Peter and Matthew, Brooklyn, New York.
“Years ago my father Peter Caws sent me a series of meditations that he had written as the beginning of a longer work to be called The Book of Hylas...”
Matthew was struck by the power and timelessness of the text. He asked his friends, the Parkington Sisters, to record Peter reading the meditations aloud and then write music around his voice.
Now Barsuk Records has published this work in a gorgeous linen-covered book with a companion vinyl EP. The book features illustrations by the celebrated German artist Line Hoven and a short introduction by Matthew.
“These words have given me comfort and strength and give me peace whenever I read them. I hope they will do something for you.”