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  WARPLP261Long Player  £18.00

Label

Warp

Gravenhurst

Offerings: Lost Songs 2000-2004

A collection of unreleased recordings from the early days of Gravenhurst Unexpected treasures found in the Gravenhurst archives whilst researching material for the tenth anniversary reissues of 'Flashlight Seasons' and 'Black Holes In The Sand' Comprised of two early demos that differ from album versions in intriguing ways and eight previously unheard songs the result is a carefully selected and coherent collection 'The Citizen' contrasts a lyric of urban alienation with an early demonstration of Nick Talbot aka Gravenhurst's mastery of acoustic minimalism while the strong narrative arc of the title track 'Offerings' contains the earliest incarnation of a recurring Gravenhurst theme the indifference of nature and the folly of the human urge to seek spiritual communion with its destructive power

Tracklist

• 01 - The Citizen (4:08)
  02 - Entertainment (demo) (3:37)
  03 - The Diver (demo) (7:26)
  04 - Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm? (3:30)
  05 - Gas Mask Days (5:54)
  06 - Romance (5:02)
  07 - For Erin (2:37)
  08 - Abilene/Still Water outro (7:51)
  09 - Offerings (6:06)
  10 - Return To Stapleton Road (4:03)