Trapdoor by Edwing

Time is the Trap Door through which we achieve manifestation, and ultimately the portal through which we make our transition into the next dimension, where time is no more, and there is only a golden eternity.

Masters of the wisdom have always described the process of ascension as the raising of the vibrational state of an individual to the next level of consciousness.  For thousands of years this has been accomplished by direct impaction - a sympathetic stirring of activity in the aspirant's hidden centers by close contact with a teacher or guru whose centers are already active.

Sometimes the seemingly impossible task of conceiving a complete mental image as a present reality insures the success of the action that follows.  Music, in its highest expression as the universal language, involves the interplay of sound and silence to create a dimensional doorway that transports the audience outside the circles of time back to the composer's original source of inspiration.

The process of ascension by impaction is precisely the intention behind this collection of music.  Prolonged exposure to these compositions should result in clearer mental imagery and increased intuition in the listener.  So breathe deep, and be drawn upward with Edwing through the Trap Door into the wondrous present of Heaven here and now on Earth.

Dream for Donte - An up-tempo Latin number, like a cool margarita with a hot señorita at a seaside cantina.

Steps - A swinging straight ahead serendipity of harmonic cyclicities.

Delilah was a Libra (but you loved her just the same) - Slow and sensual.

Trap Door - A titanium age modal odyssey, with Donald Dean swinging us powerfully out of the old and into the bold amidst a sea of harps and zithers.

Motherless Child - Ernie Banks provides a soulful vocal on the re-harmonized rendition of the traditional gospel spiritual.

Pershing Square - A wistful drive through rush hour traffic downtown in the rain.  Michael Andrews adds a little sunshine with his flugelhorn.

Sanat Kumara - An explosive duet dedicated to the ancient master.

Like Miles - Search for the extra funky downbeat behind John Rangel's piano solo in this ascension into a swinging carefree paradise.

Portrait of Harlem - A beatific vision of despair hidden in a Courvoisier lullaby.

More Giant Steps - Another challenging countdown, followed by a fearless exploration of the fragile harmonic intervals of deep innerspace.

Forbidden City - The golden kingdom that is inhabited by the ascended masters as seen through the eyes of a lonely troubadour.

Guest Room in Heaven - On this original spiritual, Ernie Banks celebrates the invisible benevolence of the divine feminine influence.

Edwing was a Los Angeles-based jazz guitarist that devoted himself to creating, playing, and teaching music that was innovative and healing.