“Solitude” is a cover of the Black Sabbath ballad from Master of Reality. Representing depression, the fourth stage of grief, I unearthed this song at the onset of the pandemic. I was in a terrible episode of melancholy and listening it made me feel seen and understood. Consuming it on repeat for days, I felt like I was living inside of it.
from
Spirit Photographs,
released November 18, 2022
Gillian Stone – vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers
Michael Peter Olsen – synthesizers
Spencer Cole – drums
Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward © 1971. Used with permission from Essex Music International Inc.
Produced by Michael Peter Olsen and Gillian Stone in Uncomfortable Silence in Toronto.
Engineered and mixed by Michael Peter Olsen.
Drums recorded at Union Sound Company, engineered by Chris Stringer and assisted by Darren McGill.
Mastered by David Travers-Smith.
Art direction by Gillian Stone.
Photography by Joel Gale and assisted by Danielle Fried.
Album cover designed at the Church of the Unholy Cacophony by John M. Hall and Gillian Stone.
This project was made possible by the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters.