ALABASTER DEPLUME - A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole DON HENLEY in its melody and backbeat

in its melody and backbeat

sonically ambitious yet canonically familiar songs that both propel Ward's reach and satisfy longtime fans

Equally inspired by vintage sounds from Chicago and Detroit

and the producer Teo Macero then cut them into segments

Only Human

ALABASTER DEPLUME - A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole DON HENLEY in its melody and backbeatCD A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole is the latest album from London based composer poet activist improviser Alabaster DePlume, his first major work following 2022s GOLD and 2020's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol 1. The 11 song album covers all of DePlumes musical touchstones: lush and gentle instrumentals informed by ghostly ancient folk melodies; groove focused rhythm explorations as a bed for self searching spoken declamations; sweeping and beautiful