This is track 2 of our fourth Advent EP, Advent 2016. In making this EP, we really hoped to create something beautiful and peaceful for people to listen to, to help everyone find hope and a light in the darkness.
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This is an old Latin/English carol, also known as “Qui Creavit Caelum.” We enjoyed creating our own arrangement, using simple harmonies, recording and layering the vocals, and using ambient effects to evoke a sense of peace and stillness, and to retain the original’s feeling of a lullaby.

Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: http://youtu.be/R6pUTVIQ3aY

Lyrics:
Qui-a creavit coelum,
Lully, lully, lu,
Nascitur in stabulo,
By, by, by, by, by,
Rex qui regit saeculum,
Lully, lully, lu.

Joseph emit paniculum,
Lully, lully, lu,
Mater involvit puerum,
By, by, by, by, by
Et ponit in praesepio,
Lully, lully, lu.

Inter animalia,
Lully, lully, lu,
Jacent mundi gaudia,
By, by, by, by, by,
Dulcis super omnia,
Lully, lully, lu.

Lactat mater domini,
Lully, lully, lu,
Osculatur parvulum,
By, by, by, by, by,
Et adorat dominum,
Lully, lully, lu.

Roga mater filium,
Lully, lully, lu,
Ut det nobis gaudium,
By, by, by, by, by,
In perenni gloria,
Lully, lully, lu.

In sempiterna saecula,
Lully, lully, lu,
In aeternum et ultra,
By, by, by, by, by,
Det nobis sua gaudia,
Lully, lully, lu.

**Translation**

He who created the heaven (Lully, lully, lu)
Is born in a stable (by, by, by, by, by)
The king who rules the world (Lully, lully, lu).

Joseph buys the swaddling clothes
The Mother wraps the babe
And places him in the manger

Among the animals
Lies all earthly joy,
The sweetest joy of all.

The Mother suckles the Lord,
She kisses the babe
And worships her Lord.

O Mother, ask your son
To give us joy,
In everlasting glory.

Unto ages of ages,
To eternity and beyond,
May he grant us his grace.

Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement:  Copyright L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2016

Copyright for the text and melody: public domain
Original Carol: “Song of the Nuns of Chester” or “Qui creavit caelum”  - Traditional Latin/English circa 1422 (15th century). It is a processional/lullaby by the nuns of the Benedictine Nunnery of St. Mary-on-the-Hill of Chester (in northwest England). It was used as part of the “Chester Mysteries.”

Information, history, lyrics, and translation found in Latin Music Through the Ages, Volume 1 by Cynthia Kaldis, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1991 (starting on page 5),
Available via Google Books 
http://books.google.com/books?id=q8w5AQAAIAAJ

Advent 2016

Song Of The Nuns Of Chester

This is track 1 of our fifth Advent EP, Advent 2017. This year, we hope to give you moments of peaceful joy, whatever your beliefs or philosophies may be, no matter your very real worries or cares. As always, we wish you love, joy, peace, hope, and a light in the darkness, this season and every season.

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Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: http://youtu.be/u-GIxJObW-Q

LYRICS:
As with gladness, men of old
Did the guiding star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright;
So, most gracious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee. 

As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger-bed; 
There to bend the knee before
Him Whom heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek thy mercy-seat.

As they offered gifts most rare 
At that manger rude and bare;
So may we, with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin's alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring, 
Christ! to Thee our heavenly King.

(We used verses 1-3 from the original 5 verse carol.)

Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement:  Copyright L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2017

This carol was composed by William Chatterton Dix around 1860, on January 6, Epiphany, while he was in bed recovering from illness. We thought this piece also fits the theme of Hope for the first Sunday of Advent. We used his verses 1-3 (out of 5). We decided to turn this song into a waltz, because it really seemed to work and we liked it. :)
Copyright for original text and melody: Public Domain
Original text: “As With Gladness Men of Old” by William Chatterton Dix, 1860
Original melody: by Conrad Kocher, 1838

Advent 2017

As With Gladness Men of Old

This is track 2 of our fifth Advent EP, Advent 2017. This year, we hope to give you moments of peaceful joy, whatever your beliefs or philosophies may be, no matter your very real worries or cares. As always, we wish you love, joy, peace, hope, and a light in the darkness, this season and every season.

