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Kindred Spirits

by Arctic Sleep

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    2-disc LP of Kindred Spirits. Gorgeous, full-color dual gatefold packaging with lyrics insert. 12", black vinyl, 33 1/3 RPM. 150g. Analog sound at its finest. Pressed by GottaGroove Records.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Kindred Spirits via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Digipak CD.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Kindred Spirits via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 11 Arctic Sleep releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Arctic Sleep & Friends Presents: A Tribute To The TOP GUN Motion Picture Soundtrack, By The Horns (Original Soundtrack), Architect Of Reason (Single), Derelict: A Homemade Acoustic Retrospective, Kindred Spirits, Passage Of Gaia, Realms, Arbors, and 3 more. , and , .

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  • Arctic Sleep 2019 coffee mug

    A nice ceramic mug with Arctic Sleep logo by Christophe Szpajdel

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  • "Kindred Spirits Blend" coffee beans

    16 oz bag, whole bean coffee roasted by Anodyne Coffee Roasters here in Milwaukee, WI

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  • ULTIMATE VINYL COLLECTORS PACK
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    For the majorly serious record collector. Only 4 of this package was ever available. Includes the following:

    "Kindred Spirits" Limited Edition SPECIAL COLOR Vinyl 2LP (autographed by Keith & Nick)
    "Passage Of Gaia" Limited Edition SPECIAL COLOR Vinyl 2LP (autographed by Keith)
    "Kindred Spirits" Original Test Pressings (black vinyl, Gotta Groove Records).
    "Passage Of Gaia" Original Test Pressings (special color vinyl, United Record Pressing).

    Price breaks down like this: 35 on each of the LPs, and 50 each on the test pressings = 170. Both records come with download cards.

    The color vinyl varies from record to record. Each one is unique. So it may not look EXACTLY like the one in the picture. I'm sorry that shipping is so expensive. I pack these very carefully in a nice big box with plenty of protection, and each record in its own individual box inside that big box. If it ends up costing less for some reason, I'll refund you the difference.

    I have a hard time parting with these due to sentimental value, so I hope you will give them a good home, care for them, and enjoy them to the fullest.

    Send me an email if you have any questions!

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  • LIMITED EDITION COLOR VINYL DOUBLE LP (Autographed)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Very limited edition color vinyl (one is clear green with black smoky swirl, the other is clear blue with black smoky swirl) 2-disc LP of Kindred Spirits. Gorgeous, full-color dual gatefold packaging with lyrics insert. 12", 33 1/3 RPM. 150g. Analog sound at its finest. Pressed by GottaGroove Records. Autographed on the inside by Keith D and Nick Smalkowski.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Kindred Spirits via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
Meadows 06:44
Trees bend in solitary nightfall a song of dusk electrifies the air and blazed these memories within the consciousness we share Lost you in the ether Realms we were not meant to understand Pathways convoy deeper Wandering the meadow's great expanse Lustrous and scented by petrichor The moorlands are vivid and yes I must stay here as the moonbroch appears, now I... I can see it Lost you in the ether Realms we were not meant to understand Pathways convoy deeper Wandering the meadow's great expanse And please do remember as death sings on the breeze that your fears are justified and the pain is gone as its spell sets you free
2.
Lullabies in the dying light she sings to me damaged from the other side Reach to the flame I can't see and it's fading The trees and the graves keep their distance as they're waiting Leaving the cove And the water's getting colder Slipping away from the pain of life Leave with me if you can break free a moonlit night a pathway to the sea Reach to the flame I can't see and it's fading The trees and the graves keep their distance as they're waiting Leaving the cove And the water's getting colder Slipping away from the pain of life
3.
Sun settled on the breeze the poison in the leaves has calmed me down And it's so serene Think I could die right here, right now Calling, broken in the air One day, I'll be with you there Moon I know it needs me still been sleeping on the hill within your glow I found my peace Bonded we breathe, the great unknown
4.
Sleepless, destinies unwritten etched into the cavern walls Endless, headlong into the distance as the candle hits the floor Coastal tides cleansing the dregs from the mires Oceans of night in its depths where I lie Out of my mind and my inhibitions die Open your eyes Weathered, a castaway subsisting Left my memory with the shore Within the filaments of existence soon we will be no more Coastal tides cleansing the dregs from the mires Oceans of night In its depths where I lie Out of my mind and my inhibitions die Open your eyes...
5.
Sun like empresses concealed amongst the leaves of jade Dust-off halos, clean the blade a firefly's glance upon the black The quietus within that surrounds you Disconnect him from the pain Black out this day as it falls away Through the pastures of the mind Go to the light It's always there Scent of oceans will remind you In stillness of the blood My time has come, just this once And couldn't I be the one With shades undrawn, eternal sun A dream that we sustained beyond the deeds of Earth Horizon's tallgrasses and cranes the arbor's messengers Gone into the fathoms blue The deep expanse is near Twilight of the sea As voyagers, our shores appear And if this vessel dies tonight, go to the light It's always there shed no tears, for I will find you In stillness of the blood My time has come, just this once And couldn't I be the one With shades undrawn, eternal sun Divination setting in... by our losses To hover silent in the din... through the crosses The vapors clear and you remain... empyreal In the warmth of gold sunbeams... eternal
6.
7.
Night Mirror 05:45
8.
Cloud Map 08:10
The setting sun, the ashen graves A wind-swept island, I want to stay alone among the trees Dancing embers in the breeze Numb and lifted up on the inside I feel it now With death so close, you never know And I’m free somehow To fly so low, and let it go And the emptiness, it knows no grief There is no memory within the deep Lucid and released soaring high above the trees as suffering fades far in the distance I feel it now With death so close, you never know And I’m free somehow I'm free The doorway looms the space beyond, it calls to you and so it seems that which was, will always be will always be... Bending with the branches Hallways and a staircase that leads straight down Closer for the last time Passed on to the other side of the door I'm left behind And now I know yeah now I know I've always known And I just need to let it go
9.
Shorelines on fire crashing waves, reflections of the portals in the sky The nightmare subsides, pulled from the storm to the fathoms of your eyes To keep it all inside Safe with me up high To cut us loose and fly
10.
Sink into the forest floor and leave no trace Comburent revenants beholden to the grave. Some are close still others languish far away I've seen this place, and the light it shines yet abandoned it now stands before me. Into the deep end... It's locked within The life I left here years ago And dust has cleared upon the oceans I let go. Set a course to where the skyline meets the sea We could escape, and set a blaze to the shipyards that lie somewhere in between Into the deep end... Blackness covers it rips our lives away And I wonder if the pines, they feel no pain? Yet it burns so I hide it away Can't let it go... it's always there.
11.
Old Soul 09:22

