The Windsmith, by Mytch MacFarlane

The Windsmith

by Mytch MacFarlane

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1.	A Dancing Leaf 04:25	lyrics	buy track
The Being Becoming the Sing
2.	The Stag 05:25	info	buy track
3.	Ornament 02:11	info	buy track
4.	Mountain Spirit (Please Bless Us with Lakes) 05:27	info	buy track
5.	Oak Angel 06:04	info	buy track
6.	Sharon is Caring 02:13	info	buy track
7.	Samm 04:17	info	buy track
8.	Tales 03:39	info	buy track
9.	Gentle Descent 03:52	info	buy track
10.	Over the Horizon (the World Beyond) 05:29	info	buy track
11.	Drought 09:51	lyrics	buy track
I flew here on a leaf It's charisma was enchanting I left the land that bound me And descended here, ever gently I've seen the water flow Pouring from my mountain I thought the stream never-ending But without me it is nothing There are times when she whispers to me And I am too far to hear with ears But my heart is always open This ship is my body I am but a soul The angel of the trees The empty voice in the basket The roots that nourish and bind The wind that flows free of my mind I cast it all into the open air With a ho a ha and a hum And beat my hands against my chest The ever breathing drum With lungs like wings I call I breathe life in and out The water spilling mountainside One day shall run out And my life force shall live on To honor the temporal drought I am all All is me Bend the Earth Bend the Sea
12.	Extinction. 07:42	lyrics	buy track
I see the sky Clouds pass me by Feel the warm light Sight without eyes I see the sky Clouds are passing me by Feeling the warm light Sight without eyes Passing through the other side I become one with the light Giving my heart to the sky Shining through my inner eyes I see the sky Give up my mind Everything dies The seed will thrive Everything's fine

about

The Windsmith comes from a place that I feel within me, a place I often visit in my dreams. A place with endless mountain-scapes, infinite horizons, towering trees, floating islands in the sky, and so many beautiful beings.

The album title was a name given to me by a friend in this dream world. I was a quiet monk, and by rooting my legs into stone, I could make masses of earth float in the sky for all friendly folks to inhabit. For that practice of merging the earth and the sky I was called The Windsmith.

The songs that make up this album are a combination of songs that have come to me fairly effortlessly, and that deeply resonate with me and the world within me.

credits

released August 3, 2020

Mitchell "Mytch" MacFarlane - all instrumentals, vocals, mixing and mastering, artwork

Samm Fisher - vocals (A Dancing Leaf, Oak Angel, Tales, Drought, Extinction)

John Crowdis - vocals (Gentle Descent)

Created With:
Godin Multiac Encore 7
Taylor 114CE with L.R Baggs Anthem
Ibanez RGA8 with EMGs
Ibanez BTB 6 with EMGs
Korg Minilogue
"Iroh" homemade guitar with Ibanez neck and Dimarzios
"Fjall" homemade guitar with Fishman Fluences
Reaper by Cockos
Line 6 Helix LT and Helix Native
Akai MPK Mini
MXL V250 Microphone
Steinberg UR44
M-Audio BX5's
Shure SRH440
Modern and Massive by Get Good Drums
East West Quantum Leap
Native Instruments
Izotope
IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik & Philharmonik 2
AudioThing Strings
Sonarworks Reference 4
Dasample Glaceverb
Jam Origin Midi Guitar
Acer Aspire
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo
Adobe Photoshop
a dope blanket fort
a long distance soul-brotherhood
plenty of coffee, yerba mate, and oatcakes
an affinity for anime
a one eyed Daruma doll, always watching
...and Love

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Mytch MacFarlane Vancouver, British Columbia

I'm a musician making the music that feels like love to me. I tend to not care about what genre of music I create, and just focus on what sounds and feels best to me. I'm influenced heavily by post-metal, post-rock, technical/progressive metal, experimental, classical, indie, folk, noise, drone, some electronic, chamber music, basically whatever tickles me the right way ... more

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