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Two Dangers

by Inga Liljeström

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kev0nbandcamp3 I never knew Australian bluegrass was a thing until now. Inga's voice and compositional skills work perfectly in this genre. The whole album spellbinding, particularly the less orchestrated tracks. Favorite track: Black Is The Colour.
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Hassles Like a forest one longs to be lost in.
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1.
Katie Cruel 03:15
2.
Under the mistletoe Cuckoo shrieks and woodswallow I'll make my fire with you I'm gonna make my fire with you Under the curious gaze Of a moon in a headlight haze Towns people are disgraced As you make a lover of me you do You make a lover Oh, how beautifully tied To you I am Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Oh, how beautifully tied To you I am Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Your wishing bone hands Under his dark beard I'm sleeping His heart is a gambler and me I'm a weeping Willow with my limbs so long And I carry his heart in my song Under this roof top steepled A whittled girl meets her wooden maker Carve a heart out of me sir With your name writ in me I am stirred, I am stirred Oh, how beautifully tied To you I am Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Oh, how beautifully tied To you I am Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands Oh your fire Your wishing bone hands
3.
This is all I've known And this is all that is And how could you love me Oh, with words like that It's the kill, it's the bloodstain It's the kill, it's the bloodstain Copy paste is dangerous for the world Words with no mouth And you touch with no meaning With sure footedness I'll crack the heart of him Beautifully human I'm crying out for him now I thought I'd lost all meaning I'm crying out for him now I'm crying out It's the kill It's the bloodstain It's the kill It's the bloodstain It's the way he says my name Over and over and over again It's the kill It's the bloodstain It's the kill It's the bloodstain It's the way he says my name Over and over and over again
4.
Leaves 04:33
Leaves that have known The pressure of your feet Your weight and your women Your laughter my sweet Leaves that have blown Across your beautiful face And undressed you like winter And you, you full of grace Copy paste is dangerous for the world When you and I are finally no one The weight from our hallowed bones We will run, we will run When you and I are finally no- one The weight from our hallowed bones We will run, we will run Darling, I remember You in your sunday best Your old car yard Our rusted hearts Tin cans blowing a din In the tatters of my autumn dress How in your arms i was blessed In a song that only knew us Only knew the notes of us
5.
Bird 03:25
My dad he fell in love with a bird My dad he fell in love with a bird Sweetest words I ever heard Sweetest words I ever heard Fed her from the palm of his hand Fed her from the palm of his hand And this was his first love This was his true love One morning, one morning She did come calling Of death she had heard Through the night One morning, one morning She did come calling Of death she had heard Through the darkest night So she did cover him With fern and braken And lay atop of him With her black beating wing This murder of crows They come from below And gather your bones And carry you home This murder of crows They come from below And gather your bones And carry you home My dad he told this story to me My dad he told this story to me My dad he told this story to me Oh, with eyes black as coal You look just like she Oh, with eyes black as coal You look just like she Oh, with eyes black as coal You look just like she
6.
Two Dangers 05:22
Strange lights In the trees that night Come out Anaraks and holding hands tight We escape for a while Don't know where you've been Don't know where you've been Don't know who you've been seeing Between two dangers Of finding love And losing love It was in your steps Your movements Your courage Mouths never spoken Such sweet sorrow Such sweet sadness Between two dangers Of finding love And losing love It breaks our bones It breaks us open With clothes unstitched Our hearts in bits Between two dangers Of finding love And losing love Oh between Finding love And losing love Oh between Finding love And losing love
7.
Crestfallen 04:04
In rabbit skin In an old rusty tin I'll hide it from him I'll hide it from him I beg with the gods You'll be heavy on me Heavy on my bones And hard to breathe The wind she blew A spell in our room A storm in us, we turn to lust We snagged a deer with an arrow And cried salty tears for the morrow The morrow We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun A pelt of fur And your fingers worn And your words cut through This earthly form And all I held back you robbed me of Thieving ways unknown to love The salt on your brow I'll never forget The taste of it The taste of it What's life after all And yes, you will fall Yes, you will fall The crestfallen The crestfallen We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun
8.
9.
I met my love down by the sea On a bridge he found me His heart was full of arrows Rib cage full of sparrows All my war wounds he did bind I was drunk on holy wine Joan of arc heart shining clear Dressed in armour as battles near Me and my warfaring ways Are nearly over Me and my warfaring ways Are nearly over I am gonna run With you And I am gonna run With you I am gonna take this wounded heart And run with you Oh my love where have you been Fighting battles never win I'm a soldier for your love I heard the call from god above Me and my warfaring ways Are nearly over Me and my warfaring ways Are nearly over I am gonna run With you And I am gonna run With you I am gonna take this wounded heart And run with you I surrender with a white flag I surrender with a white flag I surrender with a white flag I surrender with a white flag
10.
Wooden Leg 04:16
From the boat Wooden and oared Wooden leg Anchor of stone Light us a fire We burn once again Your pipe I smoke You warm me again my friend We've been afloat On this girl for days We crash on her rocks Violent and grazed This can't go on This can't last With our hearts of stone And our paper mast We just go down, down, down... From the boat Wooden and oared Foam in your mouth Starfish afloat The sinking sound Cracks in my throat We go down We just go down This can't last This won't last With our hearts of stone And our paper mast I will love I will love again I will love I will love again Not the same girl I was before
11.
12.
In rabbit skin In an old rusty tin I'll hide it from him I'll hide it from him I beg with the gods You'll be heavy on me Heavy on my bones And hard to breathe The wind she blew A spell in our room A storm in us, we turn to lust We snagged a deer with an arrow And cried salty tears for the morrow The morrow We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun A pelt of fur And your fingers worn And your words cut through This earthly form And all I held back you robbed me of Thieving ways unknown to love The salt on your brow I'll never forget The taste of it The taste of it What's life after all And yes, you will fall Yes, you will fall The crestfallen The crestfallen We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun We move like horses do in the dawn With black mane and sunlight in your eyelashes form A shadow for me to lie and be your faun

about

These recordings began on lazy sunday afternoons in windblown weatherboard homes in the Blue Mountains in Australia.

