Alabaster DePlume releases the instrumental EP Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, out now via International Anthem. It introduces a set of recordings captured during a break in DePlume’s March 2025 US tour.
The material documents studio sessions with bassist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Tcheser Holmes, following weeks of live performances built around A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole. Across the EP, DePlume extends that touring collaboration into a concise instrumental format shaped by ensemble interaction, improvisational structure, and live-to-studio continuity.
He explains: “Meeting with you all at the shows I sensed that you felt voiceless, on this ethical issue that also spelled out what we’re seeing today, in the form of ICE. That experience with you is etched into me, like graffiti or a poster on the wall. It’s my job to deliver your voice, and that’s what this record is. And to take action. That urgency compelled me to record then. And now here we are. As we said, this world is awakening to the reality it was already living.”
Listen below.
