versatile by a stick and a stone

ALBUM CREDITS

Elliott Miskovicz: Vocals, Composition, Pump Organ, Piano, Marimba, Kalimba, Classical Guitar, Wood Flute, Percussive Branches, Bass Drum, Found Sound Excavation, Home Recording, Production

Billy Ray Boyer: Viola

Stelleaux Peach: Violin, Cello

Myles Donovan: Viola, Lever Harp, Crystal Glass

Sei Harris: Cello

Darian Scatton: Pedal Harp, Harp Recording

Devan Fylstra: Mixing, Tape Manipulation, Percussion, Percussion Recording

Kris Force: Mastering

Anima Recordings: U.S. Distro
Blast First Petite: EU Distro

SONG CREDITS

1. Husband of Wind - Vocals, Pump Organ: Elliott Miskovicz. Viola: Billy Ray Boyer. Violin: Stelleaux Peach. Percussion: Devan Fylstra.

2. Horsetail - Vocals, Branches, Bass Drum: Elliott Miskovicz. Viola: Billy Ray Boyer. Violin: Stelleaux Peach.

3. Monster Men - Vocals, Piano, Organ: Elliott Miskovicz. Viola One: Myles Donovan. Viola Two: Billy Ray Boyer. Cello One: Stelleaux Peach. Cello Two: Sei Harris. Noise Manipulation: Elliott & Devan Fylstra.

4. Hunter - Vocals, Classical Guitar: Elliott Miskovicz. Cello: Sei Harris. Noise Manipulation: Elliott & Devan Fylstra.

5. Meridians - Vocals, Kalimba, Organ: Elliott Miskovicz. Noise Manipulation: Elliott & Devan Fylstra.

6. Timelapse - Vocals, Marimba: Elliott Miskovicz. Cello: Sei Harris.

7. Languages Unspoken - Vocals, Wood Flute: Elliott Miskovicz. Pedal Harp: Darian Scatton.

8. Oslo in Snow - Vocals, Classical Guitar: Elliott Miskovicz. Noise Manipulation: Elliott & Devan Fylstra.

9. Heart of a Whale - Vocals: Elliott Miskovicz. Lever Harp: Myles Donovan. Noise Manipulation: Elliott & Devan Fylstra.

10. Sullivan - Vocals, Spanish Guitar, Bass Drum: Elliott Miskovicz. Violin: Stelleaux Peach. Viola: Maria Boyer.

11. Homewrecker - Vocals: Elliott Miskovicz. Lever Harp, Crystal Glasses: Myles Donovan. Cello: Stelleaux Peach.

This album is dedicated to Dani Summers and Nia Fae Loy

Tracklist

1.	Husband of Wind	5:29

2.	Horsetail	4:20

3.	Monster Men	4:32

4.	Hunter	3:12

5.	Meridians	3:50

6.	Timelapse	5:19

7.	Languages Unspoken	6:18

8.	Oslo in Snow	1:22

9.	Heart of a Whale	4:27

10.	Sullivan	5:56

11.	Homewrecker	2:43

Credits

released January 15, 2021

"Versatile is an album of experimental love songs to the lands and communities which restore us through turmoils again and again. Recorded in remote forested hideouts, its lyricism explores the versatility of queer love with songs for friends and freedom fighters, woodlands and waterways, trans ancestors and survivors. While the thread of A Stick And A Stone's haunting vocals and minor-key fervency endures, Versatile diverges from the heavy, doom-inspired terrains of their latest release. Here, off-kilter compositions of harp, layered strings, pump organ, found sounds, and crystal glass breathe new organic life into the band’s eccentric sound.

Written during Miskovicz’s passage to living off-grid in the woods after a lifetime in the Philadelphia area, these 11 songs follow the journey of the sacrifices we make in the name of solace. Due to multiple health conditions which became increasingly exacerbated by urban environments, it became imminently necessary to relocate to quieter landscapes. Although rural life was not always easy, his songwriting there evolved from a tool for coping with chaos into an expression of reverence for the ecosystems surrounding him.

Mixed by Candlewolfe Sound and mastered by Kris Force, Versatile's physical release will include 11 handmade drawings of plants corresponding to each song by herbalist Miranda Resnick and an evocative cover poster by queer metal artist Stephen Wilson."

License

License varies by track. See the invidual track pages for details.