The Poem ForestAll his life, William Stanley searched for a wild place of his own. Growing up in the straightened out city blocks of his childhood and finding some respite in summer trips to a cabin in the woods, he yearned for space, fragrant soil, tall trees, and the silence that surrounds them. In Hawaii, he learned of acres of land depleted from toxic agricultural practices, and he became determined to restore that land and create one of the most comprehensive

Written and recorded during the pandemic

On the occasion of the composer's 200th birthday

formerly of the gothic rock band Bauhaus

made eternally famous by Disney's troupe of dancing elephants

and strings: it is a musical 'tableau vivant' after Goethe's poem Der Fischer

It contains 13 ragging songs that you will not forget

The extraordinary

and Chris Parnell stars as Cooper's agent

This was the b-side of the first and only single

He wrote approximately 300 cantatas of which over 20 for the bass voice

Alternative Tentacles Records

with heavy hitting drum breaks and mashed up samples