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Ride of the Valkyries

by Champion Things

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Intro - The Quarry 01:33
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The Quarry 02:55
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3.
Football 02:04
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4.
Football - Reprise 01:48
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5.
Useless 01:23
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6.
Night 02:06
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7.
Bobbin Whir 02:11
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Ride of the Valkyries 04:21
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The album was recorded at Earth Music Studios in Belfast during November, December 2022 and January 2023.

Gordon Hewitt wrote and performed the narratives.
Micheal McKinney played Bass
Vic Bronzini Fulton composed the music

Vic Bronzini Fulton also engineered, produced, mixed and mastered the recording.

The subject matter for this recording regards the mistreatment of children. This subject matter cannot be considered easy listening.

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released February 1, 2023

The new Champion Things album “Ride of the Valkyries” is the 6th album from the Belfast based group. Champion Things weaves groove based electronica with theme based spoken word narratives. And this is the 6th recording in just over 3 years.

The group has often written about difficult subjects but “Ride of the Valkyries” deals with the mistreatment of children, from everyday bullying, to difficulties at school, to abuse in the home and in sporting associations.

“We tend to look at more everyday instances of how children are treated, rather than what is often investigated, the extremes.

“The opening tracks deal with the impact of industrialisation on the family, refracted through an accident in a quarry, and the impact on the survivors. The following, Football and Football reprise were inspired, if that is the right word, by the scandals with coaches and young boys in the Football Association’s academies. The question that needed to be asked was why did everyone miss the mistreatment for so long. The tracks Night, and Bobbin Whir veer towards mistreatment at home, Useless suggests bullying at school and Ride of the Valkyries offers a narrative where tension exists both at school and at home.”

On this album Vic Bronzini Fulton from Earth Music Studios in Belfast composed the music, and produced, engineered and mixed the material. Michael McKinney composed and played bass on two tracks, Night and Bobbin Whir. The spoken word narratives were written by Gordon Hewitt.

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Champion Things Belfast, UK

Champion Things is a group based around Gordon Hewitt (guitar, lyrics and vocals) and Wallace Gibson (Electronic and Acoustic Saxophone) creating groove based music, overlain with songs, spoken word, and chants. Hewitt and Gibson are accompanied by a floating line-up of musicians. The group's home is Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... more

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