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So Far And So Near

by Eternal Wanderers

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) Elena and Tatyana Kanevskaya convinced me to put one of their older "Eternal Wanderers" albums on my shopping list for yesterday's "Bandcamp Friday" with the release of their new album "Homeless Soul". The latter is one of the few contemporary prog masterpieces I've found lately, and I wish there would be much more of this kind to be found in this genre. Nevermind, "So Far And So Near" is another epic prog gem, with great symphonic arrangements, that deserves to be bought and played everywhere. Favorite track: And I Will Follow.
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In the dark chasm of timeless night, In the fathomless depths of Mind There’ll arise the celestial song, And Undying Flame will burn. Into the garlands of stars it will burst, Far and wide music will disperse, And from the Vision of Spirits unseen There will appear the place of Dream. And the World will Be… Mountains kingly and high will rise Under never-ending skies, Waves in mighty seas will heave, Dark green woods will sadly breathe. And when their blissful home is wrought Children of inmost celestial Thought Will dwell here, and serene and fair Will be their songs in the fresh sea air. And the World will Be… And in every deep recess There will live the Music blessed, Crying sadly in the shower, Sighing in the evening hour, Woven in light of innumerable stars, Fading in whispers of rustling grass, Deeper than depths of the roaring sea, Higher than skies where the wind’s flying free. And the World will Be…
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Mounds 07:07
In the distant land Sullen mounds stand. Sad are their tales Of the dark and glorious days… Once clouds closed the Sun, Grim times had begun. All were mustered for the war To confront the deadly foe. Death with eerie might Waylays in the fight Sternly it draws near And stabs you with its hideous spear. Falling down you make the stroke Panting in the poisoned smoke, Scorched lips whisper farewell, The sight dissolves in the hazy veil. How many ones so fair Fell in battles of despair, But still in the fading world Their banners stand unfurled. Time passed, and where blood had flown Now sullen mounds have grown. Raindrops washed the bloody stains, But so far the grief remains.
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Glorious cities crashed down to stones Leaving dead air with Stray souls' helpless groans, Searchlights stand like giants In the dark of night Emitting cold, surrealistic and lifeless Energy of light.
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The light of old orange alien suns Faded, and the realm of stars Opened its mighty door. But disturbed is the dark of space, For there came relentless days Of the reckless war. In the endless cosmic night Impetuous is your starship's flight Through energies unseen With lightsaber in your hand The might of Darkness you'd withstand Never giving in. Refrain. And a new day will come There'll arise ancient sun, Time of hatred and pain Will be left behind And the stars will behold The awakening world That will breath anew And rejoice to Life and Light. The core of things no one ever knew Has opened to your insight view By cosmic mystery Never has your heart denied The truth that you could feel inside, From which you wouldn't flee. Lost in thoughts you would stand alone Stars shining in heavens dome So far and so near Flames light up your deep grey eyes Fading in the dark of skies Serene and clear. Refrain.
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In pitch darkness of the night From the sky fell lurid light In the tempest you stood still With a wound that will not heal. Though the roads you took be ever sad and wrong You still have to live and try to carry on In unceasing search for some illusive comfort. Refrain. Come, for a moment forget of your doom, See, a ray’s broken out of the gloom and cold To the fading world. Now when it seems that all hope is lost And your worn-out heart's gonna burst in two To the thread of love you hold. And you damn yourself inside Tears of grief you cannot hide. Hellish power you would excel, Strong and grim like doom itself. In your life accursed by force severe and stern Muster up your will and try to carry on Though heavy be the steps of fate you hear. Refrain. Cherished dreams turn to dust So a final die is cast Your eyes depth is dark and fair As sere leaves fly in the air. When in life accursed your mind is ruined and torn And there's nothing left for you to carry on There's no force that can bereave you of the choice. Refrain.
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Weary and silent You stopped over deep in thought, Bliss of the far land Was just the song of old. Flickering softly Arose a frail blue star. Hear the high wind groaning And the dark waves roaring afar. Refrain. Lead through the gloom and fading, Icy rocks cold and drear, Where nothing more is waiting But wells of sorrow. Where the stars are shining Over the rolling sea And the forsaken quay And I will follow. Wraiths of the black days Often would haunt your mind, Dear wounded places Were left long ago behind When you departed To find just more bitter end… Still the world was turning, Deathless fire burning beyond. Refrain. Lead through despair and tears Over the paths of stone Where beds of ancient rivers Are drained and hollow, Where lurking grief and memories Turn to a marvellous song Flowing in the rays of dawn And I will follow. Refrain. Lead through the mists and doubt Fissures and endless frost, Whatever fate’s about To bring tomorrow. Lead to the realm of missing And let the gate out be closed, And time be lost And I will follow.

about

Sometimes dreams, visions, fantasy worlds, stars and galaxies seem closer than the human reality... This is the main idea of the composition "So Far And So Near", and it has become the central idea of the Eternal Wanderers' album of the same name.

The album contains 8 art/progressive/psychedelic rock compositions with total time 64 minutes. Many of them include the orchestral elements.
Within the central idea of the album the compositions touch such topics as the beginning of the World ("And The World Will Be"), beauty lost in wars of all times and sadness that remains ("Mounds"), thoughts about the Man and Fate ("Thread Of Love"), hardly amenable to reason energy of light ("Energy Of Light").

The idea determines the mood of the music - from purely sad "And I Will Follow", solemn "And The World Will Be" to expressive "Energy Of Light" and "As You Wish, I Care Not".

credits

released July 1, 2011

Elena Kanevskaya: vocals, keyboards, samplers
Tatyana Kanevskaya: guitars, backing vocals, samplers
Dmitry Shtatnov: bass, backing vocals, theremin
Sergey Rogulya: drums, percussion
Dmitry Drogunov: flutes, voices

Featured:
Sergey Nikonorov: drums at And The World Will Be, Thread Of Love, And I Will Follow
Leonid Semirukhin: trumpet
Mikhail Mirity: trombone
Anton Baltsevich: oboe
Anton Nikita: French horn
Georgy Mansurov: clarinet
Dmitry Shishkin: violin
Denis Pashchenko: violin
Dmitry Efimov: violin
Sergey Sivolgin: violin
Pavel Bezinsky: viola
Sergey Shavrin: viola
Alena Babakhodzhayeva: cello

Music and lyrics by Elena Kanevskaya and Tatyana Kanevskaya
Produced by Elena Kanevskaya and Tatyana Kanevskaya
Mixed at Capitel Studio, Moscow by Ilya Dontsov
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City by Graham Goldman
Photos by Irina Tchudakova
Cover art and design by Dima Filippov

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