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Richard Reed Parry

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The first volume of Quiet River of Dust was released on the autumn equinox of 2018; this second volume, out on the summer solstice of 2019, was created at the same time. (It was supposed to come out on the spring equinox, but got bumped because Parry and designer Tracey Maurice had to wait for salt crystals to grow on the artwork to create wave caps and mountaintops—do not underestimate Parry’s attention to detail.) Both volumes bleed into one another, by design. “It feels like a multi-sided window to me,” says Parry, “a different view into this prismatic song world.” Japanese folk myths, death poems and British folk music are tributaries flowing into a river of late-20th century avant-garde composition and traditional song craft, written and performed by a member of a Grammy-winning rock band. This is a meditative, widescreen musical experience with Beach Boy harmonies and a hypnotic pulse. Layered songs that move in a linear fashion, following a current rather than circular composition.

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Updated on 2025-06-13

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Field II: Slow Drift
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At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners (Live)
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Symphony Brew
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Lost In The Waves
Lost In The Waves
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Flair Fight
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Whippin' Disks, Lifting Forth
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Heart And Breath Sextet
Heart And Breath Sextet
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Gentle Pulsing Dust
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For Heart, Breath And Orchestra
For Heart, Breath And Orchestra
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The Von Erich Curse
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Sai No Kawara (River of Death)
Sai No Kawara (River of Death)
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Alone in the Office
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I Was In The World (Was The World In Me)
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Interruptions (Heart And Breath Nonet): VII Freeform Winds/String Drones
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In A Moment
In A Moment
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Finally Home
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The Funeral
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I Believe in You
I Believe in You
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The Actor
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Anni's Constant
Anni's Constant
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Black Mountain Song
Black Mountain Song
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I Was Calling
I Was Calling
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Drone Beast
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What We've Always Wanted
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Harley Race
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Slow New Year
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Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: IV. Scherzo. Allegro scherzoso
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Emerging Heroes
Emerging Heroes
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Maria
Maria
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Elemental Home
Elemental Home
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Murky Half
Murky Half
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Update Desk
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Down and Out
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Long Way Back
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Getting in the Ring
Getting in the Ring
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Hear my words, ye people
Hear my words, ye people
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Duet For Heart And Breath (feat. Nadia Sirota)
Duet For Heart And Breath (feat. Nadia Sirota)
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Duet for Heart and Breath - Live
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The Main Event
The Main Event
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The Brief and Neverending Blur
The Brief and Neverending Blur
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Relentless Loss
Relentless Loss
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Elsewhere Bird
Elsewhere Bird
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Farewell Ceremony
Farewell Ceremony
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Eyes Meet
Eyes Meet
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Base Motives
Base Motives
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The Fiddlers Play
The Fiddlers Play
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Driving Home
Driving Home
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There Is a Sound
There Is a Sound
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Prison Guard Fantasy
Prison Guard Fantasy
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Where Did I Go
Where Did I Go
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Heaeven For Meg
Heaeven For Meg
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Fake Escape
Fake Escape
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Dark Tumbling
Dark Tumbling
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Drone Beast: UK
Drone Beast: UK
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It's All Around You
It's All Around You
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Eileen
Eileen
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Their Passing in Time
Their Passing in Time
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A Few Last Things
A Few Last Things
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New Descent
New Descent
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My World
My World
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Childhood's Retreat
Childhood's Retreat
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Throw A Cup Of Water
Throw A Cup Of Water
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They Kiss
They Kiss
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Bubbles
Bubbles
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Leaving
Leaving
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Field I: After C
Field I: After C
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Cups In The Ocean
