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Rigil

Your mind is a minefield

About Me

'Im Rigil, a little solo music maker from a small village called wootton. I lived in Bedfordshire (UK) for eighteen years, and now switch between two places. I study at Keele University and live in stoke on trent when im studying. I make music to find some sort of common ground. Switching between two places, its hard to define whats home. Music however doesnt change, its a something that remains the same wherever the location.'
'I never really used to use my voice when it came to my music. Im not overly confident with it which is why its kinda breathy and hushed. On the space there is only one vocal track (Free to Roam). Previously I only had a small fourteen quid microphone, so the quality isnt beautiful. I have recently been in the studio to record a non live version of 'Minefields', 'Full Circle', and a better quality version of 'Free to Roam'. Exciting times...'
'I use music as a form escapism. You can create your own little weird world and get lost within it. I like the thought of other people hearing the tracks, its like im offering them a seat into that world that summed up exactly how I felt at one particular moment in my life.'
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Discography:
RUFS complication (Fenetre Records):FEN002: Various Artists - RUFS Released: January 29th, 2007
This compilation featured many talented artists such as Greg Haines, Svarte Greiner, Opsvik & Jennings, Nick Grey, & Svarte Greiner. The compilation also contains Rigil's 'Questions In Letters'.
Reviews: 5/6 - "a goldmine of talent" -Gaffa.dk5/6 -Stavanger Aftenblad
A Dynamophone Compendium: Archetype | June 2007
A complete sampler of Dynamophone's entire 2006-2007 catalogue of artists. Limited edition of 500. Full Circle and Wheatfields are included on this compilation along with some beautiful and amazing songs from my label mates.
Here too are a few cheeky little kodak moments:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/2/2006
Band Members: Rob Slade
Influences: Sigur ros
Mum
Nitin Sawhney
Rob Dougan
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Rigil : Full Circle Lyrics

I remember stormy skies
Leaves that crack as you walk
A clear layer covered our path
The ice would shine

My fingers were warm but numb
Wrapped around yours
Your embrace like a cage
We’ll follow this road

Don’t know what to do
When it finishes
Ill find a new direction
Which way will you turn?

I hope we come full circle
I hope we come full circle
I hope we come full circle

My fingers are crossed
We’ll see each other again soon
With new stories and anecdotes
Of our travels and time apart

Who did you meet?
What did they say?
Sleeping under the stars
The support of strangers

I see your tracks in the snow
Not far ahead of me
Were on are way back to where this started
I gather pace

I hope we come full circle
I hope we come full circle
I hope we come full circle
I hope we come full circle

Rigil: Free To Roam Lyrics:
It takes you hours to get in
But soon you are warm

Your feet sink down in the sand
Keep moving forward

It wraps around you like a blanket
It moves on its own

It’s in complete control of you
You’ve been here before, and soon

You sway with it, don’t try to fight it, don’t try to fight it
You sway with it, It takes you under, you cant breathe.

Shut your eyes
Close your mouth
Don’t try to listen

Shut your eyes
Close your mouth
Move with the Current

You’ve been under longer than
Than you can remember

You could now go on land now
But you turn down the offer

You belong here with us now
In the sea like a creature

Slits form you neck like gills
And skin be-tween fingers

You sway with it, don’t try to fight it, don’t try to fight it
You sway with it, It takes you under, you cant breathe.

Undiscovered, Unknown, and free to roam
Undiscovered, Unknown, and free to roam
Undiscovered, Unknown, and free to roam

free to roam,
free to roam,
free to roam,
free to roam.

Record Label: Dynamophone
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Big Dishes and Dampened Cows

Went to this amazing little place called Jodrell Bank.Its had a giant massive big dish. To hear aliens and comets and little star explosions millions of miles away:Then when inside I went on some cool...
Posted by Rigil on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:20:00 PST

Rigil vs Revision... a temporary cure.

I have entered a pretty mental battle with revision... and here is what happened in the clash today. I got seriously bored of revision.. it was winning. Rigil 0, Revision 1. So I thought long and ...
Posted by Rigil on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:06:00 PST

Meep Meep, SPARTAN

Hi Hi,Hope you are well.Man, how stressfull is this time year. Its all pretty mental, but its still all good fun. I love uni, but at the same time right now, I cannot wait for it to finish. I have had...
Posted by Rigil on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:17:00 PST

Betty Crockers Pest Control

Moshi Moshi,Just informing of a little fancy dress. Me and a flatmate went to a bug ball for a friends 23rd. Everyone was dressed as pretty bugs and butterflys.....So we went as Betty Crockers Pest Co...
Posted by Rigil on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:30:00 PST

My Fish CREW

Hi hi,I have a slight confession to make. I am in love with my pet goldfisheses. I think its time I introduce these amazing fishes. meeep.This one is called Uncle Bulbus. He is a beast.This little whi...
Posted by Rigil on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:16:00 PST

old skool toe

I went to a little school disko this week.It was immense, but it seemed that everyone else that went was not aware of the fancy dress theme.meh.... it made it all the more special.But now my second sm...
Posted by Rigil on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:39:00 PST

2008

Hi hi,I truly cannot believe another year has just dissapeared! Its so scary how fast they can just turn up, and then with the smallest of noises and notices, they just blur into the next one.This yea...
Posted by Rigil on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:16:00 PST

I wore a Beret

This week has been totally crushing!I have a million deadlines to meet, and very little time.... hmmm.Maybe I should not leave everything to the last minute hey? But you know what its like.You think y...
Posted by Rigil on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:18:00 PST

i got two little fishes

Hi hi,Hope all is cool. I got two little pet fishes not tooo long ago. One is called britney, as aparently that it what my chav baby will be called. Immense. And the second little ditty is called Uncl...
Posted by Rigil on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:23:00 PST

Photography

Hey,Hope you are well.I have put up some new pictures that I have taken recently onto this profile. If you go to the pictures section, they are placed in the album entitled photography. What a catchey...
Posted by Rigil on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:07:00 PST