2008 has been the most prolific year for The Joy of Nature, as we are closing some kind of circle. We finished and released the first part of "The Empty Circle" trilogy, entitled "Siwrling Lands of Disquiet and Catharsis". We released "agKaanta, asRti, Parasamgate" that collects new tracks (some were made for the trilogy, but didn't fit ), compilation tracks, old tracks from side-projects and revisited old songs. It's quite possible that this album will be re-released, on CD, in the future. "The Fleeting Nature of Beauty" will be signed by The Joy of Nature if some label appears interested in releasing it. It contains new tracks and revisitations of old tracks by LC's project aquarelle (some unreleased). We don't want more to divide our creative output in so many projects. The Joy of Nature can be accused of being too eclectic, but that's the way it really is. So, this way, we also really want to reissue Post Crash High's only album – "The apocalypse came yesterday and no-one noticed" – as The Joy of Nature (that album was first thought to be signed by The Joy of Nature and Discipline), including some new versions of the tracks of that album and with a completely different artwork and enhanced CD. Any label interested in this, send us a message through myspace or through thejoyofnature@221design.com The second and third parts of the trilogy are also finished. Yet, we still want to improve some mixings and the mastering. We expect to issue it by Ahnstern at 2009 and 2010, respectively. Somewhat, as an inner reaction, we're recording a mini-album – "Auguries of Innocence" – to be released in a split with Novemthree. The main inspiration for this work has been some William Blake's poems. It contains two covers – "Nobody's fault but mine" of Dream City Film Club and "The show is over" of Nora Keyes. The split is, in a way, about one's mortality and the return to a state of innocence, of unknowing. The tracks are: 01. Auguries of Innocence (pretty recognizable The Joy of Nature sound, but a waltz) 02. Like leaves falling from the trees (post rock meets folk instruments; a sad song) 03. Die Liebe ist ein Traum (a short track, psychedelic and folksy, with the important presence of glockenspiel and slide acoustic guitar) 04. Lark in the sky (the most joyful The Joy of Nature's song ever; lyrics adapted from a poem by William Blake) 05. Nobody's fault but mine (a cover of Dream City Film Club; I guess that most wouldn't expect something like this from The Joy of Nature, but it's an important step beyond; there are dialogues betwwen the glockenspiel and the piano) 06. (no title yet) (a short instrumental with piano, glockenspiel and duduk, quite more classical than usual) 07. The show is over (a strange version of a strange song by Nora Keyes; it begins almost like a cradle song, but then turns darker) Like William Blake's book, this is a record about innocence and experience. It's, in a way, a record made from the vision of a child that still exists deep inside. It will be released when we finish it. We have uptaded the songs at The Joy of Nature's myspace, to have there the most representative tracks of the next albums of the trilogy. From the second part, we have chosen "Sombras dos Nossos Ancestrais" and from the third "Impermanence". And finally, check out the promo video of "Desde el Final" with "As the river flows" by The Joy of Nature. It's here