Lumen by Mike Dickson
It starts with a single moment, or a gesture, or a suggestion. Nothing that you would notice ordinarily, but then it moves into the impossible. Five of us gathered together, sitting in the same red bubble of pride underneath the drama as it unfolded high up above us. The darkness of the room. The sound of the crisp paper being unfolded after decades of being tied together by Red Threads. The awkward shuffle of the feet of disparate family members all here after one thing, but without the will to say it.
The light comes on. Dull at first, but then the thickened air breaks to allow it entry. The dull hazy light spreading gently as the wick separates from the reaction. Now we see each others' faces clearly and what we see doesn't betray how we feel about them, nor their history with us. I move in my seat. I make a point of that movement being deliberate and slow. And poised. And that movement becomes a gesture, or a suggestion. And so the whole play starts over again and we realise how squalid this is all becoming.
Tracklist
| 1. | Lumen 01 | 2:00 |
| 2. | Lumen 02 | 2:00 |
| 3. | Lumen 03 | 2:00 |
| 4. | Lumen 04 | 2:00 |
| 5. | Lumen 05 | 2:00 |
| 6. | Lumen 06 | 2:00 |
| 7. | Lumen 07 | 2:00 |
| 8. | Lumen 08 | 2:00 |
| 9. | Lumen 09 | 2:00 |
| 10. | Lumen 10 | 2:00 |
| 11. | Lumen 11 | 2:00 |
| 12. | Lumen 12 | 2:00 |
| 13. | Lumen 13 | 2:00 |
| 14. | Lumen 14 | 2:00 |
| 15. | Lumen 15 | 2:00 |
| 16. | Lumen 16 | 2:00 |
| 17. | Lumen 17 | 2:00 |
| 18. | Lumen 18 | 2:00 |
| 19. | Lumen 19 | 2:00 |
| 20. | Lumen 20 | 2:00 |
Credits
All music is (c) 2025, Black Cat Music Factory
All titles performed, orchestrated and arranged by Mike Dickson
All compositions by Mike Dickson unless otherwise stated.
Recorded in Edinburgh and East Lothian
Artwork (c) Black Cat Art House
Numerous samples stolen and mutated beyond belief from many different sources, without credit or any possibility of recognition, mostly because that amount of paperwork is not something that anyone really deserves.
License
All rights reserved.
Independent musician located in Scotland, producing cinematic/ambient/electronic works as and when he feels like it, for little to no fee.
Early works centred very much on the Mellotron but the palette is now much more varied.
Releases made periodically and usually frequently throughout the year. If you're listening to my stuff then I'd love to hear from you.
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