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Salix - Matem (Ascending on Wings of Quartz)

from Winter Ceremonial

February 11th, 2022
4 tracks
21:18
Winter Ceremonial
Winter Ceremonial
Salix - Matem (Ascending on Wings of Quartz)
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Salix - Matem (Ascending on Wings of Quartz)
Salix
Exiled from home, self-imposed I seek riches in death I hurl myself from a cliff Yet my body remains, despite my attempts to leave I dive beneath the lake, and still I will not die Matem, great bird of prey I beseech thee for aid, teach me to fly My body transforms into a white eagle Returned to my home, to find for years I've flown through sky and by feather, my form unfettered Exalted now as the spirit, I gather my slaves on the beach They place my harpoon on the sand And I summon a totem to stand
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Winter Ceremonial is an homage to the stories of the Kwakwakaʼwakw.

Credits

all music written and recorded by Salix.
Logo, typeface, and design by Jdecker.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Roach at Rain City Recorders.

Conceived, written, and recorded on unceded Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.