'In order to see this beauty, one must risk everything and perhaps be a little mad.  
Stunningly enunciated by Richard Knox & Frédéric D. Oberland's nuanced approach to songwriting.'
THE SILENT BALLET

'Sometimes bleak, sometimes discordant, but always powerful'
FLUID RADIO

'An accomplished, evocative musical voyage through the vast arctic seas and beyond' 
ROCK-A-ROLLA

'What at times can be a very desolate experience, can also by an emotional journey for the listener. 
The glacial tidal waves of trembling strings and noise sends a shiver down your spine, 
while at the same time,  warms your heart with the albums ever present human touch.'
NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS

'Elegiac, achingly beautiful and every bit as stark as the polar landscape that inspired the recording'
WHISPERIN & HOLLERIN

'No carefree cruise trip, The Rustle of the Stars instead focuses on the darker end of the polar 
expedition experience,  one that finds madness and terror setting in over the course of a long journey 
that brings with it more than its fair share of hopelessness, anxiety, and thoughts of disaster.'
TEXTURA

CREDITS
All tracks composed, recorded and mixed between Leeds & Paris 
 (Cloud Blunt Moon, St. Margaret of Antioch church,  Magnum Diva studio) 
by Richard Knox & Frédéric D. Oberland during the Winter 2010/2011. 
Recording assistance in St. Margaret of Antioch by Tim Hay. 
Mastering by Lawrence English at 158.

Frédéric D. Oberland: 
piano, electric guitar, field recordings, harmonium, dulcimer, crystal glass, drones, 
slide, chimes, bowed glockenspiel, crackle, analog electronics

Richard Knox:
electric guitar, drones, screwdriver, bowed cymbal, bowed glockenspiel, 
field recordings, companion organ

Angela Chan:
viola, cello, choir

& guests, per order of appearance:

David Ramsay: violin 
Elly May Irving: choir
Matt Clark: ghost narration
Tim Hay: stompbox
Jayne Amara Ross: Super 8 projector sound

ARTWORK
Photography by Frederic D. Oberland
Exclusive drawing by Cameron Steward
Layout / Design by Richard Knox