APOPHTHEGMATA I Bessarion

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1.	Dawn 02:27	info	buy track
2.	We Went Into the Desert 02:18	info	buy track
3.	Scorched by the Sun 02:29	info	buy track
4.	Keep Silence 02:25	info	buy track
5.	That the Sun May Stand Still 03:51	info	buy track
6.	The Sun, Reprise 02:05	info	buy track
7.	14 Days and Nights 02:17	info	buy track
8.	The Sun Was Setting 03:27	info	buy track

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The APOPHTHEGMATA is a series of album releases by Aition, focusing on the texts of the Apophthegmata Patrum, a collection of sayings and narratives about the Desert Fathers and Mothers, hermit ascetics who settled to live solitary life in the harsh conditions of the Egyptian desert from the 3rd century AD onwards.

Part I of the APOPHTHEGMATA series is focusing on the legacy of Abba Bessarion, an ascetic who was said to have been living without possessions in open air like a wild animal on the Egyptian desert, being exposed to the scorching heat of the desert sun. The music on this EP contemplates the cosmic experience of Abba Bessarion, praying day and night on the desert in open air with hands being outstretched towards the sky, observing how the sun, the moon and the constellations of stars moving above him.

The EP features Aino Peltomaa on vocals and medieval harp, and Anna-Maaria Oramo, vocals and clavicimbalum.

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released October 1, 2021

Lasse Lindgren:
Synthesizers (tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 8), Mountain dulcimer (tracks 2, 5, 7),
Toy piano (tracks 4, 5, 7), Harmonium (track 5), Kantele (track 5),
Glockenspiel (tracks 4, 5)

Aino Peltomaa:
Vocals (tracks 3-5), Bells (Track 4), Medieval harp (track 4, 7)

Anna Oramo:
Vocals (track 2), Clavicimbalum (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7)

Antti Peltomaa:
Acoustic guitar (track 7)

Produced by Lasse Lindgren
All tracks composed by Lasse Lindgren
Mixed by Lasse Lindgren
Recording engineer Antti Peltomaa

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Aition Helsinki, Finland

Aἲτιοn is an experimental ambient/neoclassical act by Helsinki-based producer Lasse Lindgren, featuring Aino Peltomaa on vocals and medieval harp and Anna-Maaria Oramo on vocals and clavicimbalum.

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