Pantaleimon

g, reaching a new high point with ‘The Butterfly Ate The Pearl’ in 2013. Degens appears on The Dirty Three’s ‘Horse Stories’, ‘singing’ on the title track with Warren Ellis. In 1992 she played guitar as part of the “Wall Of Noise” with the band Wire at the Clapham Grand. Degens has featured on; Susan Stenger’s epic project ‘Soundtrack for an Exhibiton’ ; Current 93’s ‘Black Ships Ate The Sky’ with her rendition of ‘Idumea’ ; X-TG ‘s Desertshore/The Final Report in memory of the late Peter Christopherson; and Hugo Race’s ‘Between Hemispheres’ album . She collaborated with the bands Strings of Consciousness and Lüüp on ‘From Beyond Love’ and ‘Meadow Rituals’ respectively. She has worked closely with L.A. based film director Cam Archer.In 2013, Degens worked with American animator Eric Leiser on her video singles “If I (Was)” and “Ember.” The name “Pantaleimon” was inspired by Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials Trilogy' and means “all merciful.”

Andria co-ran Durtro Records, and Durtro Jnana Records with her then husband David Tibet , along with Mark Logan, from 1997 to 2010. In 2013 Degens established Grass Girl Music. Pantaleimon and Andria Degens are published by Domino Publishing Company

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For everything else write [email protected] Andria Degens is the artist behind the magical and trance-like Pantaleimon. She is a multi-instrumentalist and immersive minimalist, with a penchant for drones and psychedelia. Andria is known for her heartbreakingly gorgeous voice and for the powerful simplicity of her meditative sound. Past guest members have been Isobel Campbell, Jay Darlington, Baby Dee, Bonnie Prince Billy, James Blackshaw and Robin Casinader. Pantaleimon have worked with Hugo Race, Current 93, Andrew WK, Stephen O’Malley, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter amongst others. Featured in Cam Archer’s ‘Wild Tigers I Have Known’. Pantaleimon’s music spans 4 albums and 2 Ep’s originally released on the Durtro label and later Durtro Jnana. And in 2013 the latest, the fifth record, ‘The Butterfly Ate The Pearl’, was released on Grass Girl Music. Degens wrote and recorded some minimal instrumentals for Appalachian dulcimer and bouzouki which came to the attention of Christoph Heemann, who invited her to record at his studio in Germany; this became her first album, Trees Hold Time. This strange, otherworldly first record was very well received upon its release in 1999 with Antony of Antony and the Johnsons saying, “I love Trees Hold Time. Andria has a lovely pure voice and her spirit is evident in her work. What a soulful collection!” Since then, her growth as an artist has been ongoing, reaching a new high point on ‘The Butterfly Ate The Pearl’. Pantaleimon have had the pleasure of supporting/playing with a host of eclectic artists including Six Organs of Admittance, 16 Horsepower, Current 93, Lightning Bolt, Bonnie Prince Billy, Matt Sweeney, and Antony & the Johnsons. ‘Live in Barcelona’ (2009) features James Blackshaw accompanying Degens on 12-string guitar. Before releasing her first work as Pantaleimon, Degens appeared quite randomly on The Dirty Three’s ‘Horse Stories’, ‘singing’ on the title track with Warren Ellis. In 1992 she was invited to play guitar as part of the “Wall Of Noise” show hosted by the band Wire at the Clapham Grand. Over the past decade Degens has featured on; Susan Stenger’s epic project ‘Soundtrack for an Exhibiton’ ; Current 93’s ‘Black Ships Ate The Sky’ with her rendition of ‘Idumea’ ; X-TG ‘s Desertshore/The Final Report in memory of the late Peter Christopherson; and Hugo Race’s ‘Between Hemispheres’ album . based film director Cam Archer over a number of years, providing narration for a series of his short films, and of course her music appeared on the soundtrack to his critically acclaimed feature film Wild Tigers I Have Known, as mentioned above. In 2013, Degens worked with American animator Eric Leiser on her video singles “If I (Was)” and “Ember.”

Andria co-ran Durtro Records, and then Durtro Jnana Records with her then husband, David Tibet , along with Mark Logan, from 1997 to 2010. Pantaleimon are published by Domino Publishing Company