Psalms of Persuasion, by Mark St.John Ellis / Elijah's Mantle

Psalms of Persuasion

by Mark St.John Ellis / Elijah's Mantle

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Minimal design which is generic to the DeNovaDaCapo record label. Gatefold card sleeve with Abstract Drawing by the artist Selma Dronkers. Concept Mark St.John Ellis nagDesign. Layout and graphics Liam Furlong.

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1.	Wise Words of Eve 10:21	lyrics	buy track
Hebrew in introduction. List of serpent Goddesses and Gods. Latin attributed to Bishop of Le Puy died 1098. English translation of an extract from a Gnostic poem called Thunder:Perfect Mind
2.	Wings Of Descension 09:35	lyrics	buy track
Words are in Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Old Welsh, Irish and English, Anglo Saxon and Hebrew
3.	Miserere de Profundis 08:20	lyrics	buy track
Latin
4.	Psalms from Invocations Religious Industrial 10:15	lyrics	buy track
Introductory text from C G Jung Septem Sermones ad Mortuos. Christian Latin texts. Charles Baudelaire.

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Psalms from Invocations was originally released in 1999, sold out and was not re-pressed. It is now being re-released in a different format through DeNovaDaCapo as Psalms of Persuasion with additional orchestral and choral arrangements. The limited edition cd version has three recently recorded voice over pieces relevant to the concept of the album but not available on the download version.

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released May 1, 2022

Mark St.John Ellis composer / bass / baritone / tenor voices 1999 / 2021/ 2022
Bruno Nua counter tenor voices 1999
Martin Quinn creative technician / editor / producer 2021 / 2022
album concept nagDesign
graphic design and layout Liam Furlong
inside cover of cd Abstract Drawing by Selma Dronkers

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Elijah's Mantle

The project Elijah's Mantle was associated with ‘Dead Can Dance’, after recording the first two albums in their studio.
The record label DeNovaDaCapo was created by Mark St.John who continued the association after touring with Lisa Gerrard by releasing the compilation 'These Wings Without Feathers' DNDC007CD which featured previously unreleased pieces by her. ... more

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