"with his irrepressible due diligence, he quickly set up a mobile recording contraption in the pad I was decamped in, the Florida sunshine flowing through the palm leaves, lithe lizards skittering across the windowsills, and we just went for it. What transpired is They Came Like Swallows, a session we immediately felt should exist as a prayer to the war-torn souls of the families of Palestine continually decimated by the brutality of genocide."
"I had composed and recorded a few pieces at my home studio over the course of a couple weeks. Thurston was spending the winter in South Florida, so I flew down and spent a few days recording his guitar parts in his home there. Watching him spontaneously compose his parts was pretty astonishing, to say the least, Once we'd finished working on those pieces, we began improvising and following wherever the music pointed us, and another few pieces were born."
Thurston Moore and producer-musician Kramer (now Bonner Kramer) collaborated on their first album together, They Came Like Swallows - Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza, released May 1 via Silver Current Records. Recording took place in South Florida with a mobile setup in Moore's home. The project combines composed pieces and improvised duo exchanges. The album is presented as a prayer and sonic activism for families of Palestine affected by war and genocide. The opening track 'Urn Burial' features droning, pulsing textures. Recording emphasized spontaneity, presence, and mutual musical discovery.
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