An "unplugged" preview from my forthcoming album Elfhame. Not exactly raw acoustic, as there are virtual instruments here as well as some synth atmospheres, but "acoustic" was the handiest term I could think of for mixes without the usual heavy beat and bass of the main mixes.

I will be releasing the "acoustic mixes" as well as the usual dance mixes on my Bandcamp page. I hope you enjoy this quieter and more subtle version of the track, highlighting the framedrum , tamborine, and melodic elements.

About this tune : "Mirie It Is While Sumer Ilast" (Merry It Is While Summer Lasts) is the oldest English secular song with surviving notation, originating in the early 13th century. The lyrics are in Middle English, the language of Chaucer.

"Mirie it is while sumer ilast

with fugheles song.

oc nu necheth windes blast

and weder strong.

Ey ey what this nicht is long.

And ich with wel michel wrong

soregh and murne and fast."

"Merry it is while summer lasts

With fowl’s song.

But now nears the wind’s blast

And weather strong.

Oh, oh! How this night is long!

And I with very much wrong

Sorrow and mourn and fast"