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Cold Fairyland - Seeds on the Ground

Chinese act COLD FAIRYLAND was established in 2001, when Lin Di (vocals, keyboards, pipa, ruan) hooked up with Su Yong (bass, vocals). The two of them decided to create an album, issued as Flying Over the City the same year.

While the debut album first and foremost consisted of material previously written by the two founding members prior to meeting, their next effort was the first true band release by the outfit; now a quintet after Zhou Shengan (cello, vocals), Li Jia (drums, vocals) and Song Jian Feng (guitars, vocals). In 2003 this first true band effort saw the light off day, named Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers.

By this time COLD FAIRYLAND had started getting a name for themselves in their native country, their mix of symphonic progressive rock and Eastern folk music elements gaining popularity. And with two studio efforts under their belt, the time had come for a live album; and in 2006 2005 Live was issued.

For their next, and so far most recent studio release; Cold Fairyand did something completely different. As forewarned on their live effort, this latest excursion is an all out acoustic affair; in many ways similar to Green Carnation's The Acoustic Verses but with a distinct influence in compositional structure and overall sound from Chinese folk music. It's called Seeds on the Ground, and was issued in 2007.

The latest developments in the band are a few line-up changes; founding member Yong has left, while Xi JinE (keyboards) and Seppo M. Lehto (bass) have been added. 

Studio Album, released in 2007

Songs / Tracks Listing 
1. Seeds on the Ground (4:16)
2. Shadow Play (3:33)
3. Five Travellers (4:29)
4. Puzzle (4:10)
5. Solemnly Silent Circle (3:28)
6. The Moon at the Fortified Pass (4:00)
7. Reawakening (4:15)
8. Riding on a Cloud (5:16)
9. Forest Dance (4:47)
10. Icy Castle (3:58)
11. Ghost Town Nightmare (6:20)

Line-up / Musicians 
- Lin Di / vocals, keyboards, pipa, ruan
- Su Yong / bass, vocals
- Zhou Shengan / cello, vocals
- Li Jia / drums, vocals
- Song Jian Feng / guitars, vocals

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