Please go to our website http://www.degumoth.com for links to all available platforms!

Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: http://youtu.be/D0TOykMOnUc

LYRICS:
Puer natus in Bethlehem,
Unde gaudet Jerusalem, 
alleluia.

Refrain:
In cordis jubilo,
Christum natum adoremus
Cum novo cantico.

Assumpsit carnem Filius,
Dei Patris altissimus, 
alleluia.

Per Gabrielem nuntium,
Virgo concepit Filium,
alleluia.

Hic iacet in praesepio,
Qui regnat sine termino,
alleluia.

Cognovit bos et asinus,
Quod puer erat Dominus.
alleluia.

Et Angelus pastoribus,
Revelat quod sit Dominus,
alleluia.

Reges de Saba Veniunt,
Aurum thus myrrham offerunt,
alleluia.

In hoc natali gaudio,
Benedicamus Domino,
alleluia.

Laudetur sancta Trinitas,
Deo dicamus gratias,
alleluia.

Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement:  Copyright L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2017

This is an old Latin hymn and many versions exist with varying numbers of verses and melodies.
We chose the version that is often used in Gregorian Chant, because of its peacefulness.
Of a potential 15 verses, we used 9.
(See the links below for more info and a translation.)
Copyright for original text and melody: Public Domain
Original text: “Puer natus in Bethlehem” 13th-14th Century Latin
Original melody: 14th Century

http://www2.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Puer_natus_in_Bethlehem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puer_natus_in_Bethlehem

Puer natus in Bethlehem

This is track 3 of our fifth Advent EP, Advent 2017. This year, we hope to give you moments of peaceful joy, whatever your beliefs or philosophies may be, no matter your very real worries or cares. As always, we wish you love, joy, peace, hope, and a light in the darkness, this season and every season.

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LYRICS:
Personent hodie
voces puerulae,
laudantes iucunde
qui nobis est natus,
summo Deo datus,

et de vir, vir, vir (2x)
et de virgineo ventre procreatus.

In mundo nascitur,
pannis involvitur
praesepi ponitur
stabulo brutorum,
rector supernorum.

Perdidit, dit, dit,(2x)
perdidit spolia princeps infernorum.

Magi tres venerunt,
munera offerunt,
parvulum inquirunt,
stellulam sequendo,
ipsum adorando,

aurum, thus, thus, thus,(2x)
aurum, thus, et myrrham ei offerendo.

Omnes clericuli,
pariter pueri,
cantent ut angeli:
advenisti mundo,
laudes tibi fundo.

Ideo, o, o, (2x)
ideo gloria in excelsis Deo.

Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement:  Copyright L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2017

This is another old Latin hymn for Christmas. It can be found in Piae Cantiones (published in 1582) but is even older than that! The Latin text dates from the 12th Century, and the melody from a 14th Century Bavarian manuscript.
Interestingly, its text seems to be inspired by an EARLIER hymn to St. Nicholas.
This was very fun to sing because of the repeated syllables in the refrain sections.
(See the links below for more info and a translation.)
Copyright for original text and melody: Public Domain
Original text: “Personent Hodie,” 12th Century Latin
Original melody: 14th Century Bavarian
Combined carol: found in Piae Cantiones, 1582

https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/NonEnglish/personent_hodie.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personent_hodie

Personent Hodie

This is track 3 of our fifth Advent EP, Advent 2017. This year, we hope to give you moments of peaceful joy, whatever your beliefs or philosophies may be, no matter your very real worries or cares. As always, we wish you love, joy, peace, hope, and a light in the darkness, this season and every season.

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Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: http://youtu.be/dfs4unmoMwI

LYRICS:
Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even;
Brightly shone the moon that night, tho' the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight, gath'ring winter fuel.   

"Hither, page, and stand by me, if thou know'st it, telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain;
Right against the forest fence, by Saint Agnes' fountain."   

"Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither:
You and I shall see him dine, when we bear them thither. "
Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together;
Through the rude wind's wild lament and the bitter weather.   

"Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind grows stronger;
Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer."
"Mark my footsteps, good my page. Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter's rage freeze the blood less coldly."   

In his master's steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted;
Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed.
Therefore, may ye be assured, wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing.

Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement:  Copyright L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2017

This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It was written by John Mason Neale (in collaboration with his music editor, Thomas Helmore). It was first published in the 1850s.
The story takes place on the Feast of Stephen (Dec. 26), about a Bohemian Duke who was posthumously given the title of King in honor of all his good works/kindness to the poor (not to be confused with an ACTUAL king of similar name).
The melody is from a 13th century Springtime carol, “Tempus adest floridum,” found in Piae Cantiones (1582). Critics were very annoyed that Neale used a Springtime melody for a Christmas season hymn!
However, despite the criticisms, Neale’s lovely hymn of this sweet and mystical tale has lived on.
Copyright for original text and melody: Public Domain
Carol: “Good King Wenceslas”
Original Text: by John Mason Neale, 1853
Original Melody: “Tempus adest floridum,” 13th Century; published in Piae Cantiones in 1582

Good King Wenceslas

This is track 1 (Hope) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. 
We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)


LYRICS: 
Good people all, this Christmastime,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done
In sending his beloved Son.
With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas Day;
In Bethlehem upon that morn
There was a blessed Messiah born.

The night before that happy tide
The noble Virgin and her guide
Were long time seeking up and down
To find a lodging in the town.
But mark how all things came to pass:
From ev’ry door repelled, alas!
As long foretold, their refuge all
Was but an humble ox’s stall.

There were three Wise Men from afar
Directed by a glorious star,
And on they wandered night and day
Until they came where Jesus lay.
And when they came unto that place
Where our beloved Messiah was
They humbly cast them at his feet
With gifts of gold and incense sweet.

Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep;
To whom God’s angel did appear
Which put the shepherds in great fear.
‘Prepare and go,’ the angel said,
‘To Bethlehem, be not afraid;
For there you’ll find, this happy morn,
A princely babe, sweet Jesus born.’

With thankful heart and joyful mind,
The shepherds went the babe to find,
And as God’s angel had foretold,
They did our Savior Christ behold.
Within a manger he was laid,
And by his side the Virgin maid,
Attending on the Lord of life,
Who came on Earth to end all strife.

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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2018

This carol is also known as the Enniscorthy Carol. Although it is quite old, it was "re-discovered" and transcribed by Dr. Grattan Flood (1859-1928) who lived in Enniscorthy, in County Wexford, Ireland. He was the organist and music director at St. Aidan's Cathedral there.
The melody is Irish, and the text can be sung in English or Irish, but people have noted the English text’s similarity to a much older carol, “Let All That Are to Mirth Inclined.” They are definitely related! (This has been your carol nerd moment. :) )

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text: Traditional English/Irish (18th Century or earlier)
Original melody: Traditional Irish (18th-19th Century or earlier)

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Advent 2018

Wexford Carol

This is track 2 (Peace) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)

LYRICS 
Alma Redemptóris Mater, 
quæ pérvia cæli Porta manes, 
et stella maris, 
succúrre cadénti,
Súrgere qui curat pópulo: 
tu quæ genuísti,
Natúra miránte, 
tuum sanctum Genitórem
Virgo prius ac postérius, 
Gabriélis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave, 
peccatórum miserére.

Translation (from the American Liturgy of the Hours): 

Loving mother of the Redeemer,
Gate of heaven, star of the sea,
Assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.
To the wonderment of Nature, you bore your Creator
Yet remained a virgin after, as before.
You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,
Have pity on us poor sinners.
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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L/DeguMoth Studios, 2018

This is the Marian Antiphon that is sung in the Roman Catholic Church at the end of Compline from the first Sunday of Advent until the Feast of the Purification (or "Candlemas") on February 2nd.

We wanted to include at least one “official” Advent song on this album, and when we discovered this lovely antiphon, we knew this had to be the one! We had fun using different vocal arrangements/ harmonies for each of the three repetitions.

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text: Hermannus Contractus (1013-1054)
Original melody: Gregorian Chant, Simple Tone

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Alma Redemptoris Mater

This is track 3 (Joy) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)

LYRICS 
From Heaven high to you I come
To bear good news to every home;
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
Whereof I now will say and sing:

To you this night is born a child
Of Mary, chosen mother mild;
This little child, of lowly birth,
Shall be the joy of all your Earth.

