''Share This Place: Stories and Observations'' is a collaborative album between

Mirah Mirah (born Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn) is an American musician and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. After getting her start in the music scene of Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s, she released a number of well-received solo albums on K ...

and Spectratone International (

Lori Goldston Lori Goldston is an American cellist and composer. Accomplished in a wide variety of styles, including classical, world music, rock and free improvisation, she came to prominence as the touring cellist for Nirvana from 1993–1994 and appears on ...

and Kyle Hanson), released on

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

in 2007. The subject matter revolves around the lives of insects. Stop motion films by Britta Johnson were also a part of the project, which received a positive reception in publications such as

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and

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Production

For the 2007 album,

collaborated with Spectratone International, an ensemble formed by former Black Cat Orchestra founder and cellist Lori Goldston and accordionist Kyle Hanson. The songs are about the lives of insects. The project was inspired by the writing of 19th century entomologist and poet J. Henri Fabre, as well as '' The Insect Play'' by

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. It was released on

Reception

According to

, "''Share This Place'' begins with an interesting concept that becomes something richer than might be expected. Paired with Johnson's films and in their own right,

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are intricate and beautifully made, giving a larger scale to the big events in these tiny lives -- birth, death, mating, eating, sacrifice, survival -- while keeping the details that make them fascinating."

Track listing

Personnel

* Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn - writing *

- writing * Kyle Hanson - writing *Britta Johnson - short films of stop-motion animation

References

External links

MirahMusic.com
{{Authority control Mirah albums 2007 albums K Records albums