Prog metal with female vocal. Not released.

Flame In My Heart

This song was recorded with the help of Pete Levin, who also gave me the best birthday gift ever by enlisting his brother Tony Levin — whom I've been a huge fan of for many years — to play bass. Thank you, guys! 

Thank you for your support, best wishes from us all, and enjoy the music (: 

http://emilysaaen.bandcamp.com/track/the-angel
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Based on the poem by Robert Burns (Sweet Afton, 1791).

I 
Thou stockdove whose echo resounds thro' the glen, 
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den, 
Thou green-crested lapwing thy screaming forbear, 
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering Fair. 

How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighbouring hills, 
Far mark'd with the courses of clear, winding rills; 
There daily I wander as noon rises high, 
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye. 

CHORUS 
Flow gently, Afton sweet, oh, amang green braes, 
Gently flow, I'll sing thee a song in praise; 
Mary my 's asleep by thy murmuring stream, 
Gently, Afton sweet, trouble not her dream. 

II 
How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below, 
Where, wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow; 
There oft, as mild Ev'ning weeps over the lea, 
The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me. 

Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides, 
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides; 
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave, 
As, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave. 

CHORUS 
Flow gently, Afton sweet, oh, amang green braes, 
Gently flow, I'll sing thee a song in praise; 
Mary my 's asleep by thy murmuring stream, 
Gently, Afton sweet, trouble not her dream. 

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credits
released 01 December 2013 
Emily A. Saaen — music, vocal, guitar, production, mixing, mastering. 
Pete Levin — arrangement, co-production, keys. 
Tony Levin — bass. 

Recorded in Woodstock, USA and Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation in 2010. 

Afton Sweet feat. Pete Levin and Tony Levin

Vocal for this song has been recorded in one take at 3 am in Arkhangelsk (known as Bjarmaland in Norse sagas), under the blanket (: Neighbors weren't happy, but I really liked the poem I just read, and wanted simply to save the melody for future recording — which I attempted a few times after finishing this modest arrangement, consisting of the same drone, fed into a pre-amp and delay a few times, and some other obscure effects, that made those little "jingly" sounds. 

Forthcoming vocal takes came out cleaner, less pitchy, less harsh — and, discouragingly, less "alive". I never again managed to get this inexplicable something, that was captured during the very first seemingly endless winter night, and in the end made a decision to use that very first underblanket take (: 
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Please, listen and download this recording at Bandcamp — it's free. Simply enter $0 at checkout  — or more, if you really-really like the song (: 

Enjoy! 

http://emilysaaen.bandcamp.com/track/the-angel

"The Angel" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. 

I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? 
And there I was a maiden Queen 
Guarded by an Angel mild: 
Witless woe was ne’er beguiled! 

And I wept both night and day, 
And he wiped my tears away; 
And I wept both day and night, 
And hid from him my heart’s delight. 

So he took his wings, and fled; 
Then the morn blushed rosy red. 
I dried my tears, and armed my fears 
With ten thousand shields and spears. 

Soon my Angel came again; 
I was armed, he came in vain; 
For the time of youth was fled, 
And grey hairs were on my head.
credits
released 14 December 2013 
Emily A Saaen — music, vocals, keys, arrangement, mixing, mastering, everything-ing (: 

William Blake — lyrics (The Angel)

The Angel

Mostly Celtic influenced, cinematic electro-ethereal fairy tale music.
All songs are free to stream on Bandcamp, enjoy (:

I was born into a musical family in 1979, survived 7 years of classical Russian music school (theory, solfeggio, choir, piano, musical literature and history, composition) and thousands of hours of home torture by etudes. Addicted to self-education, books and knitting. 15+ years of international recording, live, producing and teaching experience. Moved to Melbourne in 2012. Worked on countless projects — all sorts of metal, electronic, medieval, jazz, music for films and apps, musical theater.

Love everything from baroque to grindcore, from ritual ethnic to minimal-electro, from jazz to noise. Simply love sound on the whole. Anything from 5 Hz to 22 kHz (:

Some people say, my music/voice strongly reminds them of Enya and Lisa Gerrard, but I heard, maybe, a couple of pieces from each of these artists — doesn't make sense to listen to kind of music that I write myself (and would've produced differently, and sung with completely different emotional pattern, etc.) — I find listening to similar stuff a bit frustrating and boring, if you know what I mean (: There is so much more curious and alien music in the world, that I can never relate to! And it evokes much stronger, less familiar emotions. The only exception from this pattern is Kari Rueslåtten. I also am deeply rooted in early music, Handel, Sting, Sarah Vaughan, Marcus Miller, Cecilia Bartoli, Dream Theater, Tchaikovsky, Seal, Clannad, Rachmaninoff, Anathema, Klaus Badelt, Riverdance, Tony Levin, Mari Boine, Martin Gore, Amorphis, The Gathering... And let's not forget literature, nature, people and everything that surrounds us (:

Thanks for taking the time to read this wall of text and listening to my stuff (:



Emily Saaen

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