Die CD »Garden of the Lost«


Walking tip-toed down the hallway,
reading Elfquest on the floor,
gnawing fingernails and practising that intro just once more:
O I really should have known the very day I wrote that song
recording it would take us o so long…


Im Sommer 2001 verbrachten Lord Landless zehn wundervolle (und stressige) Tage in Berlin bei Kirstin und Volker Tanger, um dort ihre erste CD Garden of the Lost aufzunehmen. Gespielt und gesungen wurde in der Küche, während Volker in seinem Arbeitszimmer saß und aussteuerte und später als Dr. frankenstein wahre wunder vollbrachte, um aus drei fehlerhaften Tracks einen sauberen zusammenzuschneiden). Eigentlich waren tatsächlich nach vier Tagen voller Blut, Schweiß und Tränen alle Lieder im Kasten (respektive Computer), aber da sich Thesilée auf der Hingfahrt eine üble Erkältung zugezogen hatte, fuhr sie zu Silvester noch einmal nach Berlin, diesmal mit ihrem Freund Peredar, der so nett war, auch noch ein paar Keyboardstimmen einzuspielen. Im Frühling folgte dann eine weitere Fahrt von Silva. Für die Rolle des Vaters in The Fairy King konnte Simon Fairbourn, ein großartiger Filker aus England, gewonnen werden.
Nach den ersten Aufnahmen folgte die Phase des Begeistert-alles-Anhörens, die des Nicht-mehr-ganz-so-begeistert-alles-Anhörens, die Phase des Winselns und die Phase des Alles-neu-einspielen-Wollens. Thesilée war bei den ersten Aufnahmen erkältet und sang nach und nach den Großteil ihrer Lieder neu ein. Schranzende Gitarrenparts mußten erneuert werden. Mistress Alma wurde komplett neu eingespielt. Der Titelsong Garden of the Lost erhielt ein neues Arrangement. Zusätzliche Keyboardparts und neue Zweit- und Drittstimmen bereicherten die manchmal drög erscheinende Gitarrenmusik. Für die Liberty wurde ein grölender Seemannschor erfolgreich emuliert. Und, und, und ...
Dann folgte die Phase des Abmischens, des Heulens und Zähneklapperns, des Weiter- und Wiederabmischens, des Alles-Lauter-Abmischens, während sich parallel dazu Kirstin und Silva als Pixelschubser betätigten, damit die CD auch ein Cover bekommen kann. Und nun ist es endlich soweit: 
Bestellt die CD über den Edition-Pegasus-Onlineshop


Und das ist drauf:

1. Garden of the Lost (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Mandola, Background vocals

2. Dragontears (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Background vocals

3. The Fairyking (W&M: Thesilée und Andrea Tavenrath) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Special Guest: Simon Fairbourn: Gesang

4. Trike: Shadow Ride (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gesang, Gitarre
Thesilée: Mandola, Background vocals
Volker Tanger: E-Gitarre, E-Bass

5. Coldwater Spring (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Background vocals
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang

6. Dark Night (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Background Vocals
Crystal: Flöte

7. Spirit in a Bottle (W: Silva, übersetzt von Thesilée, M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Background Vocals

8. Queen of Darkness (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Peredar: Keyboard

9. The Lily of the Vale (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Background vocals
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Crystal: Flöte

10. The Liberty (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Background Vocals
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Peredar: Keyboard, Background Vocals
Kirstin Tanger: Background Vocals
Volker Tanger: Background Vocals

11. Lament of a Mother (W: Silva und Judith Schwarzer, M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Mandola

12. Mistress Alma's Children (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Background Vocals
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang

13. Stormwind (W&M: Silva) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Mandola, Background Vocals

14. Life, Light and Shadow (W: Aryana / Thesilée, M: Aryana) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Peredar: Keyboard

15. Courted by a Blackbird (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Gitarre
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang
Volker Tanger: E-Bass

16. Die Flagge des Roten Todes (W&M: Thesilée) Reinhören?
Silva: Percussion, Gesang
Thesilée: Gitarre, Gesang Die CD »Garden of the Lost«


Walking tip-toed down the hallway,
reading Elfquest on the floor,
gnawing fingernails and practising that intro just once more:
O I really should have known the very day I wrote that song
recording it would take us o so long…


In the summer of 2001, Lord Landless spent ten wonderful (and straining) days in Berlin with Kirstin and Volker Tanger, to record their first CD Garden of the Lost. The songs were played and sung in the kitchen, while Volker was in his study, modulating and lateron working true miracles as Dr Frankenstein to make three faulty fracks into a flawless one. Actually, after four days full of blood, swaet and tears, all songs were done and taped (or harddisked), but since Thesilée had caught a bad cold on the way there, she went to Berlin again in December, this time in the company of her friend Christoph who was so kind as to play some keyboard parts. In the springtime, there was another trip, this time by Silva. And the great Simon Fairbourn (a filker from England) could be won to be the father in The Fairy King.
After the first recording sessions, they entered the period of enthusiastic listening, the period of less enthusiastic listening, the period of whining and the period of wishing to re-record everything. Thesilée had caught a cold during the first recordings and by and by re-sang most her songs. Buzzing guitar parts were replaced by better ones. Mistress Alma was completely redone.The title track Garden of the Lost received a new arrangement. Additional keyboard parts and new backing and backing-backing vocals spiced up the somewhat dull guitar picking. For the sea-faring song The Liberty, they managed to emulate a whole sailors' choir. And the years went by. 
Next, along came the period of mixing, the period of cursing, the period of re- and re-remixing, the period of mixing everthing louder, whilst Silva and Kirstin worked their pixels hard so the CD would end up with a cover.
Now, finally, it's ready:
Order the CD via the Edition Pegasus Online Shop (German)


And that's on the CD:

1. Garden of the Lost (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Mandola, Background vocals

2. Dragontears (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Background vocals

3. The Fairyking (W&M: Thesilée and Andrea Tavenrath) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Special Guest: Simon Fairbourn: Vocals

4. Trike: Shadow Ride (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Vocals, Guitar
Thesilée: Mandola, Background vocals
Volker Tanger: E-Guitar, E-Bass

5. Coldwater Spring (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Background vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals

6. Dark Night (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Background Vocals
Crystal: Recorder

7. Spirit in a Bottle (W: Silva / Thesilée, M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Background Vocals

8. Queen of Darkness (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Peredar: Keyboard

9. The Lily of the Vale (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Background vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Crystal: Recorder

10. The Liberty (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Background Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Peredar: Keyboard, Background Vocals
Kirstin Tanger: Background Vocals
Volker Tanger: Background Vocals

11. Lament of a Mother (W: Silva and Judith Schwarzer, M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Mandola

12. Mistress Alma's Children (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Background Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals

13. Stormwind (W&M: Silva) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Mandola, Background Vocals

14. Life, Light and Shadow (W: Aryana / Thesilée, M: Aryana) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Peredar: Keyboard

15. Courted by a Blackbird (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Guitar
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals
Volker Tanger: E-Bass

16. Die Flagge des Roten Todes (W&M: Thesilée) Sound sample
Silva: Percussion, Vocals
Thesilée: Guitar, Vocals