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  • Pantaleimon ?'Mercy Oceans' - Cargo Records UK

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    "What I know about Pantaleimon is that it serves as a moniker [name she most likely borrowed from St. Panteleimon - whose name means "all merciful"] used by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Andria Degens. What I also know is her music pours out onto the page like a bleeding heart. Music she holds within her was only released after she took an extended trip around the world. It was then she realized the need to give birth to what we can now all take part in. I've not followed her musical whereabouts since the beginning. But, all is not lost as her latest batch of releases confirms she is someone whose endearing, restrained talent is something to cheer about".

    "Her second album "Mercy Oceans" is a sort of catharsis that one needs to undergo during ones lifespan. It's music that is whispered. Notions are suggested while Degens' heart bleeds all over the speakers. This is as naked as music gets - where the soul is left barren, where possibilities exist for a better and greater tomorrow. One would like to believe that people will start their own private revolution upon hearing these songs. Degens has a keen ability to hold ones attention.

    Each phrase is uttered with utmost attention to details. Each breath is filled with meaning and holds weight. With each minute, one gets a sense of floating mere inches above a large body of water in a state of weightlessness. Every time she strikes the dulcimer, plucks the mandolin, or adds drones to the mix, one is struck by the wonder of it all. With guests such as Baby Dee [harp], Isobel Campbell [cello, piano, glockenspiel and vocals], Keith Wood [guitar], the music takes on the aura of near hallowed beauty. "We Love" comes across as one of the most striking examples of Degens at her peak.

    The vocals are sung with graceful lift, while the whispering dulcimer and cello melodies send shivers down the spine. Later, on "Born Into You", the string instruments and drones add up to bliss as Degens sends waves of shimmering cascades from her mouth. The crowning peak comes on "I Am", where the vocals are austere, dulcimer particularly hypnotic and the piece ends with dead silence. "Mercy Oceans" is a hill of peace and calmness spread across time and space".– Tom Sekowski

    Tracklisting:
    1. Under The Water
    2. We Love
    3. The Sun Came Out
    4. High Star
    5. All The Birds
    6. Born Into You
    7. At Dawn
    8. Raw Heart
    9. I Am
    10. Storm And Thunder
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  • Pantaleimon ?'Heart Of The Sun' - Cargo Records UK

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    Pantaleimon 'Heart Of The Sun'

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    Heart Of The Sun is a remix album based on original Pantaleimon material from Andria Degens' 2007 album Mercy Oceans.

    The list of remixers ranges from the extremely well known to the downright obscure, but all contributors manage to preserve the essence of the original music to some extent, even if structurally the songs themselves might be radically re-imagined or thoroughly overhauled. Former Wolf Eyes member and present-day stadium rocker Andrew WK kicks off the album with a reworking of 'At Dawn (Vogel)'. In every respect it's a long, long way away from 'Party Hard'.

    Staying very much within the parameters of Pantaleimon's droning doom-folk sound, he weaves a blend of ominous synth tones and soft, layered vocals. Next Colin Potter delivers a fresh take on 'The Sun Came Out (Dawn Porous)', sounding all very harmonious and almost Cocteau Twins-like, only for fellow Nurse With Wound contributor Andrew Liles to opt for a slightly more minimal approach on 'All The Birds (Melting Canvas)', resulting in a sparse, very aloof and detached sounding ambience.

    Other highlights come from Stephen O'Malley, Fovea Hex, Plinth and CarterTutti, all of whom stay within the parameters established by Pantaleimon's own mixes – two of which ('Today For Shore' and 'Another Day Tomorrow') appear here. Boomkat

    Tracklisting:
    1. At Dawn (Vogel)
    2. The Sun Came Out (Dawn Porous)
    3. Under The Water (Iridescence)
    4. All The Brids (Melting Canvas)
    5. Today For Shore
    6. Storm And Thunder (Toxoplasmosis)
    7. Bourne (Somnialescent)
    8. Even If Love (Eclipse)
    9. Pure Raw Heart (Cloisters)
    10. Heart Of The Sun (Shimmering)
    11. We Love (Pink Light)
    12. High Star (Celestial Voices)
    13. I Am (Silver Dust)
    14. Another Day Tomorrow
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