Agalloch-Marrow of the Spirit ak61

"Marrow of the Spirit" marked a change in record label for Agalloch. Their first three full-length albums and EPs were released through The End Records, but after their contract was completed with the release of Ashes Against The Grain in 2006, the band opted not to renew it. The album was released through Profound Lore Records, which also released the first two Agalloch albums on vinyl in 2005. It is the first album to feature Aesop Dekker (of Ludicra) on drums, replacing Chris Greene.

The band felt that their previous album, "Ashes Against The Grain", sounded too polished and opted for a more raw sound for "Marrow of the Spirit", saying that it felt more "alive and real." Therefore, the album was recorded entirely in analog on vintage equipment. Recording took place at Audible Alchemy Studios in Portland, Oregon, with Steven Wray Lobdell (of Faust) producing
Release

On October 29, 2010, the track "The Watcher's Monolith" was released on the music website Stereogum accompanied by an interview with John HaughmThe track "Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires" was released via Vivahaterecords on November 1.

The full album was released on November 23, 2010.
Reception

The album was named among NPR's Top 50 albums of 2010 and listed at #1 on Decibel's list of the 40 best albums of 2010
Track listing


No. Title Length
1. "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness" 3:41
2. "Into the Painted Grey" 12:25
3. "The Watcher's Monolith" 11:46
4. "Black Lake Niðstång" 17:34
5. "Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires" 9:40
6. "To Drown" 10:27
Total length:
65:33
Personnel
Agalloch

John Haughm – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Don Anderson – acoustic & electric guitars
Jason William Walton – bass
Aesop Dekker – drums

Guest musicians

Jackie Perez Gratz (Grayceon, Giant Squid, Asunder, Amber Asylum) — cello on "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness" and "To Drown"
Steven Wray Lobdell — backing vocals on "The Watcher's Monolith"
Jeffrey Neblock (Vindensång) — piano on "The Watcher's Monolith", and field recordings on "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness", "The Watcher's Monolith", "Black Lake Niðstång", and "To Drown"
Nathan Carson (Witch Mountain, Two-Ton Boa, Sunn O))))— Moog MG-1, Moog Opus-3, vibraphone and glockenspiel on "Black Lake Niðstång"
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