Glamourie - Shrine Visit at Ox Hour

from This Is Not An Hermetic Library Anthology Album -4 by The Hermetic Library

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Shrine Visit at Ox Hour
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In Japan, a curse called “ushi no koku mairi” (丑の刻参り) is supposed to be performed at the hour of the ox (between 1 and 3 AM). The practitioner —usually a scorned woman— dressed in white, wearing a mirror on her chest and crowned with an iron ring with three lit candles on it, drives nails into a sacred tree in a Shinto shrine to harm her victim. The idea of this track is to give to hear the nocturnal atmosphere of this ritual where the blows of mallet resound.

Ambient project by French musician Merle Bardenoir, Glamourie updates its meaning of ‘enchantment’ through a sound exploration of magical themes such as witchcraft, fairylore or medieval legends.

The use of hammered dulcimer, alto flute or traditional percussion transformed live by effects units gives Glamourie an organic aspect drawing its sources from psychedelic folk, minimalism, experimental electronic and early music.

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from This Is Not An Hermetic Library Anthology Album -4, released November 24, 2022

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