{"product_id":"magic-tuber-stringband_heavy-water_2026_lba","title":"Heavy Water","description":"Magic Tuber Stringband lives in communion with nature. Highly talented musicians and singer-songwriters, this trio is a leading figure in the emerging avant-folk scene. Having grown up in the Appalachians, where they studied the region's folk traditions while conducting scientific research and nature observations, their music seems to blend into the landscape. The ensemble constantly pushes the boundaries of acoustic instrumental expression, through dense, textured arrangements, subtle minimalist gestures, and virtuosic improvisation. \"Heavy Water\" addresses the impact of nuclear production on the environment and local communities, a musical evocation of destruction and resilience, an exploration of dissonance and tension within moments of transcendence. The inspiration for \"Heavy Water\" is rooted in the work of violinist Courtney Werner, a rural ecologist in South Carolina. Werner explains: \"Ellenton, South Carolina, was the largest of the towns displaced in 1952 by the U.S. federal government for the construction of the Savannah River Plant, which produced radioactive materials for U.S. nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The former site of Ellenton was dedicated to heavy water extraction, while other areas of the plant were devoted to manufacturing weapons-grade plutonium and tritium in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is chemically modified to be denser than normal water; its synthesis is extremely costly and time-consuming, requiring 52 gallons of river water to produce one fluid ounce. Its high density made it valuable for use in the site's nuclear reactors.\"","brand":"Magic Tuber Stringband","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57475784180056,"sku":null,"price":20260522.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0790377065718.jpg?v=1780958336","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/magic-tuber-stringband_heavy-water_2026_lba","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}