The Garden Of Abandon, by Monastery

The Garden Of Abandon

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Simply one of the most wonderful records to have ever been conceived. Pure magic and a monumentally stirring tribute to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Favorite track: Part I - A Violet Vigil.

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9 track album, pro-dubbed cassette presented in a full box set (which includes 16 page full colour booklet).

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	1.	Part I - The Rose Of May Queen 06:49
	2.	Part I - A Violet Vigil 02:35
	3.	Part I - An Orchid Night 08:51
	4.	Part I - An Ivy Gateway 07:05
	5.	Part I - The Rowan Enchantment 03:56
	6.	Part I - A Rosemary Crown 09:48
	7.	Part II - The Holly King 23:29
	8.	Part II - An Oak Threshold 09:54
	9.	Part II - A Blackthorn Witch 05:03

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'The Garden Of Abandon' needs little introduction amongst the fans & purveyors of fantasy music in 2024. Beautiful, mysterious & magickal, Monastery's 2019 long player is a timeless classic and I recommend it to everyone who's interested in this music scene.

This box set designates the 3rd pressing of 'The Garden...' & is presented on two cassettes with a full colour 16 page booklet (arranged by the artist himself). This marks the most ambitious Cosmic Ocean release to date & we're very proud to present one of my most favourite records.

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released January 21, 2024

Cosmic Ocean presents the 3rd pressing of 'The Garden Of Abandon', released originally in 2019 by Monastery.

TO PURCHASE DIGITALLY: Please visit the artist's page to support them directly: monasteryhymns.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden-of-abandon

The Garden Of Abandon:
I.The Summer Queen & II.The Winter King

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (who were later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) were initially a Seven member group of English artists that rejected the modern art doctrines of their time. Influenced by Romanticism and often choosing to focus on Medieval, Shakespearian, and Arthurian themes, they searched for a beauty they felt lost and sometimes laughed at by their contemporaries. They held a deep reverence for the natural world and a strong belief that freedom and responsibility were inseparable. It was a common practice amongst them to instill multiple layers of symbolism into their works such as the mythological and metaphorical interpretations of flowers and plants. This album is a dedication to them and an absolute rejection of the ugliness of our current times.

“I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, never will be—in a light, better than any light ever shone—in a land no one can define or remember, only desire—and the forms divinely beautiful.”
—Edward Burne-Jones

All songs written, recorded, & mixed in solitude by Monastery at Seraphim House, New England.

Mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG Studios, New Jersey.

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