Instruments
Cello,
Ghana drum,
Maracas,
Hammered Dulcimer,
Jubel Tone,
Metal Xylophone,
Midi Keyboard,
Music Maker Hammered Dulcimer,
Silver Chalice Drum,
Singing Bowl,
Six String Guitar,
African Kora Guitar,
Irish Tin Flute,
Ukulele,
Zills,
Vocals & Instruments
Performed & arranged by
ANNASTATSEA
Influences
The music and mythology of ancient days,the Goddess Tiamat,Kutulu,Akhkharu,awaking Giants,Dragons,this beautiful planet,leaving the dreamstate and visiting the pyramids instead,sun,moon,stars,creatures of the earth,the enigmatic realm surrounding us,and the voices of past & present humans,for their cries echo without end;of course a most sacred toast to the Angels above and the Devils below.
As an artist I found myself searching for a true purpose to express the pain and beauty of living on this planet.Over the years painting and writing have always enriched this need. In my human and artistic evolution I have discovered a new medium in music. Music itself is a lush playground a canvas without limits. The year 2000 became one of inner-awakenings. This was a time to shed the chains of self-destruction, due to inner-blindness, and to take a long and painful look deep into my own reflection. This realization soon opened the door for the beauty of this planet and all that engulfs it to enter. Even as the light enters I still must swallow what I allowed to imprison me and free myself from these restraints. As with our Mother Earth we to must walk through the dark to once again see the dawn. At that realization perhaps in a metaphoric sense and even a spiritual sense the ancient Goddess Tiamat reached out to me. Her story is perhaps as the Mother Earth itself is in her darkest of moments, it is one of pain,betrayal,and longing. I choose to rewrite her story, making her whole again, at peace within, and to truly awaken.
In my lifetime many graces have unveiled before me. In this art I am given a bountiful inner-peace. The ability to share this is an honor. This world is full of beauty beyond words, and I am learning that attached to it there is always a touch of pain. Through this understanding comes freedom. Music is something very primal and liberating to the soul. I envelope and cherish every moment I have with my connection to the source when expressing these songs. This musical experience is something infinite shared by many. I proudly carry it to the next phase of it's intent. The music itself is in a constant state of evolution.
Each song conveyed is projected from me with a genuine love descendant from it's origin. These songs surround my being and must be materialized with true conviction and passion. I see each song as a delicate flower that must be cherished and embraced. I have no limitations to the methods or tools to use in creating these worlds. There is a majesty in every musical tool, for me each sound scape is a door into another realm. Their entry into our world becomes a means of escape for this transmission of pain and beauty encompassed in her story. For me and who I reflect it is a form of soul cleansing,a transformation of an energy thought process into an audio canvas where others can understand a voice that has been lost. The songs are composed as a painting, layer by layer until completion, and only at that time can I understand them as the artist. Some songs created are but delicate sketches that can only be expressed to that point. I have found the harmonics and rhythms come naturally with the voice, as the array of instruments follow suit.
I have had no formal musical training and consider all of my favorite artist as musical teachers from afar. Hearing their conviction, pain, and passion brought this need in me to take a step beyond the painting canvas in expression. Silence is now extinct in my art. I cherish music, to me it is otherworldly, a divine tool for certain truths that our cultures and social boundaries can not fully grasp.
ANNASTATSEA(Pronounced/anna-staht-sea)
Anna-Tiamat,Goddess,Inanna
Stat(Stator)-Jupiter,God,Neptune
Sea-Abyss,Oceans of Sorrows due to their seperation.The Deep Love & Passions of Tiamat & Apsu for each other.
Visit us on MySpace and enjoy the video of the concert that we offered last July 25 at Plaza de Padilla (Toledo, Spain) performing "sonidos in tiempo ni fronteras" within the concert series "Noches de Verano: Música para estar a gusto". We hope you enjoy and your comments. Greetings from Toledo, Pepa and Gabriel. For more music and information about "sonidos sin tiempo ni fronteras" >> www.ethnosatramo.com.
Thanks for joining Puhrum Ti'ama, and I hope that you enjoy your stay. Puhrum (Assembly; Church) Ti----(Life) '------>>>>>>Ti'ama (Mother of All Life)(Tiamat) Ama-(Mother)
Annastatsea- Orion Alone Shallowed Whole is utterly haunted in the most lovely way. Your work makes the muses weep and breaths life into the cosmos. It stirs away the mystics of old and allows one to peek behind the curtain of time. Thank you so very much! It is an honor!
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