4 stars- "The much- travelled Inga Liljestrom can do, and has done, pretty much anything, from art-rock to dance. Still, an album of sometimes bare folk was probably not why anyone was expecting, though there’s no surprise to find she’s doing it so well. Opening with the traditional ‘Katie Cruel’ (sounding very much the modern Karen Dalton) and nearly ending with Cat Steven’s ‘Trouble’ (sounding much earthier and compelling than the old Cat) might suggest familiar travels, but that’s not how Liljestrom works. Her own songs dominate, with tracks such as ‘Wishing Bone'(‘A whittled girl meets her wooden maker/ Carve a heart out of me sir”) and ‘Bloodstain'(“It’s the kill it’s the bloodstain/ it’s the way he says my name”) early on putting a level of discomfit underneath violin or banjo. And the almost buoyant ‘Bird’, the uneasy string-enhanced ‘Crestfallen’ and the beautifully interior ‘Some Say (I Got Devil) hold you intently." (Bernard Zuel Sydney Morning Herald. Australia.)

"...positively drips with goosebump-y atmosphere. While Liljestrom’s remarkable vocals represent a compelling centrepiece on their own, it’s the depth of interplay with the instrumental arrangements that heightens the levels of tension on a yearning cover of traditional folk song ‘Katie Cruel’. Elsewhere ‘Wooden Leg’ sees swooping violins adding a chill-inducing European cinematic edge to Liljestrom’s obsessive-sounding chanteuse vocal. Elsewhere, the duet between Liljestrom’s vocals and Mikelangelo’s ghostly backing harmonies on ‘Take Hold Of My Heart’ offers up a delicate lullaby complete with feathery guitars that carries a darker undercurrent that feels almost like something out of a David Lynch film. It’s not hard to see why The Church describe Liljestrom as one of Australia’s best kept secrets and this could easily be her best album yet." (bmamag, Australia).

"Her voice visit genres with a great virtuosity and probably benefits from the many visited countries. There is true freedom within the titles of this young woman. It does not scatter. She knows what she wants. This is not her first attempt. She composed music for films and released five albums already. She is not a beginner. Compared to Calamity Jane for her previous album, Inga is frank and fearless. She easily juggles genres. She is comfortable with folk, musical confidence as manly enough rock but decent rock. Inga demonstrated a well quenched character. It’s a real danger to smooth it. She avoids that with a passion extending to every moment. Inga is a sacred character to discover!" (etatcritique.com, France)

"Inga Liljeström unveils an album tinged with a poignant and fascinating sensitivity. This woman is precious…enjoy her tales with sensitivity and attention...a mix of folk to blues, with lavish 50’s bewitchery. Emotions sometimes overwhelm us, with the fascination and melancholy felt listening to this wonderful storyteller. It tears us, this famous tremor in her voice like butterflies that travel furiously in our guts, as does the delicate vocals pierce us. The stories told by Inga are beautifully poignant, it’s even with some regret, that I share it with you. This woman is like a treasure we want to keep forever for ourselves." (Lilie Del Sol, Indierockmag, France)

credits

released June 2, 2014

All tracks written by Inga liljestom except tracks 1 and 12- traditional; track 8 by Mikelangelo; track 9 by Melanie Safka; and track 13 by Cat Stevens.
Musicians-
Rens Van der Zalm- baritone guitar, guitar and mandolin on tracks 1, 7, 12, and tenor accordion on track 7, 13.
Lenny Marks- slide guitar on tracks 1, 12, E bow on track 13.
Michael Bridges- violin and saw on tracks 7, 13.
Veronique Serret- voisin and string arrangements on tracks 5, 10, 14.
Lloyd Swanton- double bass on track 7, 10.
Sloth (Adam Burrell) - trumpet and own arrangements on tracks 5, 10.
Liberty Kerr- improvised cello on track 5.
Stu Hunter- piano on track 10.
Jean-Philippe Feiss- cello on track 2.
Guillaume Magne- guitar, banjo, shaker, hand claps, backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6, 11, and string arrangement on track 2.
Julien Ome- mandolin, banjo, backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6, 11.
Melissa Cox- violin and backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6, 11.
Marion Grandjean- percussion on track 3.
Mikelangelo- vocals and guitar on track 8.
Michael Lira- all instruments and arrangements on track 4; clarinet, bass clarinet, double bass on track 6; piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitars, percussion on track 14.
Inga Liljestrom- vocals on all tracks; nylon string guitar on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13.


1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13 Recorded live and mixed by John Kelly in various lounge rooms in Australia. 2, 6, 11 Recorded and mixed in a school by Olivier Gascoin. 3 Recorded and mixed in a lounge room by Jonathan Reig. 4 recorded in lounge rooms by Inga Liljestrom and Michael Lira. Mastered by Bob Scott and Jonathan Reig.

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Inga Liljeström Melbourne, Australia

I am an Australian/Finnish composer, vocalist and performer. I've also begun to experiment with film, collage, music for installations and an iPhone app, and have recently collaborated with universities in Australia and Finland in music and performance art.

Currently based in the UK.

Banner photography by Sarah Delaney. Profile image painted by Esmeralda Raven Aponte
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