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ARTIST
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Napoleonic Blues
FORMAT
LP

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SOL 192LP SOL 192LP
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RELEASE DATE
10/14/2016

"Napoleonic Blues is the seventh album by Ostara, and their second release for Soleilmoon, following Paradise Down South (2013). Inspired by the famous picture of the defeated emperor at Fontainebleu, Napoleonic Blues is a reflection on the persistence of the past in the chaos of the present, history's long shadow that refuses to dissolve. Echoing lines from the Roman poet Horace, the battle hymns of the Crusades, the rebirth of the Islamic Caliphate, the siege of Gaza, the collapse of Detroit and the meditations of St John of the Cross, this is a journey through the night and fog that lingers like the smoke of an eternal flame. Eleven songs, linked by a chain of time, the ancient stalking the modern, the lamp of the golden age lit on the pyre of the darkest days. Richard Leviathan, formerly of Strength Through Joy, has enjoyed a long creative affiliation with Douglas Pearce of Death In June, who released Strength Through Joy's single 'Dark Rose' and two albums in the mid 1990s. Leviathan and Pearce collaborated on Death in June's Kapo! and Scorpion Wind with Boyd Rice and John Murphy in 1996. Ostara has been Leviathan's solo project since 2002 with six previous releases that have firmly established him in the neo-folk genre. Evocative titles, intellectually stimulating poetry, strong melodies, a feel for language, smooth clear voices and a polished professional sound characterize the work of Ostara. Limited edition of 265 copies, pressed on ultra-heavy 200 gram black vinyl. Includes lyric sheet."