Al DePlume- A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole

Label: International Anthem Recording Co. Released 7/18/2025 A Blade Because a Blade is Whole is the latest album from London-based composer-poet-activist-improviser Alabaster DePlume, his first major work following 2022’s GOLD and 2020's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol 1. The 11-song album covers all of DePlume’s musical touchstones: lush and gentle instrumentals informed by ghostly ancient folk melodies; groove-focused rhythm explorations as a bed for self-searching spoken declamations; sweeping and beautiful string arrangements (in this case by Macie Stewart) set against his trademark vibrato-infused tenor sax whispermoan. Track listing: Oh My Actual Days Thank You My Pain Invincibility Form A V A Paper Man Who Are You Telling, Gus Prayer For My Sovereign Dignity Kuzushi Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem Too True That Was My Garden