The Burial of the Dead, by The Broken Cradle

The Burial of the Dead

by The Broken Cradle

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Richard Fox What a beautiful collection!

ivan // bahia mansa Eric's music paints vividly the concept of the ephemeral: a gentle sadness all around intertwined with sparks of hope, relaying on neoclassical ambient motifs, delicate pianos and field recordings that drone out throughout Favorite track: To Carthage.

baturo well done my friend. loved it 👍

Samuel Death (tides) Another stunning release, wonderfully crafted with heart and soul, well done Eric! Favorite track: Age and Youth.

Andrew Hartshorn Wonderful album, his best so far. If you like ambient with a bit of neo classical piano thrown in, then this is the album for you. Love the big ending as well. Favorite track: Age and Youth.

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1.	Maternal Lamentation 04:15	buy track
2.	Age and Youth 02:45	buy track
3.	Memory and Desire 03:43	buy track
4.	What the Thunder Said 03:03	buy track
5.	A Game of Chess 04:10	buy track
6.	To Carthage 07:20	buy track
7.	The Burial of the Dead 03:51	buy track
8.	Death by Water 03:41	buy track
9.	A Chair, A Burnished Throne 05:23	buy track
10.	The Fire Sermon 05:14	buy track

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This album is in part inspired by the poem “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot. This poem burrowed into my heart many years ago. It is about many things: death and rebirth; isolation and brokenness; memory and the past; and spirituality and nihilism, to name a few.

At one point, Eliot described Phlebas the Phoenician, a tall and handsome sailor who drowns and “forgets the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell And the profit and loss.” This line has always pierced my soul, a reminder that age and youth are temporary; that the things of this world will one day pass away and some things in life are more important and worth our time than others.

The poem begins with a reflection on life and death, the cycle of spring into winter and back again. The poem ends with a chant, a prayer: “Shanti, shanti, shanti.” In Sanskrit, this means peace.

This album is dedicated to my family and inspired by this poem. It is an examination of the isolation and brokenness that exists in the world and, to an extent, in my own life. It is a prayer to the past and the future, of which the end is inevitable. It is a message of hope to my children and a warning, that life can be beautiful but it can also be short. Time is all we have. Our will is all we can offer.

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released December 7, 2022

Written by Eric McLean (The Broken Cradle)
Mixed and Mastered by Eric McLean (The Broken Cradle)
Produced by Micah Sam (as always...thank you)

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The Broken Cradle Greenville, North Carolina

The Broken Cradle is Eric McLean, an independent artist who focuses on creating ambient, experimental, and neoclassical music. He is inspired heavily by Nils Frahm, Alessandro Cortini, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, and Tim Hecker.

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