{"product_id":"the-sacrifice","title":"The Sacrifice","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, a year shaped by stringent COVID-19 restrictions, many of us paused for thought about our collective futures. For First Light Records, this reflection, plus the support of Sound and Music's Composer-Curator programme, led to the development of Unbuilt Sound, a new series of commissions centred around acoustic ecology; the relationship between listener and environment. The first iteration of the Unbuilt Sound series sees Flora Yin-Wong retreat to an isolated cabin outside Machynlleth, North Wales, to collect the field recordings that provide the basis for her folklore-inspired album, The Sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collage of twisted field recordings, rich waves of synth, and whispered vocals, The Sacrifice oscillates between gentle familiarity and dreamlike distortions, inspiring a folkloric sense of place that extends across time. Softly dissonant drones envelop the sounds of rocks underfoot and rippling pools, a continuous call and response between artist and landscape. These themes are perhaps best captured on \u003ci\u003eWillow Bends\u003c\/i\u003e, which features spoken word written and performed by Berlin's Rachel Lyn. \u003ci\u003eRide\u003c\/i\u003e, she says, \"these ancient and contemporary currents, carrying their secrets from up-stream. Wanderwaves, when pebbles skip across the ripples, I reflect upon it, this water mirror...\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Light","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\" - 1160744","offer_id":50458744193355,"sku":"1160744","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-sacrifice","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}