Lingua Ignota by Edward Givens

The inspiration for these compositions is a few sentences written in Latin by the monk Volmarus to the famous medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen: "Ubi tunc vox inauditae melodiae? Et vox inauditae linguae?" Fearing that she was mortally ill, he asks, "Whence the voice of the unheard melody? And the voice of the unheard language?" The fact that Hildegard had a secret language, Lingua Ignota, is well known today. But unheard melodies? That is a tantalizing idea. Polymath Saint Hildegard (1098–1179) was a mystic, a scientist, and a remarkable composer. She was also, in modern parlance, a "channeler" and even had out-of-body experiences.

With this music, I imagine what she may have heard during one of her apocalyptic visions or moments of divine bliss.

I think that music, apart from any text, is itself a hidden language that speaks directly to the subconscious. It communicates with our inner selves via tones, rhythms, timbre, and dynamics. With or without words, it unlocks our hearts and can heal us. Music itself is the Lingua Ignota.

Scintillating rhythmic grooves, calm minimalist introspection and future primitive invocations. Imaginative, mystical and life affirming music for your daily soundtrack.
Concept albums in various styles: Neo-classical, Ambient, Neo-medieval,
Exotica, Fourth World.