Nostra

Sea of Fertility

“The grove beyond the lawn was dominated by maples. A wattled gate led to the hills. Some of the maples were red even now in the summer, flames among the green. Steppingstones were scattered easily over the lawn, and wild carnations bloomed shyly among them. In a corner to the left were a well and a well wheel. A celadon stool on the lawn seemed so hot in the sun that it would surely burn anyone who tried to sit on it. Summer clouds ranged their dizzying shoulders over the green hills. It was a bright, quiet garden, without striking features. Like a rosary rubbed between the hands, the shrilling of cicadas held sway. There was no other sound. The garden was empty. He had come, thought Honda, to a place that had no memories, nothing. The noontide sun of summer flowed over the still garden.”

Yukio Mishima, Sea of Fertility IV: The Decay of the Angel

released October 14, 2023

Recorded and mixed by Jānis Kalvāns at Studija Gateris, Riga, Latvia.
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal, Canada.
Artwork cover by Atis Jakobsons.
Cover Design by Harijs Ijabs.

Harijs Ijabs - Guitars
Xavier Landes - Bass
Einārs Kotāns - Drums