Posted by Rice in News-2021
This album has two concepts at play. The first, it’s conceived as a dance album. The defining attribute making it dance is the pulse. Each song begins with a pulse that continues to the end of the song. Whatever else might happen, the pulse is always steadily present. The second concept is that the lyrics are inspired by the myth reader, storyteller and visionary, Michael Meade. Many of the words are either paraphrased or directly transcribed from Michael’s Podcasts or You Tube videos. My initial introduction to his message was from a powerful video called “Climate Change and Mythic Imagination”, presented in August of 2021. Here is a quote from Michael’s book, Awakening the Soul:
“Despite what some might think, humans are not simply an accident of existence, or an experiment that has run its course. Rather, humans are a risk, taken by the forces of creation, in the interest of bringing conscious awareness and liberating insight into both the failures and the triumphs of existence.”
Thanks for your interest, and may we all, each in our own way, contribute to the weaving of a new world.
Love & Light,
Doug
Posted by Rice in News-2021
A while back, a dear friend made a suggestion to Cath that I consider doing an instrumental album. When Cath relayed the suggestion to me, I chuckled. “I’d be more likely to do a book of poetry than an instrumental album,” I responded. Still, a seed had been planted. This new album turns out to be a combination of both. Recited poems are alternated with instrumental interludes. The poetry, freed of lyrical parameters, is more expansive in its expression. The music, released of its responsibility to provide a setting to the lyrics, can be more complex in its content, and intricate in its arrangement and textures. On several occasions, the voice is included in the musical interludes, and functions as another instrument in the orchestration. This approach has been unique in my experience. I know of no other album taking such an approach. It has been quite an adventure, and now that it is complete, I am satisfied beyond imagination of expectancy. Hope you find the listen an enjoyable adventure as well.
Love & Light, Doug
7/18/21
