The notion of using field-recordings as backing tracks comes from the recognition that folk a-capella -- which predated all recorded music -- was sung in all manner of real-world environments. A quiet room recording, then, doesn't map up with how it was traditionally enjoyed.
The core of the album was sketched out FAMW 2018. The backing layers were added after-the-fact.
The Bandcamp and Archive.org links both include lyric books. Bandcamp has a "dual-mode" PDF/ODF file that LibreOffice can open and edit, while Archive.org has the more-broadly-useful ODT file itself. (If you want a PDF or other format, LibreOffice can make one. Plus, Google Docs -- and likely other online word processors -- can cleanly import the ODT allowing the document to be easily read on phones.)
Music Genre: Ambient Acepalla Released By: Mr. Beany's Bitty Band => https://archive.org/download/TheCusp-MrBeany Download archive.org => https://mrbeany.bandcamp.com/album/the-cusp Purcase mrbeany.bandcamp.com (Pay-If-You-Want)
Total tracks: 9 Duration: 28:33 Poets: S.W. Black Copyright Year: 2019 Announcement: Freely available on Archive.org
1. The Cusp (03:18) 2. Cusp of a Better Song (03:02) 3. I am Experimenting (03:21) 4. My Elephant Has Found a Sausage (02:56) 5. The Elephant Poops Too Much (02:52) 6. I've Sold my Elephant (04:04) 7. Cusp of Being (02:53) 8. Transfixed and Transformed (03:05) 9. The Cusp of this Song is Thumping (02:56)
Transcription status: All tracks are transcribed and a lyric book is included in your download.
Description of cover image: A world-distorted table of cups in an artistic style. The words "The Cusp" and "Mr. Beany's Bitty Band" are present.
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