Spirit Lake (limited edition)

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	1.	Blacktail / Field of Frost 13:19
	2.	Trails of a Spirit Lake 05:39
	3.	A Road to Wander Home / Lakeside 12:01
	4.	Raven Steals The Light 06:17

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July, 2016

Traveling to the islands of Haida Gwaii left a significant mark on me. Located right off the coast of British Columbia, this place held a certain atmosphere that I had never felt before. In retrospect my time there became the culmination of many dreams and desires throughout the years.

At Spirit Lake I was startled by a raven that began vocalizing strange sounds at me. It had landed up in a barren tree overlooking the lake and this creature was demanding my attention. I stood there in awe, unable to understand what it was trying to get across. As soon as the raven had vanished, I was overwhelmed by the feeling that I had experienced something mystical. It made my journey on these islands all the more memorable and I have not stopped thinking about it since.

The memory of this encounter is so powerful that when I started improvising on an electric guitar, I kept thinking about it again and again. Trying to make sense of it while I was playing and wondering just why it was so meaningful to me, an album started to take form.

In many ways I feel this music called out to me and I couldn't ignore its presence. Having sparked something that I still don't fully comprehend, these songs truly belong at a Spirit Lake.

Thanks for listening,

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released December 19, 2016

Artwork, layout and logo by Debbie Van Keulen

Original photograph by Nick Van Herck

Written, performed and recorded by Ben Van Houdt

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SITKA Belgium

Ben Van Houdt is a Belgian musician releasing solo work as SITKA since 2015. Inspired by the sound of tape machines and reel to reel recorders, manipulated guitar textures stutter and distort through layers of runaway loops and broken sounds. Crippled oscillators surface hissing and blaring along steady streams of faded noise, echoing a withered image of decay. ... more

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