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Pantaleimon (the name means ‘all-merciful’) is the pseudonym of British vocalist
and multi-instrumentalist Andria Degens (dee-jens). Degens performs on guitar,
keyboards, Indian harmonium, Appalachian dulcimers, bass, pedal board,
vibraphone, bells, tambourine, and sansula, and utilises samples, loops, field
recordings and special effects. Her music in particular explores themes of
embodiment in landscape, transformation and the inner world. The result is
trance-inducing baroque folk music that explores the experimental ends of work
inspired by artists such as Kendra Smith, Nico, Espers, Mia Doi Todd, Kate Bush,
and Steve Roach and filters it through obscure world music, Vedic chanting, and
tribal rituals. 2023 brings new music from Pantaleimon after a period of
prolonged dormancy. The single and music video 'The Conversation' , released on
6 January 2023 was the beginning of a return to the public arena. Now the new
single 'To The In Between' featuring French born electronic sound artist Olivia
Louvel will be released on the 24th March 2023. It is the second from a new EP
due in Spring. The accompanying video premieres on release day at 8pm GMT and is
inspired by visions of the digital web we are all caught up in, and yet we yearn
to be free in Nature's fractal vitality.
