The Alley's Lantern

by Ajana

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1.	Until it hurts 01:10	info	buy track
2.	Stigmata 03:01	info	buy track
3.	Impostor 06:25	info	buy track
4.	No man's land 06:08	info	buy track
5.	The truth 04:21	info	buy track
6.	Until it hurts (and hurts again) 00:57	info	buy track
7.	Into 05:01	info	buy track
8.	Sleepwalking past midnight 05:16	info	buy track
9.	Departure song 04:19	info	buy track
10.	Mr. Grint 03:01	info	buy track
11.	To the edge 06:31	info	buy track
12.	New dawn 03:47	info	buy track
13.	Emptiness 07:55	info	buy track
14.	Understanding 13:14	info	buy track

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When the shadows grow longer and the lanterns start to shine, “The Alley’s Lantern” is the perfect soundtrack. Ajana’s fourth album will create the ideal mood. Metal – from doomy parts to blastbeats to progressive elements – meets influences from beyond the genre and adds some “exotic” instruments and unconventional ideas as well as Ajana’s characteristic vocals.

Ajana (aka. Luise Markert) recorded all instruments and vocals for “The Alley’s Lantern” by herself and – as always, since the creation of her solo project in 2003 – wrote all the music and lyrics. The album will be self-released digitally by the artist via Bandcamp.

“The Alley’s Lantern” was mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios Germany in 2021. As sound and imagery go hand in hand, Ajana portrayed her visions in the extensive booklet accompanying the album. Just a little help to start a movie in your head that goes with the soundtrack of the approaching night.

credits

released May 21, 2021

All songs written and arranged by Ajana
All lyrics by Ajana

Ajana – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, recorder, samples, drum programming

guest musicians:
Robert Markert – guest vocals, growls/screams on “Understanding”, guest vocals on “Departure Song”, growls on “Until it hurts”, digeridoo on “Emptiness”
Marion Markert – guest vocals and screams on “Understanding”, screams on “Until it hurts”

Recorded by Ajana at her home studio, from 2018 to 2020
Mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios, March-Buchheim/Germany in 2021
Produced by Ajana

All artwork and photos by Ajana
Except beamer-portraits by Robert Markert
Ajana-logo by Benedikt Behnke

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Ajana Ortenau, Germany

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Ajana – what better way to celebrate than by releasing a new album? The 5th album “13 Red Lakes” takes you on a musical journey through Metal and beyond with the characteristic vocals of Ajana (aka. Luise Markert). She composed, recorded and mixed the whole album by herself. Listen to how music can sound like if there is only one artist in control of everything. ... more

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