A flock of jackdaws carrying various tools (string, screwdriver, boltcutters, lump hammer, pliers, etc.) is silhouetted against a painted sunset with a brooding cloudy sky. The title and artist are written in hand-drawn lettering at the top and bottom, respectively.

Five Thousand Feathers

Five Thousand Feathers is the album that I have been building up to via several themed EPs, which were released over the past few years.

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1. Rags and Questions

Liner Notes 4:36

2. The Two Before the Five

Liner Notes 3:42

3. Invisible Threads

Liner Notes 3:48

4. Jackdaw

Liner Notes 3:54

5. Constellation

Liner Notes 2:27

6. Crow Alley

Liner Notes 1:04

7. Dataphage

Liner Notes 4:12

8. Easier to Write

Liner Notes 3:34

9. Come Down and See

Liner Notes 4:02

10. Hymn of the Orbital

Liner Notes 3:51

11. Split

Liner Notes 0:58

12. Long Low Light

Liner Notes 4:03

13. Horsetail

Liner Notes 3:32

14. Vignette No. 2

Liner Notes 3:34

Five Thousand Feathers

Helen Bell

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For more info please visit www.helenbell.co.uk

Much of the material on this album appears on Sun-Scorched Songs of Sorrow, Late Night Letters, and Come Down and See. However, all these tracks have been remixed and remastered for the album, and there are also four new tracks included: two new songs, and two new instrumental interludes.

The EPs were organised by theme – our interactions with the physical world, the digital world, and each other. Of course, in reality these things are all jumbled together, and so the full album paints a picture of a more complex and multifaceted world.

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released October 4, 2024

Helen Bell: vocals, keyboards, viola, violin, recorders, EWI, melodica
Xenogon: five- and six-string electric guitars, drums, bass guitar, cello
Mixed and mastered by Xenogon

Words and music by Helen Bell; arranged by Helen Bell and Xenogon

Five Thousand Feathers

Five Thousand Feathers

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