Some thoughts on the fragility of life and the bond of family.

Anchored

'a quiet life keeps you happy but you always feel there might be more'

Rough mix: Laid back 12 string guitar and vocals start, but soon morphs into 'another world'

Another Room, Another World

An upbeat track from the forthcoming album The Weight of Clouds, we don't just do ethereal stuff!! Tap your toes to this one....

Give It Time

new rough mix featuring Steve Dinsdale-drums, Terry Todd-bass, Andy Peake-piano

new mix " Connection"

new mix demo, with Terry Todd - bass, Nigel Manning - flute, Martin Archer -  glock

Black Winter - new arrangement demo

electric guitar, cello, voice , Noisebox percussion, FX

Rise And Fall

frostlake- vocals, guitars, Ebow
Terry Todd electro-acoustic bass, slide guitar
Charlie Collins-percussion

White Moon, Black Moon   2015 mix

CD version-quiet whispery track , walking through the snow, giant hand-held sleighbells/temple bells percussion and electric guitar/vocals

White Moon, Black Moon

Snowlight

Stately waltz into a strange world.. one we all visit....
Celtic harp, lute harp, guitar,clarinet, voice, drums- choose your own genre for that lot ! Psychedelic and spacey, harp percussion, bass to be added....

Ghost Hotel

a bit of eeriness wrapped up in a slightly 1960s film feel.
Things are not always what they seem....

electro-acoustic bass composed and played by Terry Todd

The Lake

guitars, drums, vocals, percussion so far- bass to be added.
bit of a hypnotic rhythm going on! A more conventional song than usual...

Just A Game  -  demo

written on Idiopan and electro-acoustic bass with melodica, Korg wavedrum,Celtic Harp, field recordings and Ableton electronics/midi keys
This is an un-mastered version played live at gigs- studio/CD version will be on the forthcoming second frostlake CD   Ice and Bone

The Key

 late night drive, vortex of mashed thoughts!

No Looking Back  2015 mix

Floor harp and jouhikko (bowed lyre) with vocals, drums and percussion. Strangely hypnotic, dynamic movement inspired by night riders on a seashore.

Strange Land

last track on Ice & Bone CD - mp3 version.
Quiet start, pagan themes, turns dark as it morphs into end song, what exactly is to be found in the forest?
Featuring Terry Todd playing bass guitars.
Available at
 https://discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ice-bone-79cd

Ice & Bone

When Trees Sing / Find Me

Mostly songstress/instrumentalist  frostlake, (Jan Todd) but White Moon, Black Moon album songs also feature Terry Todd bass (The Box/Comsat Angels),Andy Peake piano/Korg synth sounds (Comsat Angels),Nigel Manning flute, Steve Dinsdale (RMI, Earth's Tilted Axis)drums, on some tracks, Charlie Collins ( The Box, Clock DVA) -waterphone, percussion, Michael Somerset-Ward - woodwind, percussion, Martin Archer, clarinets. 
Songs from Ice & Bone 2019 and The Weight of Clouds 2021 just feature Jan and Terry Todd, see CD info for instruments.
Spans the genres of British Psychedelia and folktronica..

All Soundcloud tracks are demos or un-mastered  mixes except for the CD Compilation extracts from 
 White Moon, Black Moon released  September 2015
http://discus-music.co.uk/catalogue-mobile/dis53cd-69-detail 
Hope you enjoy the 'frostlake feel'.....

  frostlake is also a core member of Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere  www.discus-music.co.uk, with composed instrumental and sung parts appearing on OUA Theta 2 (2014)OUA Theta 3(2017)OUA Theta 4(2018) OUA Theta 5(2020),Theta 6 (2022), also featured vocals on Zasada - final track on Cotyledon by Lost Garden and on the new 2016 CD by Meson- 5C4L 3
frostlake breaks free from the constraints of song form and performs as Freelake- electronics with live instrument improvisation, check out Freelake on Facebook , Bandcamp and Reverbnation

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