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From out of woods, over lakes and hills,
and into the early morning streets where
you walked, emerged a mist of beautiful
sadness...
After four years comes 'The Spirit Of Elegy',
an album of ten exquisitely sorrowful songs,
written, performed and produced by Sonny,
and recorded in London over the period of
a year.
Take solace...
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'The Spirit Of Elegy'
1. The Mourning Mist
2. Frost Fair (London Elegy)
3. Earth And Dust
4. Lighthouses For The Desolate
5. The Body Attains The End Which Comes To Us All
6. The Affliction Of Childhood
7. Solace
8. The Spirit Of Elegy
9. Anthem For Radiant Trees
10. Rhapsody (After The Teares)
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Quotes from reviews and comments
"A highly complex, reverential album...
the world outside may well pause while
you listen"
Liam Pennington, High Voltage
"It doesn't conform to anything that is going
on elsewhere and for that you deserve great
credit"
Simon Raymonde, Bella Union
"'The Spirit Of Elegy' is an oddity"
Anthony Dhanendran, Penny Black Music
"It is heartfelt, spaced out and cinematic. It is lush
and delicate and centered...'The Spirit Of Elegy' is
one to stick on the record player"
Nicole Farrell, Bearded Magazine
"Stunning stuff...it's very special"
Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6Music
"Refined, crafted, restrained...splendidly exquisite
and warmly recommended"
Sean Worrall, Organ Magazine
"Moving, sacred and at times heartbreaking, 'The Spirit Of Elegy'
glows with a warmth that its creator has etched into every track"
Carl Williams, Last Broadcast
"A crepuscular album"
Chris Evans, 'The Curve Ball' WCR-FM
"It's rare that something comes along that is so far from the
mainstream that it becomes hard to describe or draw realistic
parallels to"
Laura R, The-Mag
"Each song is a masterpiece in its own right, sparkling in unison
as the album pulls together...something with such melancholy
beauty shouldn't be left in the dark"
Olivia Jaremi, Tasty Fanzine
"Luscious and hypnotic...beautifully weird and wonderful...
the tracks unfold gracefully but poignantly and swill around
the room cocooning the listener in rich and warm sound"
Toxic Pete
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'Twilight-World Music'
1. Oneness I (Inner Ear Spectrum)
2. Places For Healing
3. (a) Pyaasa (b) She Moved Through The Fair
4. The Presence Of Blue Light
5. Twilight/Live In The World
6. Stillness: Luminosity At Dawn
7. Twilight Revisited
8. Oneness II (The Life Of Scattered Stones)
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Promotional video for 'The Mourning Mist' from 'The Spirit Of Elegy'
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/8/2006
Band Website: minimal-escentmusic.com
Band Members: Sonny(Voice & Music)
Influences: So much has been an
inspiration and influence
over the years;
the following have been
nourishment for the soul
these past couple of years,
whilst making the new album.
In the heart they dwell...

Cocteau Twins
'Treasure'
'Victorialand'
'Blue Bell Knoll'

All About Eve
'Touched By Jesus'
'Ultraviolet'

David Sylvian
'Secrets Of The Beehive'
'Blemish'

Kate Bush
'Aeriel'

William Blake

Hope Sandoval
And The Warm Inventions
'Bavarian Fruit Bread'

Frederick Delius
'On Hearing The First Cuckoo
In Spring'

Lisa Gerrard
'Immortal Memory'

The Sundays
'Blind'

Samuel Palmer
(for the deeply toned idylls)

Morrissey
'Vauxhall And I'

Talk Talk
'The Colour Of Spring'

Tyrannosaurus Rex
'Unicorn'

William Byrd
'Songs Of Sundrie Natures'

Stina Nordenstam
'The World Is Saved'

Scott Walker
'Scott 3'
'Tilt'

The Oak Grove, Hampshire
(where I saw 'them' shining)

Dead Can Dance
'Aion'
'Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun'

The Lilac Time
'Astronauts'

Marc Almond
'Stranger Things'

Lake Coniston, Cumbria
(for the mist)

Siouxsie And The Banshees
'A Kiss In The Dreamhouse'

Francoise Hardy
'Tant De Belle Choses'

'The Wind In The Willows'
(Like dappled sunlight through trees)

The Innocence Mission
'Birds Of My Neighborhood'

Nico
'The Marble Index'

JMW Turner

Cranes
'Forever'

'The Railway Children' (1970)

The National Portrait Gallery
(to commune with those long since gone)

Nick Drake
'Five Leaves Left'

Shelleyan Orphan
'Helleborine'

John Clare

Sounds Like: 21st century Romanticism
Record Label: Minimal-escent Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

’Frost Fair’ On BBC Radio 6Music Tonight

Tom Robinson will be playing 'Frost Fair' for the third time tonight on his 'Introducing' show at http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/ between 12.00-2.00...
Posted by Sonny on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:07:00 PST

New Album Review In Penny Black Music Magazine

Quite a good review. I am not a trained chorister though. Working class people have to teach themselves...Sonny: The Spirit of Elegy Reviewed By: Anthony Dhanendran Label: Minimal-escent Music Format:...
Posted by Sonny on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:29:00 PST

Forthcoming Interview On BBC 6Music

Dear Friends,I have been invited by the producer of BBC 6Music, to be interviewed by Tom Robinson for his 'Introducing' radio show. It will be broadcast on 17th November. This is certainly good news, ...
Posted by Sonny on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:16:00 PST

New Album Review In The Beat Surrender

(The last bit doesn't make much sense, but not a bad review) Sonny - The Spirit Of ElegyThis is a really hard one for me to review as I have nothing to really compare it to, although it has an ambient...
Posted by Sonny on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:57:00 PST

Review In High Voltage Magazine

Sonny - The Spirit Of Elegy (Minimal-escent) North-West London based Sonny has moved with an ethereal quality into The Spirit of Elegy, a highly complex, reverential album of orchestral and instrument...
Posted by Sonny on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:15:00 PST

Sonny To Be Played On ’The Curve Ball’ On Wolverhampton City Radio 9pm Tonight

I will be played on 'The Curve Ball' tonight on http://www.wcrfm.com/ which can be heard live online from 9-11pm. This is Wolverhampton city radio 101.8 WCR FM
Posted by Sonny on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:07:00 PST

Frost Fair On BBC Radio 6 Music Again

Tom Robinson played 'Frost Fair' on his sunday 'Introducing' show. It can be heard for the remainder of this week at http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/ tracklisting_20080914.s...
Posted by Sonny on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:54:00 PST

The Spirit Of Elegy Review In Bearded Magazine

Sonny - The Spirit of Elegy (Minimal-escent)There are many breeds of chill-out and ambient electronica. There are the hard-core soundscapes, there are the spoken word trip-outs, and there are the beat...
Posted by Sonny on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:15:00 PST

Special Edition Box Of The Spirit Of Elegy Available To Pre-Order Now

On monday 1st September, the special edition of 'The Spirit Of Elegy' is released. The CD includes an eight page booklet of lyrics, executed in calligraphy, with photographic work, and comes in a numb...
Posted by Sonny on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:57:00 PST

Organ Magazine Review The Spirit Of Elegy

The Spirit Of Elegy (Minimal-Escent) Radiant plaintive minimal blend of considered simple rich vocals and ambient romanticism. Indeed a spiritual elegy refined, crafted, restrained orchestral elec...
Posted by Sonny on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:56:00 PST