Forever and Always Rings True is a compilation album of songs by the late artist David Adison curated by Reuben Winter and Rachael Charlie.
Background[]
On the 14th of February 2018, Adison Whitley committed suicide.[1] Posthumously his unreleased albums and EPs were released on Bandcamp for free download by his friends and collaborators Winter and Charlie. The two also released this compilation album of Whitley's solo work on the 24th of March; "a showcase of his progression, his moods, his self-understanding, of his beauty." with all proceeds donated to the NZ Music Commission.[2]
Tracks 1-2 were originally from ACKTII, tracks 3-7 were originally from Marie Jeanne and Her Timely Prose, tracks 8-9 were originally from Bad Morals, track 10 was originally from Be Still and Know Wednesday to Ring True, tracks 11-13 were originally from Multiplicity, track 14 was originally from Tarot.[3]
Charlie (OPI), Caroles, Greenfog, P.H.F., and Flameboy played Swan Fest, a fundraising event for the New Zealand Music Foundation Wellbeing Service in Whitley's memory and release party for the Forever and Always Rings True cassette, produced by Prison Tapes.[4] $2000 was raised and donated on the night.[5]
Tracklisting[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sn-IFF" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Ethanol" | 1:46 |
| 3. | "Never Enough" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Stay Gold" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "I Think" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Paper Mache Feathers" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "The Saucer Flew Across My View (UFO)" | 1:50 |
| 8. | "Goodnight, Barilla" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Dumpling House Gathering" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Less Than He" | 11:22 |
| 11. | "Deadfish" | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Suffer for None" | 2:29 |
| 13. | "Aorta Psychosis" | 2:22 |
| 14. | "The Moon XVIII" | 5:00 |
Personnel[]
- Adison Whitley - vocals, guitar, bass, noise, programming
- Reuben Winter - Producer, recording, mixing, mastering, drums, keys, additional guitar
Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Let's get behind teenage mental wellbeing, Givealittle, https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/lets-get-behind-teenage-mental-wellbeing
- ↑ David Adison - "Forever and Always Rings True", Prison Tapes, https://prisontapesstore.bigcartel.com/product/david-adison-forever-and-always-rings-true
- ↑ David Adison - Forever and Always Rings True, cassette liner notes, Prison Tapes, 2018.
- ↑ Swan Fest - PHF, Caroles, Greenfog + More, Undertheradar, 24/3/2018, https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/59512/Swan-Fest---PHF-Caroles-Greenfog--More.utr
- ↑ SWAN FEST, Rachael Charlie, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/183164259130313/permalink/187199965393409/