Strigiformes, by Escaping Aghartha

Strigiformes

by Escaping Aghartha

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Jordan Vauvert Avec Strigiformes, Escaping Aghartha poursuit sa série aviaire mais, à la différence de Avian où il nous faisait écouter un panel d'espèces assez large, il se concentre ici uniquement sur les hiboux. Parallèlement, il se limite aussi sur le nombre de styles mis en scène, l'ambiant étant le seul représenté. Strigiformes n'est donc pas original en soi mais la magie, elle, reste intacte : ces rencontres avec les hiboux deviennent des moments solennels qui se méritent et demandent de la patience. Favorite track: Elf owl.

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1.	African scops owl 06:33	buy track
2.	Great grey owl 08:26	buy track
3.	Short-eared owl 07:42	buy track
4.	Tawny owl 08:38	buy track
5.	Great-horned owl 08:15	buy track
6.	Barn owl 04:31	buy track
7.	Elf owl 11:28	buy track

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Strigiformes is an ambient album which is themed around the vocalizations of different species of owl. From the mournful cries of the tawny owl, to the bone-chilling rasps of the barn owl, Strigiformes takes the listener on an immersive journey through a dark forest in the depth of the night. The title refers to the scientific order Strigiformes, in which all owls belong to.

This album is meant to raise awareness about the impacts of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) on birds of prey. When mice/rats ingest baits laced with ARs, the ARs alter their blood so that it does not coagulate (scab over and stop bleeding). This causes spontaneous internal bleeding which leads to death over several days. In those few days, birds of prey such as owls may eat these rodents. The effects of AR are the same in birds as in rodents, which may result in the death of the bird if they ingest enough AR-laced rodents.

In a 2017 study, 97% of tested red-tailed hawks (a bird of prey with a similar diet to most owls) had some amount of ARs in their body. 17% of these birds were showing signs of AR poisoning.
doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1832-1

While the sales of ARs became slightly restricted in 2011, they're still widely available to buy via the internet without a license, and thus remain a threat to birds of prey.

All profits that Escaping Aghartha receives in the first month of Strigiformes' release will be donated to the American Bird Conservancy. In 2014, they played a role in advocating for the removal of one brand of ARs from the market. They are continuing to advocate for the banning or restricting of dangerous rodenticides which harm birds, such as ARs.
To learn more about them, visit: abcbirds.org/program/pesticides/

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released February 18, 2023

The art was generously designed and donated by the inimitable Mairead Mc Guinness. My sincere thanks to her. The album cover is of the federally endangered spotted owl. When my brother and I went to Arizona in May to watch the migrating birds, we had a magical encounter with a spotted owl that approached us. After I told Mairead this, we thought it would be fitting to feature it on the cover, despite there not being a spotted owl song.

Avery Dart: everything else. Made in June 2022.

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The goal of Escaping Aghartha is to educate people about specific examples of ongoing destruction in the biological world, using extreme music as an educational tool.

Avery, a biologist, started Escaping Aghartha as an experimental solo project. Now Escaping Aghartha has started to feature skilled musicians on some releases. ... more

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