LEAFDOG
MUMBLES
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NARRATIVE
A beat up microphone, a dusty loop-pedal and a pair of vocal chords are the cornerstones of Mumbles' domain. Folk, blues, narratives and Foley-isms get smelted and melded together with a thick slew of wind and grain-filled air. The moniker (Mumbles) works as a housing for all things folk and as an outlet for the more simple means of production and sound, with an emphasis on certain emotion and narrative structures.
Tthe work on Father.. started in 2012 and the production took somewhere around five years to complete including a break whilst making Hinterpest..(2015-2016). In 2021 Mumbles released Maystow Morrow–a spiritual follow-up to 2016's Hinterpest, and the second part of Mumbles' The Beast With a Million Heads audio collection.
All of Mumbles' works are put together without samples or field-recordings, everything your hear whilst listening was dreamt up and recorded in-house.
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CATALOGUE
LDG003
Maystow Morrow: a story of rustling straw, thistle burrs and fire
Part of "The Beast with a Million Heads" audio collection
Written and performed by Mumbles
Release date: July 12, 2021
Maystow Morrow: continues the storytelling structure introduced on Mumbles' 2016 release Hinterpest: and is the second installment in the The Beast With a Million Heads audio collection.
"You are invited to a weeke of festivities, to celebrate the year of thirteene suns" - playing out over one lustrous summer's week, Maystow Morrow: takes the listener through the curious and sometimes unsettling practices and festivities of an unnamed village located somewhere in the far west parts of Europe.
Available formats: Digital download / Go to store
LDG002
Father, dogs and demons: a collection of short songs for the benefit of mankind
"An auditory adventure 'cross plains and memory."
Sounds, words and music written and performed by Mumbles.
Release date: October 17, 2017
Father, Dogs and Demons… is a compilation of 17 interwoven songs and auditory excursions written and recorded by Mumbles during a period of five years.
The album is the first official release by Mumbles focusing on lyrics over Foley-art and instrumental music.
Available formats: Chrome cassette tape - numbered limited edition, Digital download
LDG001
Hinterpest: a story of wildflowers, buttonweeds and cattle skulls
Part of "The Beast with a Million Heads" audio collection
Written and performed by Mumbles
Release date: April 8, 2016
Written as a soundtrack, complete with a detailed synopsis and a partial script, Hinterpest: plays out over the course of one year, starting with spring and ending in winter. One year, both literally and figuratively as said year also represents the life-cycle of man.
Available formats: Chrome cassette tape, Digital download
"THE BEAST WITH A MILLION HEADS"
The Beast With a Million Heads is an ongoing series of auditory excursions written and performed by Mumbles. The series encompasses works ranging from English and American folk, soundtracks to Foley art.
Available and upcoming parts:
Hinterpest: a story of wildflowers, buttonweeds and cattle skulls / LDG001, April 8, 2016
Maystow Morrow: a story of rustling straw, thistle burrs and fire / LDG003, July 12, 2021
Aurum: a story of... / LDG004, TBA
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