Tableland Keep

by Shelf

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1.	Courtyard Morning 01:16	buy track
2.	Lamp Shade 02:53	buy track
3.	Ukkonen Pt. 2 03:22	buy track
4.	Stella 05:03	buy track
5.	Nights Quarters 04:40	buy track
6.	Flat Mountain 04:53	buy track
7.	Drawbridge Tower 01:30	buy track

about

once thought to be lost in the desert, he found himself facing a wall of red earth. after walking along the wall for what seemed like miles, an uninviting path appeared. it was at the top of this path where the keep looked out to the desert on one side and to the mountains on the other...

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released January 12, 2017

music and art by sam thornton
tracks 2-5 recorded in berkeley
tracks 1 and 7 recorded in nyc
mastered by kevin nichols
film samples from "the sword and the dragon" (1960)

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'flat mountain' music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ0EHDq73QA

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Shelf Oakland, California

SHELF is the audio/visual art project of sam thornton. it is composed of media detailing the stories of intersolar scout SHELF and his travels through space. the tales are told via albums, videos, and written narratives.

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