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Songs of Unearthly Longing

by Calitys

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there is a land of mellow dawn which smells of almond bloom and rain and in the land a golden lake its water lulling with delight to drink its water means forget the world of hurt the world beyond to drink its water means forget and forge a path to Almaren forget me not when spring will bloom in valleys green at mellow dawn my Lover Deer we'll meet again when lake will up and turn to rain
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And if I wait a lifetime and a day will you come back to hold me And if I wait a lifetime and a day will you come back my rose of Jericho the morning mist will lead your footsteps to my door dissolving dark will wash your weary eye And if I wait a lifetime and a day will you come back To hold me Will you come back, my rose? Those cherry blossoms will make my bridal veil Once mournful bells will toll anew with joy And if I wait that lifetime and that day You will come back to hold / to hold / to hold me
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Interlude 02:04
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When I open this door I'm the rain that nurtures the ground above you When I open this door I'm the raging fire beneath your senseless shell I will seep through like dirt Just to be by your side I will turn to stone I will kill all light Isn't this night too dark for you, love? Isn't this house all too silent? Isn't this garden too empty for you, love? Isn't this earth too lonely?
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you used to say the water doesn't feel the water has no heart to hurt but river told me her liquid limbs caress the stone and only moon her sister knows how to hold her mm-mm, mm-mm and when she nears the gates of sea she longs (for) the source that mothered her to Earth she knows the depth will take her in will swallow and dissolve her mm-mm she sighs like rain and cries like mist she carries down her dowry of fluid hopes and shapeless dreams of boundless love & eternal longing
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Outro 04:54

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released July 14, 2023

On sound structures that are formed by an elegant dance of guitars (Daniele) and piano (Mara), ethereal voices (Daina) weaves a world animated by intense and lemotional exchanges between human and non-human beings. The dialogue extends not only between entities and worlds but also between different modes of being. Field-recordings add to the voyage between these different modes in conveying a more grounded and nearly tangible terrain before the reaching surreal territories.

The name of the band, Calitys, is borrowed from a beetle, Calitys scabra. This tiny beetle inhabits old spruce, fir and pine, in its larval stage feeds on mushrooms. The exoskeleton of adult individuals looks like tree bark covered with lichen, making them nearly invisible. Calitys is quickly losing its habitat due to human activities of deforestation. As most insect species, this too is faced with the threat of extinction in the near future of disastrous climate.

Calitys are:

Daina Dieva - vocals, guitar, fieldrecordings
Mara Lasi - piano, organ
Daniele Serra - voice, acoustic and electric guitar, samples

All music composed and performed by Calitys
All lyrics by Daina Dieva

Mixed at "Neurohabitat studio" by S. Balestrazzi (TAC, Kirlian Camera, Dream Weapon Ritual)

Design, layout, font art by Daniele Serra
Photos by Daina Dieva

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Calitys Sardinia, Italy

Calitys is a collaboration between the Sardinian duo Mara Lasi & Daniele Serra, also known as Medusa's Spell, and Lithuanian sound artist Daina Dieva. Their epistolary exchange takes the shape of sombre solastalgic songs.

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