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THE quintessential post-rock album. If you like prog and you like songs with a story to tell, you'll love Departure Songs. So much texture!
Favorite track: A Gallant Gentleman.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$12AUD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
WLTS's latest album 'Departure Songs' on CD in cardboard gatefold sleeve sleeve with full colour insert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Departure Songs
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 10 days
Purchasable with gift card
$20AUD
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Black screen print or White digital print t-shirt, featuring the album artwork designed by guitarist Matt Harvey
No design on back.
Men's and Women's sizes available.
Includes unlimited streaming of A Gallant Gentleman
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 10 days
Purchasable with gift card
$35AUDor more
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Everyone's favourite long sleeve shirt is back in stock. This time we've printed it on AS Colour (BASE) - medium weight (with cuffs) These are better quality and more durable.
White print on black, back and front. Unisex sizes. Limited to 126
Includes unlimited streaming of Bogatyri
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 14 days
Purchasable with gift card
$40AUDor more
5LP bundle - Full back catalogue on vinyl - 2020 repressing
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
A copy of our exclusive 5 Year Anniversary edition of Departure Songs on vinyl, along with the 2020 repressings of our full back catalogue:
- Triumph & Disaster - Departure Songs Live at Dunk Festival 2017 - The Quietest Place on Earth - Crimea
Includes unlimited streaming of Departure Songs
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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5LP & 4shirt bundle - Full back catalogue on vinyl & all album shirts - 2020 repressings
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
All our 2020 repressings and all our album shirt designs together for you
Includes our exclusive variant of the 5 Year Anniversary edition of Departure Songs and the 2020 repressing editions of Triumph & Disaster, The Quiestest Place on Earth, Crimea & Departure Songs Live at Dunk Festival 2017
PLUS all 4 album shirt designs
- T&D album shirt on black - DS album shirt on black - TQPOE Astronaut shirt on navy - Crimea Lantern shirt on black
Includes unlimited streaming of Departure Songs
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Departure Songs 2LP - 5 Year Anniversary Limited Edition pressing
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
To celebrate 5 years of Departure Songs we're repressing the album on vinyl in partnership with Dunk Records in 2 variants
VARIANT 1 (also available from Dunk Records in Europe & New Noise in China) - Minimal green/black splatter on milky clear /750
VARIANT 2 (exclusive to We Lost The Sea) - Dark green with black swirl /500
Both come with additional artwork inserts, featuring tour dates over the past 5 years of touring the world and sharing this music with you.
Includes unlimited streaming of Departure Songs
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Coke Bottle Green w/Bone Splatter 180gm
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Here it is! A brand new pressing of Departure Songs.
This is an edition of 250 on 180gm brought to you by us and Dunk!Records.
Those of you who pre-ordered a tour version, those have been delayed for quite a while and we will happily fulfill your order with these new ones if you like. We will be in touch soon.
Includes unlimited streaming of Departure Songs
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
- put out my hand, and touched the face of god.
High Flight
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
about
Departure Songs is inspired by failed, yet epic and honourable journeys or events throughout history where people have done extraordinary things for the greater good of those around them, and the progress of the human race itself. This is a celebration and a tribute. Each song has it’s own story and is a soundtrack to that story.
This is our 3rd album and our first instrumental album. We’re exploring new ground and exploring ourselves in the past 2 and a bit years since Chris went on his own journey. It’s slightly bleak with shimmers of hope and layers of emotion. It’s a tribute and a catharsis of emotion and honesty.
Thank you for your support.
credits
released July 23, 2015
We Lost The Sea are:
Mark Owen – Guitars
Matt Harvey – Guitars
Kieran Elliott – Bass
Mathew Kelly – Piano, Keyboards
Nathaniel D’Ugo - Drums
Michael Taverner - Sound
We would like to thank Tim Carr, Andrew ‘chad’ Edgson, Mike Solo & Bird’s Robe Records, Dave Cutbush and Life Is Noise, Metropolis Touring, Art As Catharsis, bands we’ve played with from here and abroad, and people who’ve lent us gear. Also our wives, partners, kids, friends, family, fans and anyone who’s helped us along the way.
Recorded and produced by Tim Carr and We Lost The Sea at 301 studios, Sydney.
Engineering and mixing by Tim Carr
Studio assistant: Antonia Gauci
Mastered by Andrew ’chad’ Edgson
All songs written by We Lost The Sea
Choir section composed and arranged by We Lost The Sea and the Mercy College Choir.
Choir on ‘A Gallant Gentleman’ from Mercy College girls high school, Chatswood
Choir members:
Teachers: Kathryn McGreal & Matthew Robertson
Choir: Amelia Berthold, Caillin Betts, Elizabeth Daniels, Vanessa Daniels, Aisha Herbert, Kiara Herbert, Lizzy Jackson, Grace Johnston, Rheanne Lamont Funtanilla, Nancy Li, Sam Miley, Emma Morton, Mary Neis, Marianne Pamilar, Carmel Rodrigues, Ishuveen Saini, Isabella Sharpe, Rhea Thomas, Stephanie Woo
Cello on ‘The Last Dive of David Shaw’ and ‘Challenger’
by Tim Mahony
Trumpet on ‘Challenger’ by Ellen Kirkwood
Artwork concept, illustration, design and layout by Matt Harvey.
The song themes are inspired by true stories throughout history and reference themes and information collected and researched from online sources. Individual sources listed on insert.
This record release was self-funded by We Lost The Sea.
Released worldwide via Bird's Robe Records and Art As Catharsis.
This album is dedicated to the memory and music of Chris Torpy. Rest in peace, brother.
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It's the kind of music you lay down on your couch or bed or whatever and close your eyes to and just let your mind wander off for a bit. Sven Hüster