The Dandelion Council

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The Salmon and the Stars 03:21 Tools
Driving Toward the Mountain 08:11 Tools
Jesus, You know 02:17 Tools
Mystery Play 01:46 Tools
Ruins of the Space Station 02:31 Tools
The Locust Glacier 01:17 Tools
Clouds 01:38 Tools
Waitomo Cave 03:16 Tools
Exploring Woods in Pyjamas Circa 1982 03:38 Tools
Golden Hour 01:00 Tools
Into the Lost Sea 03:12 Tools
Glimfeather 01:41 Tools
Falling Asleep in the Woods Near the Beach 03:15 Tools
The Face of the Mountain 01:25 Tools
The Southern Pinwheel 03:26 Tools
Pacific Northwest Memories 04:34 Tools
Terra et Stella 03:59 Tools
Mystery and Wonder in Millard Canyon 01:34 Tools
In the Secret Places of the Heart 05:59 Tools
Des Canyons Aux Etoiles 03:13 Tools
Best Friends Forever 05:33 Tools
In the Rainbow Forest 03:59 Tools
Stardust Canyon 01:37 Tools
Works and Days 04:05 Tools
Dawn Mine 01:40 Tools
foxfire 05:09 Tools
Home 05:40 Tools
The Way of An Eagle in the Sky 01:14 Tools
A Helper Fit For Him 04:53 Tools
Mall Built Over Petrified Forest 01:28 Tools
Man in the Fifth Dimension 01:41 Tools
Forest friend 00:37 Tools
Lens flares and sunbeams 01:28 Tools
Red Sunset 01:28 Tools
Planetarium 04:36 Tools
Spelunking 04:53 Tools
Indian Summer Sun 06:25 Tools
Starlight Crest 00:45 Tools
St. Elmo's Fire 02:32 Tools
Pine Trees and Stars 01:41 Tools
Lengthening Days 03:26 Tools
Little shivering stars quietly awaiting the dawn like children i 01:41 Tools
Heartland Tv Special 01:41 Tools
Beyond Wist 02:45 Tools
Ice Cave 02:45 Tools
Maker of the Crystal Mountains 01:54 Tools
little shivering stars quietly awaiting the dawn like children in bed on christmas eve 03:07 Tools
The Idea of the San Fernando Valley 03:42 Tools
Coast to Coast by Starlight 03:11 Tools
Coast to Coast by Starlight II 01:45 Tools
Farewell, Houses 05:45 Tools
Before School 03:15 Tools
A Kid's Place in the Universe 01:28 Tools
Into the Sea, Into the Wood 04:55 Tools
Climbing Wolf Mountain 02:45 Tools
Distant Galaxies Glimpsed in Textbooks 03:19 Tools
The Story So Far 04:11 Tools
While the Earth's Asleep 02:28 Tools
Argo Navis and the Gift of Awe 04:11 Tools
Into the Sea, Into the Wood (Drexon Field Remix) 04:56 Tools
Atop Mount Wilson 02:43 Tools
Fantasy Architecture 02:02 Tools
The World is Haunted 04:45 Tools
Cosmic Diorama 02:02 Tools
The Sun and Moon 05:33 Tools
Osaka 03:11 Tools
Niagara 01:38 Tools
At the End of the Day 02:43 Tools
Waterfall, Morning Mist 03:43 Tools
Palaces of Summer 03:11 Tools
Mt. Wilson in Flames 03:11 Tools
Long-Awaited Day 04:07 Tools
the Stars are Out 01:20 Tools
Fog on the Redwood Coast 03:11 Tools
Urubu + Amazon 03:30 Tools
Snail in Moonlight 01:57 Tools
Terra das Cataratas 04:35 Tools
El Dorado 01:59 Tools
Backyard Full of Stars 02:50 Tools
Gilded by the Evening Sun 04:35 Tools
Little Dipper 00:51 Tools
Perfume of Night Cedar 00:51 Tools
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Matte Paintings of Future Cities 02:17 Tools
Take Me Here Always 02:17 Tools
Sea Psalm 02:17 Tools
All I Need 02:17 Tools
Things That Glow 02:17 Tools
Underwater Murals 02:17 Tools
Starry Nights in the Geodome 02:17 Tools
Stone House in the Eucalyptus Forest 02:17 Tools
Streets Named After Constellations 02:17 Tools
Lensflares and Sunbeams 02:17 Tools
Moon-canticle 02:17 Tools