Cups In The Ocean
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The House
The House
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Field VIII: Hands
Field VIII: Hands
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Evening Service No. 2 in D, "The Great": I. Magnificat
Evening Service No. 2 in D, "The Great": I. Magnificat
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Duelling Flutters
Duelling Flutters
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Shoes in Trunk
Shoes in Trunk
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Dad is Drunk on the Street
Dad is Drunk on the Street
6,039 5:09 2023-12-01
Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth
5,703 5:25 2017-03-31
M.C. Richards
M.C. Richards
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Slow Descent
Slow Descent
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Hungover and Late
Hungover and Late
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Drone Beast: In the Air
Drone Beast: In the Air
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Day Three
Day Three
5,053 4:57 2024-11-01
Photos in the Office
Photos in the Office
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Rosa Canina
Rosa Canina
4,903 5:53 2024-11-01
Maximus to Gloucester
Maximus to Gloucester
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Hushed
Hushed
4,634 3:03 2023-12-01
Clouding Clouds
Clouding Clouds
4,232 11:21 2024-11-01
Field IV: Gong
Field IV: Gong
4,114 2:20 2022-07-15
Hospital
Hospital
4,106 1:34 2023-12-01
Field III: Even
Field III: Even
4,033 7:17 2022-07-15
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 1
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 1
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Prison Visit
Prison Visit
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Georgia
Georgia
3,929 3:24 2024-11-01
Basement to House
Basement to House
3,805 5:60 2023-12-01
Pivotal Moment
Pivotal Moment
3,724 5:56 2023-12-01
First Sound
First Sound
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Field V: Sarunay Shifting
Field V: Sarunay Shifting
3,507 4:35 2022-07-15
Field VI: Floating Harmonic Rotation
Field VI: Floating Harmonic Rotation
3,219 14:51 2022-07-15
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 2
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 2
3,145 2:23 2011-09-20
Field VII: Overtone Heartbeats
Field VII: Overtone Heartbeats
3,104 4:43 2022-07-15
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: I. Allegro energico
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: I. Allegro energico
2,984 12:11 2018-10-01
Basement Confession
Basement Confession
2,950 2:58 2023-12-01
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 3
For heart, breath and orchestra / Part 3
2,776 3:14 2011-09-20
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: III. Lento espressivo
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: III. Lento espressivo
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Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: II. Intermezzo. Allegretto semplice
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: II. Intermezzo. Allegretto semplice
2,194 1:51 2018-10-01
Field IX: Simple Breath
Field IX: Simple Breath
2,090 2:53 2022-07-15
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: V. Finale. Allegro energico
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor: V. Finale. Allegro energico
1,833 11:31 2018-10-01
Tannery Sacks
Tannery Sacks
1,813 1:05 2025-03-28
Proserpine
Proserpine
1,576 11:05 2018-10-01
Suite moderne: II. Idyll. Moderato (Revised 1892)
Suite moderne: II. Idyll. Moderato (Revised 1892)
1,565 7:19 2018-10-01
Suite moderne: III. Romanza. Lento (Revised 1892)
Suite moderne: III. Romanza. Lento (Revised 1892)
1,462 5:10 2018-10-01
Suite moderne: IV. Rhapsody. Vivace (Revised 1892)
Suite moderne: IV. Rhapsody. Vivace (Revised 1892)
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"You're an Actor"
"You're an Actor"
< 1000 2:05 2025-03-28
Don't Come Back
Don't Come Back
< 1000 1:15 2025-03-28
Follow the Stink
Follow the Stink
< 1000 1:37 2025-03-28
At the Movies
At the Movies
< 1000 1:04 2025-03-28
Show's Over
Show's Over
< 1000 1:14 2025-03-28
Remembering
Remembering
< 1000 1:58 2025-03-28
Lark Street
Lark Street
< 1000 3:50 2025-03-28
Xmas on TV
Xmas on TV
< 1000 0:57 2025-03-28
My Soul to Keep
My Soul to Keep
< 1000 1:05 2025-03-28
We Have Time
We Have Time
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NYC Arrival
NYC Arrival
< 1000 2:52 2025-03-28
Dreaming, Is It Really Him ?
Dreaming, Is It Really Him ?
< 1000 2:35 2025-03-28
Hospital Dream
Hospital Dream
< 1000 2:52 2025-03-28
First Step Back
First Step Back
< 1000 1:10 2025-03-28
Drums on Air
Drums on Air
< 1000 7:33 2025-03-28
We're Going Live
We're Going Live
< 1000 4:59 2025-03-28
I Don't Wanna Die, I Don't Wanna Die
I Don't Wanna Die, I Don't Wanna Die
< 1000 1:45 2025-03-28
There Ain't No Tannery Here
There Ain't No Tannery Here
< 1000 1:55 2025-03-28
Finale
Finale
< 1000 3:58 2025-03-28
A Silent Heart
A Silent Heart
< 1000 5:24 2025-03-28
The Extra Actor
The Extra Actor
< 1000 1:31 2025-03-28
Introducing Adrianne
Introducing Adrianne
< 1000 1:06 2025-05-30
Havencrest Castle
Havencrest Castle
< 1000 3:16 2025-05-30
"I am my Art"
"I am my Art"
< 1000 3:19 2025-05-30
Dynamic Crests
Dynamic Crests
< 1000 1:25 2025-05-30
Tumbling Pianos
Tumbling Pianos
< 1000 0:34 2025-05-30
That Is When I Knew I Loved Him
That Is When I Knew I Loved Him
< 1000 1:18 2025-05-30
We Ordered Everything on the Menu
We Ordered Everything on the Menu
< 1000 1:00 2025-05-30
Havencrest Castle II
Havencrest Castle II
< 1000 2:35 2025-05-30
Building Havencrest
Building Havencrest
< 1000 2:31 2025-05-30
If We Dream It (Mascots and Cherubs)
If We Dream It (Mascots and Cherubs)
< 1000 1:42 2025-05-30
A Capella Mashup
A Capella Mashup
< 1000 1:09 2025-05-30
Who Is This Heavenly Creature
Who Is This Heavenly Creature
< 1000 3:01 2025-05-30
Alone in the Castle
Alone in the Castle
< 1000 3:16 2025-05-30
The Queen of Cold
The Queen of Cold
< 1000 1:17 2025-05-30
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
< 1000 3:04 2025-05-30
If We Dream It We Can Do It
If We Dream It We Can Do It
< 1000 2:53 2025-05-30
Lost in the Supermarket
Lost in the Supermarket
< 1000 2:20 2025-05-30
If We Dream It (Instrumental)
If We Dream It (Instrumental)
< 1000 1:28 2025-05-30
Afterlife
Afterlife
< 1000 1:37 2025-05-30
Now There is a Very Special Person
Now There is a Very Special Person
< 1000 0:59 2025-05-30
Who Is This Little Upstart
Who Is This Little Upstart
< 1000 3:25 2025-05-30
Havencrest Music Box
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< 1000 2:19 2025-05-30

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