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    Rivers is the third Wildbirds & Peacedrums album, combining the two limited edition vinyl only 12” EPs, Retina and Iris, which were released in May and June 2010 respectively. The album is released as a double CD in a deluxe gatefold wallet, with one EP represented on each disc, and the ten songs are also available to download.

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Fight For Me 04:33
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Peeling Off The Layers The river did come to me Straight into my arms I tried to hold it But it just ran through my fingers The ocean did come to me Straight into my arms I tried to caress it But it ran through my fingers Water will keep running Rivers will turn Water will keep running Rivers will turn So how can I ever find What I’m looking for When it’s been frozen Stuck at the horizon The wind blows from north to south But I’m still where I was Keep taking some shirts on And taking them off Peeling off the layers Peeling it off Peeling off the layers Peeling it off I wish I could find a cure And to know my disease But like nothing is certain The circle will form a line And that line will carry me To the other side That is looking just like this With the same kind of open light Everything is open Leaking of life Everything is open Leaking of life
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The Wave 04:49
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The Drop 03:41
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The Course 05:25
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The Lake 03:47
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The Well 03:45

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Rivers combines the two limited edition vinyl only 12” EPs, Retina and Iris, which were released in May and June 2010 respectively.

The Retina half of the album comprises five colossal songs, stratospheric in scale and emotional scope. They were recorded in the Guðríðarkirkja church with the 12-strong Schola Cantorum Reykjavík Chamber Choir (who also featured on Björk’s Medulla album), with arrangements by Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Recorded in Reykjavík’s Greenhouse studios, the five songs that make up Iris are an oasis of introspection measured against Retina’s overwhelming torrent. The songs revolve around the uniquely resonant sound of the steel pan and hating vocals.

Features 'Peeling Off The Layers', the title music to Sky Atlantic drama Fortitude.

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released August 23, 2010

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums Stockholm, Sweden

The work of husband and wife duo Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin.

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