These are the tokens ye shall mark,
The swaddling clothes and manger dark;
There shall ye find the young child laid,
By whom the Heavens and Earth were made.

Now let us all with gladsome cheer
Follow the shepherds, and draw near
To see this wondrous gift of God
Who hath His only Son bestowed.

Praise be to God in highest Heaven,
Who unto us His Son hath given!
While angels sing with joyous verse
A glad New Year to all the Earth!
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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2018

This is a favorite Christmas carol. It was originally 15 verses, so we used our favorite five. We also edited the translation just a tiny bit, because we know a little German. We had a lot of fun with the harmonies. :)

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original German text: “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her”, by Martin Luther, 1535
Original melody: Martin Luther, 1539
English Translation: Catherine Winkworth, 1855


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From Heaven High

This is track 4 (Love) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)

LYRICS 
Corde natus ex parentis
Ante mundi exordium
A et O cognominatus,
ipse fons et clausula
Omnium quæ sunt, fuerunt,
quæque post futura sunt.
Sæculorum sæculis.

Ipse iussit et creata,
dixit ipse et facta sunt,
Terra, cælum, fossa ponti,
trina rerum machina,
Quæque in his vigent sub alto
solis et lunæ globo.
Sæculorum sæculis.

O beatus ortus ille,
virgo cum puerpera
Edidit nostram salutem,
feta Sancto Spiritu,
Et puer redemptor orbis
os sacratum protulit.
Sæculorum sæculis.

Psallat altitudo caeli,
psallite omnes angeli,
Quidquid est virtutis usquam
psallat in laudem Dei,
Nulla linguarum silescat,
vox et omnis consonet.
Sæculorum sæculis.

Translation (J.M. Neale 1851 / Henry W. Baker 1861):

Of the Father’s love begotten, 
Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, 
He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see, 
Evermore and evermore!

At His Word the worlds were framèd; 
He commanded; it was done:
Heaven and earth and depths of ocean 
In their threefold order one;
All that grows beneath the shining
Of the moon and burning sun, 
Evermore and evermore!

O that birth forever blessèd, 
When the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, 
Bore the Saviour of our race;
And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face, 
evermore and evermore!

O ye heights of heaven adore Him; 
Angel hosts, His praises sing;
Powers, dominions, bow before Him, 
and extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice in concert sing, 
Evermore and evermore!
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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Shruti Box: L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2018

This carol was originally a long poem in Latin, and it was later pruned to 9 verses and set to a Plainsong Melody. We first heard/sung this hymn in English, but we love Latin, so that’s the text we used of 4 favorite verses.

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text:  Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-410)
Original melody: Divinum Mysterium - 13th Century or Earlier Plainsong

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Corde Natus Ex Parentis

This is track 5 (Christmas Day) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)

(This track is the first of two “bonus” tracks on this EP. I thought it would be nice to include a song for Christmas Day. :))

LYRICS 
The first Noel an angel sung
The carol of an angel’s tongue
While shepherds watching o’er the night
Heard both the song and saw the light
Heard both the song and saw the light.

The first Noel the Angel did say
Was to certain poor Shepherds in fields as they lay.
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
In a cold Winter’s night that was so deep.

Chorus:
Noel, noel, noel, noel.
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East, beyond them far,
And to the Earth it gave great light,
And so it continued, both day and night. (Chorus)

And by the light of that same Star
Three Wise Men came from country far,
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the Star wherever it went. (Chorus)

This Star drew nigh to the North West;
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest.
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay. (Chorus)

Then enter'd in those Wise Men three,
Full reverently upon their knee,
And offer'd there, in his presence,
Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. (Chorus)

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our Heavenly Lord;
That hath made heaven and earth of nought,
And with his blood mankind hath bought.

Noel, noel, noel, noel.
Born is the King of Israel.

