Alabaster DePlume "A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole" COLOR:THAT WAS MY GARDEN Viva Ngozi

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" the album pushes boundaries and captures the band's fearless approach to music-making

a cover of the Bee Gees classic "To Love Somebody"

And the songs

Dead To Me

Alabaster DePlume "A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole" COLOR:THAT WAS MY GARDEN Viva NgoziA Blade Because a Blade is Whole is the latest album from London based composer poet activist improviser Alabaster DePlume, his first major work following 2022s GOLD and 2020's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol 1. The 11 song album covers all of DePlumes musical touchstones: lush and gentle instrumentals informed by ghostly ancient folk melodies; groove focused rhythm explorations as a bed for self searching spoken declamations; sweeping and beautiful