{"product_id":"alabaster-deplume-dear-children-of-our-children-i-knew-cremisan-1lp-rsd26","title":"Alabaster DePlume - Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew \/ Cremisan (1LP) (RSD26)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and is not available to pre-order or reserve. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item will be sold on a first come, first served basis in-store from 8am on Record Store Day (RSD) on Saturday 18th April 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 20\/04\/2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear Children of Our Children, I Knew is a new EP recorded by Alabaster DePlume in the middle of his March 2025 US tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDePlume had been playing shows with bassist Shahzad Ishmaeli and drummer Tcheser Holmes, performing music of his critically-acclaimed album A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole (released March 2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio's rapport was so strong that DePlume chose to use an off day in Brooklyn to record this collection of instrumentals, which were inspired by experiences he had sharing, performing and improvising off the music of A Blade for audiences across the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDear Children in a sense serves as an epilogue to A Blade, which makes it all the more appropriate that the B side of its RSD-exclusive vinyl release contains the three song EP Cremisan: Prologue to A Blade, which was released (digital only) in fall 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs with almost everything that DePlume has put forth in recent years, the connection of this work to Palestine is deep: the Cremisan EP itself was recorded in Palestine; Dear Children includes samples of children recorded in Bethlehem; and the album's cover art depicts wheatpaste posters of a drawing made by a 13 year old boy from Gaza (used with permission).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nSide A - Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew\u003cbr\u003e\nA1. Bringing Up The Nakba\u003cbr\u003e\nA2. I Play A Role In It And I Know\u003cbr\u003e\nA3. It's Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)\u003cbr\u003e\nA4. Glass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSide B - Cremisan\u003cbr\u003e\nB1. Honeycomb\u003cbr\u003e\nB2. Cremisan\u003cbr\u003e\nB3. Gifts of Olive\u003cbr\u003e\nB4. What Did The Child Say\u003cbr\u003e\nFacing Reality\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57896354251133,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0035\/5008\/5193\/files\/AlabasterDePlume-DearChildrenofOurChildren-1.jpg?v=1772664346","url":"https:\/\/www.waxandbeans.co.uk\/products\/alabaster-deplume-dear-children-of-our-children-i-knew-cremisan-1lp-rsd26","provider":"Wax and Beans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}