Born is the King, the King of Israel.
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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Percussion (jingle bells on a jar): L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios 2018

As it turns out, there are many versions of The First Noel, but most seem to have arisen in the 16-17th centuries in England or earlier, with variations of melody and text. I decided to combine a couple.
Fyfe’s Noel is supposedly an older version than the one many of us know, but William Wallace Fyfe published it in his book “Christmas, its customs and carols,” in 1833.  The little intro and outro of my recording are from the melody and chorus of that version, respectively.
The rest of the more familiar melody/text/chorus of my recording are, of course, from the more widely known version, published in Williams Sandys’ book “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern” in 1833. This particular combination of melody/text seems to have first appeared in the 1800s, while older versions (such as Fyfe’s, possibly?) might date back to the 13th Century!
I turned mine into a bit of a round/canon, because I thought it would be fun. :)

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text: Traditional English (16th-17th Century or earlier)
Original melody: Traditional English (16th-17th Century or earlier)

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Noel

This is track 6 (Corpus Christi) of our sixth Advent EP, Advent 2018. We hope you enjoy our music and that it gives you a little island of beauty amidst the chaos. :)

(This track is the second "bonus track" on this EP, simply because I wanted to include it, even though it's not really an Advent nor Christmas song. :) )

LYRICS 
He bare him up, he bare him down,
He bare him into an orchard brown.

Chorus:
Lully, lulley, lully, lulley,
The falcon hath borne my make away.

In that orchard there was an hall
That was hangid with purple and pall. (Chorus)

And in that hall there was a bede,
It was hangid with gold so rede. (Chorus)

And in that bed there lieth a knight,
His wound is  bleeding day and night. (Chorus)

By that bedside there kneeleth a may,
And she weepeth both night and day. (Chorus)

And by that bedside there standeth a stone,
“Corpus Christi” written thereon.

Lully, lulley, lully, lulley,
The falcon hath borne my make away.

(Let all mortal flesh keep silence.)

***note: make = mate ; may=maid
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Track Credits:
Vocals: L.D.A.L. 
Melody: L.D.A.L. 
Arrangement: L.D.A.L. 
Instruments (shruti box and shakers): L.D.A.L. 
Copyright: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios 2018

The Falcon Carol is very old. The words have survived but the original melody has not. It is often better known as the Corpus Christi Carol.
Per Wikipedia, the text was found on a manuscript written around 1504 (the manuscript was found by an apprentice grocer named Richard Hill!!).
Many musicians I admire have covered this carol: Cecile Corbel, Jeff Buckley, and Hayley Westenra - but they all used Benjamin Britten’s melody, which is the more familiar (and also very lovely) but is NOT in the public domain, as far as I could determine. Hence, I had to either use a different melody (and found none that I really liked), or write my own. So, I wrote my own. It is vaguely modal. I tried to sustain an eerie but heartfelt quality.
I hope you enjoy this version!

Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text: Middle English, c. 1504 (or earlier)
Melody: Liāna D. A. Lloyd, copyright 2018

Please go to our website https://www.degumoth.com for links to all available platforms!
Advent 2018 YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKZbBBa5HiXdO3q_Y2Wj7DrlP0wFmRU
Advent Past and Present Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKZbBBa5Hh6lHvfrPtVaV17VatkIfT9

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We are a very small, independent studio based in Western Pennsylvania, with a few small projects under our belt so far. Our official website https://www.degumoth.com It has links to ALL of our music wherever it is available on the web! 
Because Advent is our favorite season, we have released six Advent EPs, listed under our studio name. Advent 2018 is our latest, and possibly last, of these. ..
Because of this, we’ve created a YouTube playlist of ALL of the Advent/Holiday songs we’ve arranged and recorded over the years, updated daily through December 25, 2018 (and available to listen to at any time)! It is called the Advent Past and Present Playlist, so have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKZbBBa5Hh6lHvfrPtVaV17VatkIfT9 

ALL Advent EPs are available on Jamendo and Bandcamp, as well as Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify, plus SoundCloud, and a few on Deezer. Please see our website for all links! 

We are looking to try some new things in 2019, so say tuned! 

Past projects: Lillora Moss, our singer-songwriter, released two EPs in 2014 on Jamendo.com, but now in 2015 they've been distributed more widely (including Amazon, and iTunes). Some of her tracks are also set to videos on our Youtube channel. All of Lillora Moss's tracks are also on SoundCloud, as well as a track by our project/experiment, Club Soit, called "Hello Seashore v1." All of these links are up on our website as well.  :) Thanks for visiting!

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