Ex Patris

The title Ex Patris ( from the fathers ) plays on the idiomatic baroque lute
compositions presented here, which emulate the classical repertoire. The four
compositions on Ex Patris form a circular narrative of interlocking repetitive melodic
series, kicking off with the pro-apocalyptic track The Day Is Coming. Amor Fati
channels a deep interest in both love for religion and religious belief in love. Son of
Dawn consists of mirrored lute harmonics that serve as an intro to the 13-minute
elegiac After The Fire Has Devoured All It Will Consume Itself. The piece builds
and releases tension, with layer upon layer of ecstatic melody. At the end even the
work itself gets devoured but it remains eternal, with no potential beginning and
without end.