Description
Forces is a compilation of nine songs written and collected between 2012 and 2022. The album addresses the forces that rule our lives; our connection to nature and also the obstacles that seem to get in the way of us having more harmonious relationships with each other and our environment. The songs speak to decisive moments: when a calling received a response, when a wave was caught, when an image was captured.
Conceived as an artwork, Forces comes with analog photographs that were taken in the same 10-year period. Ela has produced a hand-bound, signed, limited edition book of 100 copies with the images and lyrics that you can purchase directly from her by writing to connect@elaspalding.com
Co–produced with Estudio Nuboso (www.estudionuboso.org) part of the proceeds go towards the care of a very special piece of cloud forest in Panama – El Jilguero Reserve.
Tape version release on June 24th, 2023 with Rehberge Records.
credits
released December 21, 2022
Forces was recorded at home in Berlin, with field recordings gathered in Panama and Europe.
Music and lyrics by Ela Spalding.
Goldmines: cello, arrangement and mix by Barnaby Tree. And the band version, with Manuel Ferrer, Benito Bermúdez and David Caparó, was recorded live by Diego Pittí.
Digital mix and master by Michael Hughes
Analog re-master by Rachel Taylor of Rehberge Records.
