Danebury Rumination/Burying The Moon King is the new single from Hampshire based singer-songwriter Owen Tromans. The double A-side single will be released on 19th July 2019 via Tromans’ imprint Sacred Geometry and is a precursor to the new album, Between Stones, set for release in October 2019. Between Stones follows the previous Owen Tromans album, Winter Tape, released in December 2016.
Watch the accompanying video to Danebury Rumination (also our Song of the Day) below on which Owen shared the following:
The video was created by Mike Reed, who has crafted some fantastic found footage pieces for me in the past. I asked Mike to focus on the song’s themes, rather than something literal about the part of the English countryside in the title. (It was when I was walking around Danebury Hill Fort in Hampshire that the lyrics and music came to me.)
The song focuses on the cyclical nature of life and death and presents a stoic response to the knowledge that our time on Earth is limited. The shadow of the great bird haunts our days, but we have the power to make choices in our lives and, although we cannot yet cheat Death, we can certainly live as well as we can.
Danebury Rumination/Burying The Moon King were recorded and produced during sessions for the forthcoming Between Stones album with long-time collaborator and highly acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and producer Joe Bennett at the legendary Truck Studios in Steventon, Oxfordshire. The folk reverie of Danebury Rumination was inspired by a Hampshire hillfort much loved by Tromans, and features Bennett’s beautifully-arranged strings alongside Tromans’ fingerstyle melodies. The melancholic Songs:Ohia-influenced Burying the Moon King explores the myths and legends around the eccentric Ludwig II of Bavaria, a tale of an unusual life lived, told from the viewpoint of a trusted retainer. Although brand new compositions by Tromans, both tracks are steeped in ancient folk traditions of either exploring man’s relationship to the natural world with Danebury Rumination, or retelling myths of legendary kings and queens with Burying The Moon King.
Owen’s early band, San Lorenzo, were John Peel favourites at the turn of the century. As a solo artist since 2001, Owen has released eight full albums and seven singles and EPs. In 2008, Owen’s contribution to the compilation Chamber Music (an album of James Joyce poetry set to music) appeared alongside Bardo Pond and Mercury Rev. Owen has toured widely and supported the likes of Idlewild, Unwound, Best Coast, Plush and John Murry. His music has been supported by Artrocker, Maverick Magazine, Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson and many others. Owen is the co-founder of Weird Walk, an acclaimed journal concerned with rambling and the landscape and lore of the British Isles:
https://weirdwalk.bigcartel.com/
https://sacredgeometryrecs.bandcamp.com