In the Grove

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  Ben

  In the Grove is a companion EP to Patterner, Golden Brown's most recent release on Inner Islands. Like Patterner, In the Grove was inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series. The music on both albums was written and recorded concurrently, but ended up being more songs than I wanted to have on a single album. Through a long period of listening and mulling over album sequences, I selected the songs on In the Grove to make up their own piece of music. Sean Conrad of Inner Islands described it as a slower paced, more nocturnal sibling of Patterner. While the EP does explore some of the darker locales in the world of Earthsea, such as the Court of the Terrenon and the Dry Land, it begins and ends in the safety and shelter of the Immanent Grove. In the Grove features only acoustic and electric guitars, eschewing the keyboard, lap steel, and cello overdubs heard on Patterner. I hope it makes a good soundtrack for reading my favorite books by my favorite author or however you choose to listen.