The North American Continent 02:17 Tools
Colorado Megafortress 02:17 Tools
To Get Old 02:17 Tools
Coastline 00:51 Tools
Sempervirens 02:17 Tools
Night Winds Detuned 00:51 Tools
Nitelights 02:17 Tools
Kids Falling Asleep on Couch As End Credits Roll 02:17 Tools
Qualia 02:17 Tools
Misty Morning Sunrise 02:17 Tools
Homemade Text Adventure 02:17 Tools
Make The Whole World A Garden 02:17 Tools
Slow Train to Slumberland 02:17 Tools
Starlit Days and Nights 02:17 Tools
You are the Lodestar 02:17 Tools
Eden, How We Miss You 02:17 Tools
Dream Homes of the 1970s 02:17 Tools
City Seen From Mountain 02:17 Tools
Goodbye Cheyenne Mountain 02:17 Tools
Gemstones 02:17 Tools
The Seasons and the Ages, The Inexorable 02:17 Tools
"Yours is the day, yours also the night" 02:17 Tools
The Time of the Meteors 02:17 Tools
Museum Mountain 02:17 Tools
Atop Mount Wilson, 1978 02:17 Tools
Moonstone Manor 02:17 Tools
After School Program 02:17 Tools
Starlit Century City 02:17 Tools
Case Study Homes 02:17 Tools
Jesus You know 02:17 Tools
Seaside Museum 02:17 Tools
Stingray Petting Pool 02:17 Tools
Night School 02:17 Tools
Overgrown Garden 02:17 Tools
Nighttime Boat Tour 02:17 Tools
Sea Palace Floating Restaurant 02:17 Tools
My Flesh Also Shall Dwell Secure 02:17 Tools
Cruise Night / Blanket Cave 02:17 Tools
Water Plants 02:17 Tools
Night Air 02:17 Tools
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The Dandelion Council, lead by Pip Craighead and his revolving band of merry sidekicks, draws inspiration from the hills of Altadena; so much in fact, early drafts of the band's mission statement claimed that rather than original works, they were simply covering tapes found buried deep in the hillside, circa 1970. Despite band-fueled rumors of borrowing a page from their forebears, the Dandelion Council is nothing if not a creative, unique endeavor. Electronic beats are merged with ethereal human voices, the laughter of children, and sampling from nature. Nature is a huge theme: inspiration is taken from summer nights, fields of grass rippling in the wind, the smell of wet earth, lens flares, sunsets, cricket songs, fireflies, and the friendships that share in them, all ultimately pointing back to the glory of their creator. Pip Craighead lives in Altadena, California, in close proximity to mountains. This relationship to the natural world has shaped the music of the Dandelion Council. As mysterious and unknown as our world can be, Pip has bent light towards us and given us a guided adventure into the worlds phenomena. "Waitomo Cave" is a trip through a prehistoric grotto where the glowworms dangle from the ceiling and flutter like the stars. The songs is structured like a journey to the cave, rhythmic and progressive from the start, fading into a dreamy, peaceful atmosphere. Also, hidden references to religion can be found in many of his songs like "Mystery Play" and "Driving Toward the Mountain" where a beautiful voice sings "zion". Extra focus has been made on giving many of the songs a distinct lo-fi sound. Pip describes it as "tape decay" and it represents the sonic degradation over time. This fuzzy warm feeling can be a subtle reminder of mortality in nature. Bandcamp: https://thedandelioncouncil.bandcamp.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.