The Old Century, by Don Peris

The Old Century

by Don Peris

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1.	ElectroStar 01:50	info	buy track
2.	The Old Century 02:50		buy track
3.	PennyLand 02:20		buy track
4.	Concertina 04:17		buy track
5.	Palos Verdes 01:51		buy track
6.	Catalonia 03:46		buy track
7.	Flight 02:18		buy track
8.	History in G minor 02:23		buy track
9.	Holiday Beach 02:59		buy track
10.	Speedwell Forge 03:38		buy track
11.	Marisol 02:42		buy track
12.	Operadio 01:06		buy track
13.	Swansea 02:28		buy track
14.	Ranger 02:08		buy track
15.	Bicycling 02:02		buy track

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www.donperis.com
www.theinnocencemission.com

Don Peris is the long-time guitarist for the innocence mission. His newest release, The Old Century, is a tranquil, melodic, heartfelt collection of songs without words, composed for guitar, and beautifully recorded in his home studio in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

On The Old Century, Don shows a great regard for melody and the structure of song, a strong desire to create, yet a diminished ability to sing and write lyrics. Through music, Peris finds he can speak what he can not find in words to say. Books and musical influences often come together in strange and beautiful ways. The song Concertina, for example, leads one to think of Edison, Menlo Park, the World's Fair, a string of light bulbs, Niagara, a wagon of rain. "While I was writing one of the songs for this collection, I came upon a passage in a book I was reading, describing New York City on a golden Autumn afternoon as being 'bathed in the light of the previous century'. That phrase seemed to resonate with the sounds I was hearing, " says Peris.

Like most people, his musical tastes span a wide landscape. However, David Mansfield's Heaven's Gate, the works of Nick Drake, Karen Peris (the innocence mission), Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters), the John Williams recordings of Barrios, Tom Waits, Radiohead are much-loved standbys.

"I studied classical guitar in college and have spent the subsequent years enamored with the poetic voice of this humble instrument. I also love the atmospheric tone that can be created by the electric guitar. I use a 1954 Gretsch Electromatic hollow-body, a Gretsch 6120, a numerous assortment of 60's Guild nylon-stringed guitars, my 70's Guild D44 steel string, a noisy Princeton Reverb amp and a recycled 3/4 size student cello."

Don Peris's spiritual roots are expressed through his instrumentals. "While music conveys so many emotions and flashes so many images, I am most taken by it's ability to hint at the beauty of Creation and to reach the goodness that is in all," remarks Peris.

credits

released May 1, 2013

Don Peris - guitars, ukulele, cello, drums, bells
Karen Peris - Accordion
Drew Peris - Violin
Anna Peris - Violin

Recorded at home in Lancaster, PA
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield

www.theinnocencemission.com

Jemez Mountain Records 2013

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SUN ON THE SQUARE

The title track may be one of the group’s most quietly devastating songs; its lyrics speak of resilience and hope, but the addition of each new instrument introduces turbulence and melancholy. Sun on the Square is a fragile, gorgeous record, one that is as carefully plotted as it is deeply affecting. - Bandcamp Seven Essential Release ... more

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