She’s at it again. Another year-long series of EPs. Putting us all to shame and hooking me in for yet another year of buying every one in a series.
A Compendium of Beasts – Volume 1 is a modern day Medieval Bestiary in sound. Composed, performed and produced by internationally acclaimed musician and composer Laura Cannell.
It’s the first in a series of EPs created to search for strength and solidarity in the world of real and imagined beasts.
Cannell’s ‘Beasts’ series opens the door on a new chapter in which she is searching for meaning amidst chaos. She embraces her feral medieval and improvisatory roots through her instruments as she plays a game of catch and release to explore the minds of these mythical and real animals. Volume 1 features 4 tracks which include the mythical Norfolk puma and the bittern who booms across the marshes.