1. Mind River
2. Dreamtime
3. Light Spin
4. Gyro I
5. Spatial
6. Alchemical Strings
7. Suspension
8. Vertigo
9. Gyro II
10. Subtle Bodies
11. Arabesque
12. Disclosure
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The
music on this album is improvised, but the methods that I use to
produce it have taken years to develop. I have learned to
“back listen” to the music as it emerges, and hear it as
sequences of sound that have a particular effect on the mind and
body. My breath, body, and subtle energy system “jam” like
jazz musicians as I play, so that the effect on listeners is
complex and layered throughout their own physicality. The music
is free-flowing and follows the contours of the energy body
rather than a typical compositional framework.
The acoustic piano, due to its percussive nature, lends itself
to punctuating the rhythmic sequences that pull stress out of
the physical body. Through this kneading of the physical body,
emotional knots are also released. The synthesizer, due to its
digital and electrical nature, is naturally more ethereal and
related to the subtle energy system. The spacious, open-ended
character of the synthesizer in its many guises gives the
listener the capacity to view other dimensions both from an
interior and environmental point of reference. The vocalizations
that I use on the album are adapted from guided meditational
techniques that I work with in a therapeutic context. They
represent the capacity of the subtle bodies to morph,
shape-shift or stretch to occupy greater and greater amplitudes
of space/time.
The
combination of acoustic piano, synthesizer and voice creates a
dynamic, integrative palette. This elicits a feeling of peace
while delving deep into the tensions, conflicts and stored
emotions of a lifetime. Ideally, you are offered an awakened,
relaxed knowledge about your own inner state.
--Janet Sussman
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