Pantaleimon

PANTALEIMON (pan-ta-lay-mon) is the pseudonym of Andria Degens (dee-jens). The use of the name Pantaleimon was inspired by Lyra’s dæmon portrayed in the ‘Northern Lights’ trilogy by Philip Pullman.
Andria Degens was born on the 8th November in Caterham, Surrey, England and is descended from Dutch and Irish ancestry. Whilst in her early twenties, she took what she thought would be a brief trip around the globe, but it ended up lasting two and half years. During that long journey she experienced a series of epiphanies opening up another world to her . That world was the inspiration behind the music of Pantaleimon.
In the early nineties, Andria made little guest appearances with the band Wire (live at the Clapham Grand), Dirty Three (Andria appears on ‘Horse Stories’), and she has also contributed to the projects of Current 93 (‘Black Ships Ate The Sky’), Susan Stenger’s (Band of Susans) ‘Soundtrack For An Exhibition’, Irr. App. (Ext.), Nurse With Wound and Marc Pilley’s Hobotalk. Pantaleimon have also contributed music to Cam Archer’s film ‘Wild Tigers I Have Known’.




Trees Hold Time (1999)

1 Bowing And Parting (8:32)
2 Insignificant Dance (4:27)
3 Trees Hold Time (4:34)
4 Wasps Changing Gear As They Make Their Way Uphill (2:20)
5 Sitting On The Mountain Of Suan Mok (4:31)
Lyrics By - Eden Ahbez
6 Crater Full Of Goldfish (5:21)
7 Thomas's House In Quiet Contemplation (14:25)



Composed By, Arranged By, Dulcimer [Bowed], Bouzouki, Percussion [Singing Bowl], Vocals, Artwork By - Andria Degens

Recorded in Aachen, Germany between March and August of 1999.




Change My World (2003)

1 Change My World (6:18)
2 Change My World Instrumental (7:22)
3 Bowing & Parting (Live) (8:08)
4 Trees Hold Time (Live) (4:28)
5 Nature's Child Sitting On The Mountain Of Suan Monk (Live) (5:42)
Written By [Lyrics] - Eden Ahbez

Tracks 3-5 recorded live at the Bloomsbury Theatre in April 2001.


Cloudburst


1 Cloudburst 4:51
2 Crystalline Rain 5:27
3 Ascension Of The Sun 2:36
4 Numinosum 8:06

Recorded between October - December 2005 at Diving Bell Lounge.

The first 105 copies of this CD were accompanied by a hand-printed book, "Peeling Oranges Into Flowers."



Mercy Oceans (2007)

1 Under The Water
Backing Vocals - Keith Wood
Harp - Baby Dee
Vocals, Bouzouki, Harmonica [Harmonica Drone] - Andria Degens
2 We Love
Cello - Isobel Campbell
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens
3 The Sun Came Out
Guitar - Keith Wood
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens
4 High Star
Backing Vocals, Cello, Piano, Glockenspiel - Isobel Campbell
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens
5 All The Birds
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens
6 Born Into You
Cello - John Contreras
Guitar - Keith Wood
Harp - Baby Dee (2)
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer], Tambura [Tamboura], Other [Chanting Drones] - Andria Degens
7 At Dawn
Guitar - Keith Wood
Guitar [Guitar Harmonics] - Jerome Alexandre
Vocals, Other [Octave Mandola] - Andria Degens
8 Raw Heart
Harp - Baby Dee (2)
Vocals, Other [Octave Mandola] - Andria Degens
9 I Am
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer], Tambura [Tamboura], Other [Chanting Drones], Other [Drones] - Andria Degens
10 Storm And Thunder
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Keith Wood
Vocals, Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens

Recorded at the Water Tower; Preston, Lancashire, in April and August 2006 and at the Diving bell, Glasgow in December 2005.
Copies were available before the official release date from the Durtro website and at the Pantaleimon gig at the London Luminaire, October 26th 2007



Heart Of The Sun (2008)

1 At Dawn (Vogel) 4:15
Producer, Remix, Keyboards [Additional] - Andrew W.K*
2 The Sun Came Out (Dawn Porous) 5:13
Remix [Re-structured By] - Colin Potter
3 Under The Water (Iridescence) 3:47
Arranged By, Remix - Fovea Hex
Bells, Celesta, Glass, Voice, Sounds [All Additional Recordings] - Clodagh Simonds
Violin [Additional Recording] - Cora Venus Lunny
Voice [Additional Recording] - Laura Sheeran
4 All The Brids (Melting Canvas) 3:47
Producer, Remix, Instruments [Additional Instrumentation] - Andrew Liles
5 Today For Shore 2:10
Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer] - Andria Degens
Mixed By - Pantaleimon
6 Storm And Thunder (Toxoplasmosis) 2:25
Arranged By, Remix - Bricoleur, The
7 Bourne (Somnialescent) 5:15
Producer, Remix, Sounds [Additional Recordings] - Stephen O'Malley
8 Even If Love (Eclipse) 6:22
Bells, Drone, Celesta, Drums, Electric Bass, Arranged By, Mixed By - Susan Stenger
Vocals - Andria Degens
9 Pure Raw Heart (Cloisters) 3:15
Arranged By, Remix - Plinth
Sounds [Additional Recordings] - Michael Tanner
10 Heart Of The Sun (Shimmering) 7:16
Guitar, Keyboards - Hervé Vincenti
Harp [Electric] - Raphaelle Rinaudo
Sounds [Laptop] - Philippe Petit
Vocals - Andria Degens
11 We Love (Pink Light) 3:12
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Isobel Campbell
Engineer - Marco Milanesio
Producer, Remix - Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo
12 High Star (Celestial Voices) 3:31
Instruments [Additional Instrumentation] - Chris Carter (2) , Cosey Fanni Tutti
Producer, Remix - Carter Tutti
13 I Am (Silver Dust) 5:29
Arranged By, Remix - Lilium
Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass [Bowed] - Pascal Humbert
14 Another Day Tomorrow 3:16
Dulcimer [Appalachian Dulcimer], Drone - Andria Degens

"Heart of the Sun" is a collection of remixes and re-imaginings of Pantaleimon's album "Mercy Oceans", except for tracks 5, 8, 10 and 14, which are previously unreleased.



Tall Trees (2008)

1 The Warming
2 Dance Of The Honey Bees
3 Sing Night Swallow
4 Tall Trees

Accordion, Dulcitone, Harmonium - Nick Palmer
Vibraphone, Dulcitone, Harmonium, Guitar - Michael Tanner
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Handclaps - Andria Degens
Mastered By - Andrew Liles

All songs by Andria Degens © 2008
Except 1 : Michael Tanner
and 4 : Degens/Tanner (lyrics of unknown origin)




Live In Barcelona

1. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - Amamos (Live in Barcelona)4m 0s
2. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - El Sol Sali (Live in Barcelona)3m 23s
3. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - Corazon Crudo (Live in Barcelona)3m 21s
4. Pantaleimon - Canto de la Golondrina Nocturna (Live in Barcelona)3m 59s
5. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - Arboles Altos (Live in Barcelona)3m 36s
6. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - En El Amanecer (Live in Barcelona)6m 33s
7. Pantaleimon feat. James Blackshaw - Soy (Live in Barcelona)5m 28s

This 7 track album was recorded by Xabi at the La Apolo in Barcelona on the 23rd November 2008.
Line up for this show was:
Andria Degens -Vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, Mandola, and Shruti boxes.
James Blackshaw - 12 string and 6 string guitar, and E-bow.
Front cover artwork by Alonso Urbanos based upon the original photography of Yolanda Reeves.