A few notes about
the just-released "Hammer of Karma" from the artist.
(Unlike the previous excerpted comments, this is an
actual song list.)
OVERVIEW
Hammer
of Karma is about the concept of Karma and the
weight of guilt, not just its toll. The four song
suite takes you from expectation through
realization and the attempt at atonement, and
finally to coming to grips with the reality that
one actually does pay for their misdeeds and that
the price is dear indeed.
1st
Movement: “Waiting for The Wheel”
This
piece is inspired by a glimpse of optimism
arriving with the realization that something
beyond control is about to happen. Ominous
previews take the form of “What if…”
questions as portents lead to the conclusion that
The Wheel is bringing around what actually went
around, rather than what was perceived as set in
motion.
2nd
Movement: “Hammer of Karma”
A
look into the heart of the guilty and the
realization that the machinations of what is
taking place are retribution for acts unsavory.
The mind digests, with trepidation, that Karma is
a harsh reality and that its full weight is coming
to bear in one unstoppable wave after another.
3rd
Movement: “Far Too Little – Much Too
Late”
The
sad realization that any good deed is inadequate
in the face of the wake left behind by unnamed
treacheries of the heart. Attempts at atonement
were futile efforts and any forgiveness for
indiscretions was perceived rather than valid.
Harm done is done and evil is not cancelled by
good except in the mind of the purveyor. This is
also a piece about the futility of good deeds
arriving on The Wheel once fate has begun the
process of equalization and the restoration of
balance.
4th
Movement: “Perdition”
Helplessness,
hopelessness and resignation. Some events truly
are unforgivable and with wide-open eyes,
realization of that universal fact becomes
inevitable. Is this hell? Sadly, no. In hell you
know what to expect.
Maori
Madness
An
aggressive interpretation of the beauty and
fearsomeness of cultures primitive and unchanged.
The Maori knew things we still have yet to learn.
Oh, to see Easter Island at midnight under a full
moon just once…
Robots
Day Off
The
third piece (“Make More Robots”, “Make Even
More Robots”) examining the “life” of the
androids that will inevitably one day have a part
in our daily lives.
Minotoreador
A
loosely-based sequel to “Minotaur”, this piece
plays with the proposition that the poor cursed
soul who is doomed to life in a cruel maze with
the head of a bull was earlier in this life or in
a previous one, a bullfighter. Little wonder that
it is, at times, rather confusing.
Karmic
Chaos
Structuring
the maddening concept of sorting good from bad,
virtue from evil, and impossibility of it.
What’s
With Her Eyes?
Uncharacteristically
somewhat lilting, this song is about human
attraction, connection on a deeper level, and one
unforgettable moment that burns itself into your
soul.
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