Musk OxVideography by Andrew Robillard Stream/Purchase "Inheritance" - https://linktr.ee/muskox
"Memoriam" is the first single from our third album "Inheritance". We decided to release "Memoriam" as the first single because this piece manages to blend the innocence of the debut with the atmosphere of "Woodfall" while representing the more focused nature of "Inheritance". The album was scheduled to be mixed with Simon Larochette at The Sugar Shack in March 2020 just as the world was coming to a halt. We ended up mixing the album entirely online with Simon, each of us in our own worlds, tirelessly shaping the songs under the ever-present and looming shadow of uncertainty. You can never predict how demanding certain compositions will be to complete and “Memoriam”, despite its unassuming nature, proved to be the most challenging song to mix. It's a piece about honouring those we've lost while celebrating the cherished memories we keep close to our hearts.
Musk Ox - Memoriam (Official Video)Musk Ox2021-04-23 | Videography by Andrew Robillard Stream/Purchase "Inheritance" - https://linktr.ee/muskox
"Memoriam" is the first single from our third album "Inheritance". We decided to release "Memoriam" as the first single because this piece manages to blend the innocence of the debut with the atmosphere of "Woodfall" while representing the more focused nature of "Inheritance". The album was scheduled to be mixed with Simon Larochette at The Sugar Shack in March 2020 just as the world was coming to a halt. We ended up mixing the album entirely online with Simon, each of us in our own worlds, tirelessly shaping the songs under the ever-present and looming shadow of uncertainty. You can never predict how demanding certain compositions will be to complete and “Memoriam”, despite its unassuming nature, proved to be the most challenging song to mix. It's a piece about honouring those we've lost while celebrating the cherished memories we keep close to our hearts.
#chamberfolk #postclassical #instrumentalMusk Ox - Weightless (Official Video)Musk Ox2021-09-07 | Videography by Andrew Robillard Stream/Purchase "Inheritance" - https://linktr.ee/muskox
"Weightless" is the closing song from our third full-length record Inheritance. While preparing the material for the album, "Weightless" seemed to demand less attention than some of the more complex and expansive compositions so we hardly expected that it would become one of our favourites pieces from Inheritance. It wasn't until the mixing process that we realized just how special this song had become and how beautifully it worked as the album's final scene. While the first single "Memoriam" had a dark, somber tone demanding a stark video, we knew that "Weightless" would work perfectly as its more soaring, optimistic counterpart. Opening with a fluid, melodic rhythm from the classical guitar, the cello and violin soon emerge to paint the sky with some of the most affecting melodies Musk Ox has ever recorded. Following a burst of determined, empowered heaviness, "Weightless" eventually drifts into the vast unknown in much the same way that the album appears, like vapour from the soil beneath our feet.
#chamberfolk #postclassical #instrumentalMusk Ox - Windswept Guitar PlaythroughMusk Ox2018-06-06 | Official playthrough of "Windswept" performed by Nathanael Larochette.
Official Links muskoxofficial.bandcamp.com facebook.com/MuskOxOfficialMusk Ox - SolsticeMusk Ox2016-04-07 | An intimate performance by Nathanael Larochette of the Musk Ox piece "Solstice" from the compilation "Whom The Moon a Nightsong Sings" (Prophecy Productions). Filmed by Mitch Fillion of Southern Souls in 2010 prior to the forming of the current Musk Ox line-up.