The Woman Of The Snow

Album: Ankoku Butoh (2009)
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  • In April 2010, William Faith and Monica Richards were interviewed by Robert A. Mitchell at the El Mocambo, wherein Monica explained the somewhat nerve-wracking inspiration for this song. In 2007, they were flying into Lithuania in a severe wind, and the plane was having trouble landing, tilting from side to side, and going up instead of down, "Got to the point where everyone was completely freaking out on that plane, and I started to hum a melody..." It took four attempts for the plane to land, and as soon as they arrived at the hotel, she set the basic track down. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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