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The song was born in a moment of strong spiritual inspiration and creates a personal magic ritual. Drawing from prayers of Siberian shamans, the lyrics describe a ceremony of protection. As if Depeche Mode and Timber Timbre were jamming together, the arrangement conjures a sort of 80s psychedelia.

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Spirit after spirit, stand in the holy fire
Flame after flame, stand in the holy fire

O Great sleeve, o wide great garment
I sink into the great sleeve, I sink into the great garment

Fire – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world
Ash – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world

The brown stone is my hedge, the black stone is my trap
The grey stone is my enclosure against the spirits

Fire – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world
Ash – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world

In stay, the fire will drive you
Away stay, the stone will close you
In stay, the ritual will chase you
Away stay, the shaman will cast you out

Thirty shamans ride with no horse
Twenty five shamans ride without stumbling

Fire – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world
Ash – esoteric enclosure
May burn until the end of the world

In stay, the fire will drive you
Away stay, the stone will close you
In stay, the ritual will chase you
Away stay, the shaman will cast you out

Spirit after spirit, stand in the holy fire
Flame after flame, stand in the holy fire

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from Singles Collection, track released July 26, 2023
Recorded and post-produced by Matthieu Vaugelade and Théophile Durand from You Said Strange, Great Sleeve is the second single from a series of reworks of songs from Franky Maze's first acoustic EP Night/Flood. The track features backing vocals by Seán Mulrooney of Tau & the Drones of Praise.

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Franky Maze Paris, France

Franky Maze builds a rich, multi-dimensional sound: simultaneously evoking the vastness of natural places and the realm of the small and intimate. Bright indie-electronica touches breathe fresh air into smoky gravel tones. As his winding dark lyrics travel through spectral states, Maze’s sound evokes Bon Iver crackling on a bonfire and Nick Cave stumbling into the wilderness. ... more

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