Songs From Another Life: Music Of Antiquity, by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch

Songs From Another Life: Music Of Antiquity

by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch

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INTRO BY SK

"It has long been thought that the music of the ancients had never been notated until now

Instrumentalist Gareth Koch and lyricist Steve Kilbey held long and deep consultations
with archaeologists who recently have come relatively close to deciphering musical scripts, glyphs and pictograms gathered from such cities as Rome, Nineveh, Byzantium, Tyre, Carthage and Ilium, the site of ancient Troy

Working with language scholars and local musicians we have attempted to bring these ancient songs alive
We have endeavoured to render these ancient songs in a manner that its comprehensible to the modern listener
These recordings and songs represent the thoughts and sounds of a distant antiquity

Here then is the past
And now
the past is here"

Steve Kilbey
2020

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PRESS RELEASE
Foghorn Records

Songs from Another Life (Music of Antiquity) is the second collaborative album by Steve Kilbey and Gareth Koch. It follows their successful debut Chryse Planitia earlier this year.

These two artisans have produced a unique musical creation – an esoteric masterpiece which is difficult to define. It is an entirely new body of work, evoking a living connection to the past which resonates with us all.

It is tantalising to reflect on how music of the ‘ancients’ might have sounded. Our clues lie in the iconography and artistic representations of the pre-Christian era, and within specific types of folk music which have a living tradition. This continuum provides a valuable framework for the attempt at reconstructing ancient music. Indian folk music and flamenco for example create an interesting template, since both these traditions merged and are further coloured by the Moorish invasions of Andalucia.

It is significant therefore that the earliest form of notation was created in Babylonia, probably in about 1400BC. The instructions are fragmentary, but the cuneiform tablets suggest that the music was composed using scales, harmonies and gestures not altogether unfamiliar to today’s listener.

In Steve’s words on the liner notes to the LP he says
“Working with language scholars and local musicians, we have attempted to bring these ancient songs alive. They have rendered the songs in a manner that is comprehensible to the modern listener. The songs and recordings represent the thoughts and sounds of a distant antiquity. Here then is the past – and now the past is here.”

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released May 29, 2020

Written by Steve Kilbey

Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion – Steve Kilbey
Flamenco, Classical, Acoustic & Bass Guitars, Keyboard, Percussion – Gareth Koch
Additional Percussion – Andrew Beck

Recorded at Rhapsody Recording Studios & Damien Gerard Studios
Engineered by Gareth Koch & Andrew Beck
Mixed by Andrew Beck
Mastered by King Willy Sound

Original cover artwork – Steve Kilbey
Graphic design – Aurora Kilbey

Special thanks to Sonic Consultants Glen & Pamela Macready, Decompression Studios, Portland Oregon

Executive Producer – Glen Macready
Co-producer – Marshall Cullen
Released through Foghorn Records/MGM

Produced by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch

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