Northsuite

Miraculous horizon frays to elegant grey nothingness in an act of faith. We thawed in luxury, indulged and devastated. The chasm between habit, impulsions, and the anesthetic of desire. Untidily. Emblems of other moments, inevitable marvelling in the blurry lavender morning skies, bouquets of pale planets, impossibly quiet. What ineluctable bliss warming in the core of me, morning languidities after laureling brilliance thickening in the veins, intuitive silence under endless waves of moonlight.
Northsuite CD Inlay

General information

Claimed to be a compilation comprising both the “Chapelflames (Red Steeples)” demo from 2004 and the “Music For Falling Buildings” demo from 2003, Northsuite was in fact written and recorded after Genevieve, in May-June 2005.

Release information

June 2005

Ivory Snowfish Music

CDr

Originally, Northsuite was released in 2005 via the band’s own Ivory Snowfish Music imprint, and limited to 100 CD-Rs. This version credits “E.C.” or Edward Cunningham with writing and performing on the third track, and Dorothy Montoure is credited with mixing, at a facility called Winternational - all of these credits are fictional. The layout and back cover photograph of “LVG” are attributed to Donna Darkette, a reference to a personal friend of the band, but they were not involved either. This version only has 6 tracks, which further disproves the claim that this release comprises two demos. Text on the CD spine reads: “We are so perfect in this dream”

01Northsuite
02Winterglow
03Fire Bloomed From Frost
04Chapelflames
05Salts & Ashes
06Bloodscents

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16 October 2005

Full Moon Productions

FMP039

CD

Northsuite was later re-released that year on CD by Full Moon Productions with different artwork, and two additional tracks. After the fact, these two tracks were circulated as the “Music For Falling Buildings” demo.

01Northsuite
02Winterglow
03Fire Bloomed From Frost
04Chapelflames
05Salts & Ashes
06Bloodscents
07Fire Bloomed From Frost
08Dieselflame Novapyre 1892

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June 2007

Southern Lord

sunn67, sunn68

2xLP

An LP version was released by Southern Lord in June 2007. Limited to 1500 copies, 1000 black and 500 on purple marbled vinyl. The velvet cover is identical to Genevieve, only with the band’s logo written in black foil. Likewise, the rest of the artwork from the FMP edition is preserved on the inner sleeves.