One if By Land, Two if By Sea

Photo by Travis Gray

From the album The Forest & The Sea by Leafcutter John:
In the Morning
Seba
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As I've said before, i like when records tell stories. this one in particular by London-based electronic composer, John Burton (aka Leafcutter John), telling the tale of a couple that gets lost in a forest. they stray so far from home that they have no choice but to sleep there with the other forest-dwellers. morning comes and they climb to the top of a moutain. one between the forest and the sea. instead of leaving through the forest, they take the sea. blair witch project meets 'folktronica.' really. on a serious note, it's a beautiful and calming album from the first to the last track. those chosen above--well the first follows a full-dream sequence where the couple is sleeping. and they're trying to decide how to get out that morning. then the second is about deciding to the take the sea. i suppose about being free and less constricted in general. stop rushing. slow down. enjoy life.