about

Arctic Sleep's seventh album, "Kindred Spirits" dives further into explorations of universal themes... life & death, earth & space, beauty & sorrow.

Finding himself once again as a solo artist, Arctic Sleep founder Keith D wrote all of the music for the album with his closest & dearest friend by his side... a snowshoe cat named Yoda. Right when the music for the album had been completed, Yoda fell gravely ill and passed away. Crushed, Keith set to work writing the lyrics in bereavement. The result is "Kindred Spirits," a musical work intended to bring comfort and solace to anyone who has experienced loss, be it human or animal.

No matter what dark place you are in, this album is intended to be by your side and help you find your way through the mires of sadness and to the meadows of hope that lie beyond.

While still maintaining Arctic Sleep's signature sound, "Kindred Spirits" was recorded using more natural-sounding production techniques which results in an organic, honest, straightforward vibe. There is nothing to hide and all is laid bare here. Crank up the volume and let it take you away.

The album welcomes back drummer Nick Smalkowski and features guest appearances from vocalists Craig Cirinelli and Bridget Bellavia for added emotion & power. Recorded over two weeks in the backwoods of Montgomery NY with acclaimed producer John Naclerio, this is Arctic Sleep's most emotional and sincere work to date.

"a spellbinding array of moody, progressive riffs, effortlessly evocative melodies, and gorgeously harmonised, utterly heartfelt, vocals... one of the richest and most rewarding musical experiences of the year." NOCLEANSINGING.COM

"...this is Arctic Sleep's best album to date and if you like dense, moving and heavy music, then you owe it to yourself to give this a spin, you won’t regret it." - MERCHANTSOFAIR.COM

"Beautiful metal with big chords and bigger feelings" - NPR

"10/10" - METAL-TEMPLE.COM

"5/5 stars" - CAPTUREDHOWLS.COM

"Kindred Spirits is a winding array of the phenomenal beauty and artistry that can occur when we are coping with feeling our lowest. It is both full of great meaning and wholly wonderful to get lost in." - EVERYTHINGISNOISE.NET

"Kindred Spirits is a beautiful, expansive, vibrant album, full of emotional heft" - HEAVY MUSIC HEADQUARTERS

"It’s deeply emotional and sets a scene that only the utterly heartless couldn’t feel." - HEAVYBLOGISHEAVY.COM

"It’s a record to lose yourself in, a record that demands to be experienced in full, a record that’s perfect for riding out the darkness before the dawn." - MILWAUKEE RECORD

"Get on this. It's fantastic." - METALBANDCAMP.COM

"Modern doom at its very best" - GOSSIPELA.COM

"This is the coziest doom metal you’ll hear all year." - THEELITEEXTREMOPHILE.COM

"It’s well known that honest music creates life-long fans. And in 10 years, while no-one will give a shit about or remember plastic garbage like Imagine Dragons, people will still be discovering and loving this band." - DENIM AND LEATHER

credits

released July 12, 2019

KEITH D – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Cello, Keyboard, Djembe, Percussion.

NICK SMALKOWSKI – Drums.

Additional backing vocals by Craig Cirinelli and Bridget Bellavia.

All music and lyrics written by Keith D.

Recorded in September-Ocober of 2018 at Nada Recording Studio in Montgomery, NY.
Produced by John Naclerio and Keith D.
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by John Naclerio.
Pre-production assistance & consulting by Scott Masoner.
Cover artwork by Jennifer Weiler.
Design & layout by Housewithoutwalls.

Copyright 2019 Keith D, All Rights Reserved

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