verbal stimming by john doe
This body of ‘music’ is a psychological inner journey playing out that starts with the acknowledgment of the juxtaposition between the child and adult, then acknowledges the barriers we build that amputate our ability to connect with one another, next unfolds an inner conversation between the rational and irrational polarities of the psyche, which follows into hopeful despair, which brings one back to the comfort of the mother, archetypal and literal. Finally it ends with the slaying of the inner beast, renewed faith, and the intro into a new chapter of life.
The bonus tracks - ode to cannabis is not about venerating addiction, but rather acknowledgement of the herb and its place in inner exploration. And king Leonidas is written from the voice of the cosmic force, poetically embodying huge displays of power, life and death, which encompass everything for mere man, yet for the cosmic voice, man is merely his soliloquy
