Harvest Rain
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Harvest Rain is the musical project of Jason Thompkins. Born and raised in South Carolina, Jason Thompkins created Harvest Rain to capture the Autumnal phenomena of Southern history inside of Harvest Rain's music. It has been labeled as neofolk
music. Members include Axel Frank of the German neofolk group Werkraum
and also Jamey Thompkins, Jason's younger brother. American painter and musician Tor Lundvall
has contributed artwork to two Harvest Rain releases, and also collaborated on the track 'Night Chorus' released on the album of the same name. Matt Howden also plays guest violin for the first two tracks of their demo A Frost Comes with the Wind.
The music of Harvest Rain often has a ghostly quality while the lyrics are hallucinatory in nature. Subjects deal with ghosts (often a "She" although we never learn who she may be), night, the black sun
, the dark history of the South, Hyperborea/Thule
, dawn, lanterns, cornfields and various other themes of the supernatural.
Neofolk
Neofolk is a form of folk music-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. Neofolk can either be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation aided by varieties of accompanying sounds such as pianos, strings and elements of industrial...
music. Members include Axel Frank of the German neofolk group Werkraum
Werkraum
-Overview:Growing up in the fields of experimental music and post-industrial music with several other projects since the early 1990s, Axel Frank began to adapt a more melodic neofolk, electronic and dark ambient approach...
and also Jamey Thompkins, Jason's younger brother. American painter and musician Tor Lundvall
Tor Lundvall
Tor Lundvall is a painter and musician who is based out of East Hampton, New York.-Art:Lundvall has a B.A. in studio art with a minor in literature from the American University in Washington D.C. . His oil paintings are quite vivid and luminous due to his use of vibrant colors and the strong...
has contributed artwork to two Harvest Rain releases, and also collaborated on the track 'Night Chorus' released on the album of the same name. Matt Howden also plays guest violin for the first two tracks of their demo A Frost Comes with the Wind.
The music of Harvest Rain often has a ghostly quality while the lyrics are hallucinatory in nature. Subjects deal with ghosts (often a "She" although we never learn who she may be), night, the black sun
Black Sun
The term Black Sun , also referred to as the Sonnenrad , is a symbol of esoteric or occult significance...
, the dark history of the South, Hyperborea/Thule
Thule
Thule Greek: Θούλη, Thoulē), also spelled Thula, Thila, or Thyïlea, is, in classical European literature and maps, a region in the far north. Though often considered to be an island in antiquity, modern interpretations of what was meant by Thule often identify it as Norway. Other interpretations...
, dawn, lanterns, cornfields and various other themes of the supernatural.
Discography
- A Frost Comes with the Wind (2002) – demo/CD
- Security of Ignorance (2002) – 10"x12" (White Marbled vinyl)
- Evening and Devotion (2004) – 7"
- Night Chorus (2005) - CD
- Songs from Evening (2005) – CD-R
- Night's Glow (2006) - Digipack CD
- Blood Hymns (2007)
- The Land of Tears is so Mysterious (2010) - CD with 16 Page Booklet of Arctic Photography and Lyrics