C.R. Gillespie * Island Of Women [180 Gram] Heavy Metal It's a sermon

It's a sermon

housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess tracks Chappell's cinematic journey of falling in queer love for the first time

Underneath the Window

breaking cinematic and social barriers and winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score

C.R. Gillespie * Island Of Women [180 Gram] Heavy Metal It's a sermonComposition for Island Of Women began in 2019, when I was invited to submit scores towards a chamber project affiliated with Toronto's Music Galley, an institutional centre for avante garde music since the mid 70's. I had begun to get a few ideas down with MIDI instruments when the pandemic came along and swept the project off the table. I then took these modern classical style demos, expanded upon them, trying to get the most organic sound I could