On March 7, 2025, “International Anthem” label released “A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole”, the seventh Alabaster DePlume album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Total Refreshment Centre” in London, and was produced by Alabaster DePlume.
Personnel:
- Alabaster DePlume (Angus Fairbarn) – voice, tenor and baritone saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizers, engineer, recording
- Conrad Singh – guitar
- John Ellis – piano
- Rozi Plain – bass guitar
- Ruth Goller – voice, bass
- Donna Thompson – voice, drums, vocal arrangements
- Hannah Miller – cello
- Macie Stewart – violin, string arrangements
- Mikey Kenney – violin, voice
- Momoko Gill – voice, drums, string arrangements
- Kristian Craig Robinson – engineer, recording
- Dave Vettraino – strings engineering
- Dilip Harris – mixing
- David Allen – mastering
- Rebecca Salvadori – artwork
- Aaron Lowell Denton – design, layout
- Chris Almeida – portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Fairbarn, except where noted.
- Oh My Actual Days
- Thank You My Pain
- Invincibility
- Form a V
- A Paper Man
- Who Are You Telling, Gus
- Prayer for my Sovereign Dignity
- Kuzushi
- Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem – Angus Fairbarn, Conrad Singh, Momoko Gill, Rozi Plain
- Too True
- That Was My Garden
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