This Mortal Coil: An Album of Loss and Subtraction, ‘Offerings’ by Typhoon
Risking Enchantment
But if there’s nothing, if there’s nothingThen what’s that song that keeps hounding me?In the still dark of the morningJust one more cradle down the creekAu revoir my little memoriesThen tell me: this is not your loss, this is your offering - Wake, 'Offerings' In this episode we are joined again by Shane Jenkins to discuss the album Offerings by Typhoon. Led by singer-songwriter Kyle Morton, the album is a fascinating, at times difficult, but ultimately transfixing examination of the end of a life. It follows various characters through the experience of dementia, sickness and death, allowing the listener to enter into that space through its rich musicality and lyricism. In our episode we pull out some of the imagery of the album, it's literary and biblical references and allusions and address its powerful and important themes. Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Shane Jenkins Follow us on social media: @seekingwatson @shanekins Shane's Website: https://sjenkin46.wixsite.com/ipofollies/about Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Works Mentioned Offerings by Typhoon Hunger and Thirst by Typhoon White Lighter by Typhoon "Kyle Morton & Typhoon: In Conversation with Great Minds" — The DePaul Humanities Center The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 'Little Gidding', The Four Quartets, by T.S. Eliot The Choruses from The Rock by T.S. Eliot 'The Hound of Heaven' by Francis Thompson 8 1/2, dir. Frederico Fellini Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy What We're Enjoying at the Moment Shane: Cargo by Pio Harnett Rachel: The Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith