Michael Cloud Duguay Releases 10 July Organ Album Drawn From 7 Newfoundland Churches
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 18
Michael Cloud Duguay Releases 10 July Organ Album Drawn From 7 Newfoundland Churches
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 18
Summary
Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go arrives on 10 July, built from recordings Michael Cloud Duguay made during a July 2024 tour of Newfoundland churches with a solar-powered mobile studio.
Seven church organs anchor the album, including an electronic instrument in Aguathuna that had sat unused since the 1990s; its sputtering revival became the opening track, “Pond 1.”
Duguay also recorded congregants and church leaders, turning the project into an audio documentary about small, aging faith communities that still expect their churches and instruments to endure.
One track, “Damnable Island,” layers the same E-flat note from all seven organs, using their tuning differences to create a dense, wavering sound despite Duguay having no formal organ training.
The project will extend beyond the album later this summer, when the team plans to release the documented organs as MIDI instruments.