mixed by John Simm at Hidden Colour Audio, Manchester.
Mastered by Ben Wren.
Cover art by James Hutton.
CD layout by Ben Wren.
Photograph by Ashley Jones.
Believers Roast 2021

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