jason hovatter craban markus wolff jason oneill-butler arrowyn craban james woodhead
HAIL SPRING! the sun is shining…birds are singing…and…
soulseek nick=craban
Influences
small spaces. family. aerial views. radiohead. desaccord majeur. internal fusion. patterns in nature. main-hydra calm. skyfather and earthmother, the spirit that moves in all things. gae bolg/seven pines. godflesh/jesu. photos from the surface of mars. african headcharge. test dept. waldteufel. mushrooms. asmus tietchens. heathen hootenannies. riddley walker. heart based perception. zoviet france. steven h buhner. lost civilization. resonant poles. human living skills. fine craftsmanship. kombucha. scorn. fermentation. wordless expression. collapse. spk. sourdough. coil. hungarian folk art. baka pygmies. free music. primitive instruments. overtones. work music.
a minority of one is currently a random sonic outlet for the things i can't seem to express with words, or thru my craft. together with markus wolff, jason oneill-butler, and arrowyn craban i am refining our live set utilizing mostly acoustic instruments like cello, violin, drums, horns, guitar, bass and bells, as well as several new noisy inventions. the music is a bit different from past offerings but comes from the same place and i'm very excited to share it with you. we've played several shows this past year, a sample of which you can hear on this page.
Aisthesis, (greek: "to breath in"), is the space between our practiced senses of touch, taste, seeing, hearing, and smelling. It is feeling, it is a common sense that unifies the others. The organ with which we experience and percieve aisthesis is the heart. Heart based perception is for me an essential practice, without which i would be lost, in this age of constant sensory distraction and reductionist linear explanations of the world around us. Ancient peoples utilized this awareness on a daily basis, comunicating directly with the plants around them to understand their many uses, with animals to ask for assistance in feeding and clothing thier families and with the spirits of the land and sky for guidance along the way. Aisthesis is our direct communication with the spirit that moves in all things.
As winter hibernation and spring awakening gives way to summer, Halo Manash rises radiant into luminosity, with wings spread into all worlds, and brings forth Taiwaskivi, an opulent work of solar ambience and primordial Ur-music.
Taiwaskivi, a work of sonic flame and aural ash, consists of seven interrelated tracks, utilizing such diverse instrumentation as organ, horns, vocals, drums, gongs, percussions and various string instruments as well as field-recordings captured during the pilgrimage that the creation of the work embodies.
An air of finality abounds, as Taiwaskivi, although a complete work in itself, can also be viewed as the third and final facet of a tripartite series of works that are part of one holistic creation – a treelogy, with seed, root, trunk and finally, branches. Being the culmination of an ascending journey through the aforementioned realms within and without, Taiwaskivi is the celestial crown at the peak, reaching toward Sol, source and beyond; it is the leaves and fruit of the branches and their skybound nectar ever-flowing - the sacred fire, the consummation and conjunction of All.
Comes in a hand finished cardboard booklet. Two different editions are available; regular CD edition and CD + DVD with inserts. Both are limited to 500 copies.
I snapped this pic on the doorstep of a dusty old shop in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The weathered & worn old-world beauty made me think of you. Hope Springtime finds you well ~
