Kintsugi ltd LP blue

Audiophile 140g blue vinyl pressing, in a limited edition of 200 copies

Released in a run of just 200 copies the new album from John Holden is our longest single LP release; it contains both a poster and a lyric booklet.

‘Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold’ . As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, not only is there no attempt to hide the damage, but the repair is literally illuminated’ Events in our life shape who we are. Kintsugi teaches us that when we think we are broken, we can pick up the pieces and with help, put them back together sometimes becoming stronger as a result. We can learn to embrace the flaws and with time and healing, be spiritually repaired’.

Kintsugi features contributions from an array of Prog luminaries;
Iain Hornal, Peter Jones, Sally Minnear and That Joe Payne - vocals
Henry Rogers - drums
Vikram Shankar - keyboards
Dave Bainbridge, Michel St. Pere – guitar
Frank Van Essen – violin, drums
Jean Pageau – flute

John Holden: ‘I really enjoyed making this album, I feel it reflects my interest in a wide variety of subjects delivered via a rich musical palette. It has some unique soundscapes and instrumentation. When I start writing new material the only criteria, I have is that it must surprise and entertain me. I hope that feeling of exploration is conveyed to the listener.’

Side One
Achilles 10:48
Ringing the Changes 3:43
Kintsugi 7:04
Flying Train 5:33

Side Two
Xenos 5:43
Against the Tide 5:27
Peggy’s Cove 4:21
Building Heaven 11:35