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ROB MULLINS The Edge
Of Dreams
This album was born almost all at once in December of
2008 during the lead up
to the holiday season. I recorded most of the songs which were
improvisations on
one afternoon.
Many interruptions occurred during the following time period and I had
to put the
project aside until late in 2009 when I finally had time to listen to
what I had
recorded. I decided that I liked most of the pieces, but I felt that
three of them
didn't fit with the theme of the album so I needed to go back into the
studio
and record more material.
During January and early February of this year I was able to find time
to come
back to the sounds and ideas of the project, and to record "Waltz",
"Ethernet
Arpeggios", and "At Peace."
The only piece on this album that was practiced or rehearsed was "Short
Circus" which
I recorded in December of 2008 and required organization because of its
rhythmic
difficulty level. The rest of the songs are all improvisations.
The music is largely about the state of dreaming, and going beyond that
state and
exploring other areas of consciousness, which is hard to do
intellectually but very easy
if you are in the right creative frame of mind. Getting into the frame
of mind to fit the
theme of the album was most challenging but was aided by people in my
life who were
activitely exploring other parts of themselves and levels of reality
that go beyond
traditional living.
As with all my projects, great effort and time was spent in the
sequencing of the songs
so as to give the listener a particular specific experience-as far as
any composer can
do that while being completely at the mercy of the listener's
environment and state of mind
while having the listening experience.
I would suggest to anyone who gets this album to listen to it on
headphones in a quiet place
with no distractions. This will allow the album to be heard in a proper
context.
Thanks to Thomas Haney for his brilliant art and continued support of
my music as an artist.
Happy listening!-Rob Mullins March 28 2010 LA CA USA
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