Musk Ox Re-release

by Musk Ox

supported by

brantly I went on a long wintry walk to digest this wonderful LP. Not as lush as, 'Woodfall,' this LP is a sparser, more personal sounding LP. It's an exceptionally played mix of acoustic elegies, contemplative medieval soliloquies and expansive splashes of moonless, gothic Americana. Favorite track: Un Jardin Au Bout Du Monde.

Ben Koehler Musk Ox has a knack for producing instrumental music that is as descriptive as any vocal music. Listening to this album, I can't help shivering every once and a while; whether that is because of the beautifully crafted instrumental pieces or because of the vivid landscapes they paint within their music, I cannot be sure. Favorite track: Sur Une Infinie Route De Terre.

RottingChris Great nature-inspired music. A must have for fans of bands like Sangre de Muerdago or Vàli. The wood flute in my favorite track reminds me of the movie 'Totoro'. :) Looking foward to 'Woodfall'. Cheers! Favorite track: Entre La Terre et Le Ciel.

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more
Musk Ox Re-release CD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Rare out-of-print copy of the 2009 Musk Ox Re-release album.

Includes unlimited streaming of Musk Ox Re-release via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

	1.	Un Jardin Au Bout Du Monde 13:13
	2.	Sur Une Infinie Route De Terre 08:54
	3.	Entre La Terre et Le Ciel 14:10
	4.	Les Plus Beaux De Nos Jours 06:26
	5.	Lullaby For Ghosts 02:18

about

Musk Ox's debut full-length album, mastered with the bonus track "Lullaby For Ghosts". Released by Absurdist Records

"Musk Ox delivers a provocative synthesis of European styled folk with a distinctively North American sense of landscape—wide, open, and stretching ever outwards. This is music that relies equally on breath, space, silence, and harmony. These songs maintain a sense of longing and waiting while nonetheless remaining within a state of perfect rest. Rarely does such music expertly negotiate those competing feelings of futurity and antiquity. One of the freshest and most original voices in Neofolk"

- Don Anderson (Agalloch, Sculptured)

"An incredibly cerebral and soothing piece of work...these are 45 of the most enchanting minutes of music you'll hear this side of a magical forest"

- Blabbermouth

"...a modest triumph of a record...we are blindsided by just how awe-inspiring this seemingly simple album becomes"

- Decibel

"It has just the right level of composure and asuterity to remind of times past...a record of poise and depth"

- Terrorizer

credits

released February 3, 2009

Composed and Performed by Nathanael Larochette

Classical and Acoustic Guitars, Grand Piano, Choirs and Chants
Melodica, Recorder and Wood Flutes, Glockenspiel, Samples and Ambiance

Produced, and Mixed by Dean Watson and Nathanael Larochette
The Gallery – Ottawa, ON – Summer/Fall 2007
Mastered by Siegfried Meier at Beach Road Studios

“Lullaby For Ghosts”
Composed and Performed by Nathanael Larochette
Female Vocals by Shelley Oakes and Karyn Makins
Cello by Lac-Hong Phi
Engineered and Mixed by Simon Larochette
OIART – London, ON – Summer 2008
Assisted by Gareth Auden-Hole

This album is dedicated to the first peoples of turtle island

Layout by Mikko Lehto
Photography by Myra Burrell
Artwork by Jeneen Frei Njootli

license

about

Musk Ox Ottawa, Ontario

Musk Ox is an instrumental chamber folk project featuring Nathanael Larochette Raphael Weinroth-Browne.

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Musk Ox

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Musk Ox recommends:

An Embarrassment of Riches
by The Night Watch

Cinematic instrumental progressive metal concept album featuring Musk Ox guitarist Nathanael Larochette and former violinist Evan Runge Musk Ox
go to album
Worlds Within
by Raphael Weinroth-Browne

Musk Ox cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne's stunning solo debut Musk Ox
go to album
Old Growth
by Nathanael Larochette

Musk Ox guitarist Nathanael Larochette's intimate new solo album Musk Ox
go to album

If you like Musk Ox, you may also like:

Ulvesang
by Ulvesang

supported by 38 fans who also own “Musk Ox Re-release”

"Walk with me, friend. The night's young." Cub of Salt
go to album
The Hunt
by Ulvesang

supported by 33 fans who also own “Musk Ox Re-release”

Excellent tracklist, great to have in the background while I roast my meats! Antonio Mendez
go to album
Immanent Fire
by Emily Jane White

The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019
go to album