The Water Is the Shovel of the Shore — Shovel Dance Collective

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 59m

I: The Bold Fisherman

2:37

I: Thames waters off Greenland Dock, The Weary Whaling Grounds,

4:14

I: Junkyard work next to Dartford Creek, rigging and reeds at Erith Marina, The Bold Benjamin, waterfowl on the Darent

3:01

I: The Herrings Head

1:09

I: Water pump in Ladywell, Waves on the Shore, a Creek on the Llŷn Peninsula

3:15

II: In Charlestown there Dwelled a Lass

6:10

II: Camera flash on the Deptford foreshore, The Rolling Waves, crashing spring waves by the Cutty Sark

4:31

II: Lovely on the Water, lapping waters by Tower Hill

2:21

II: Pump organ bellows being pushed by hand, the River Chess trickles, The Watermans Dance

2:37

III: Tourists feed gulls outside City Hall, The Bold Fisherman

2:31

III: Ferry east from London Bridge, A Fishermans’ Song for Attracting Seals / The Full Rigged Ship

3:47

III: Clergy of Southwark Cathedral and St Magnus the Martyr bless the Thames, the organ at St Mark's Clerkenwell, a fence at North Greenwich sings in the wind, distant cranes at Silvertown

3:24

III: The Wild Goose Shanty, slapping Thames water under a bridge, The Drowned Sailor, crashing waves at Deptford foreshore

4:02

III: Waterfall and rain on the River Chess, Captain Kidd's Farewell to the Seas

1:30

IV: Waters of the River Ravensbourne beside Elverson Road DLR station, Lowlands

4:02

IV: The Cruel Grave, pump organs at Nick's House

3:14

IV: The Grey Cock, Dan wading through Elverson Road DLR station tunnel

5:17

IV: Ova Canje Water

1:41

We're still writing this one up. The deep read (liner notes, standout moments, the sound breakdown) is on the way. The album's ready to own right now.