Explore beyond the horizon to ancient lands, cultures and philosophies. Take a spiritual journey of discovery.

Come walk with the nomads.

Journey is a soundscape that paints a musical scene – from time long before man traveled widely and accessibly across the globe – a time of ancient local tribes in many ancient lands; in jungles, mountains, islands and deserts, separated for thousands of years by water and mountains, a diversity of languages and dialects, connected only by the oneness of their spiritual beliefs and dreams – and the distant, ever-persistent beats and rhythms of their communal drums and chants. As man became more confident, more inquisitive, he became more nomadic – and journeyed far in his quest for discovery. Ethereal keyboard pads and sampled voices, blended with pan pipes and driving tribal drums, combine to weave a tantalizing spell of tribal sound textures that seem to call from a distant ancient past.

Wherever possible, authentic instruments have been used – either especially recorded or samples – to replicate the sounds of the people and regions that have inspired this musical work. Where traditional instruments or recorded samples could not be found, the composer has painstakingly recreated them on the synthesizer.

Other instrumental sounds have been created by the composer on the keyboard to supplement the authentic sounds, with special attention to sculpting textures, rhythms and tonality conforming to ancient tradition. The final guitar piece performed by the composer attempts to encapsulate the overall emotion of the personal journey, both ancient and modern.

Australian born, and now residing in San Francisco, California, the composer is a veteran traveler, having journeyed through numerous countries in many parts of the world over the last 35 years – especially Asia – experiencing and researching ethnographic musical culture. He has always endeavored to learn about the musical essence of each place. It is with this desire and experience that he has combined these authentic instruments, voices, sounds and textures to paint a soundscape musical scene that exemplifies the ancient journey spirit. The central theme for this album is that all people, no matter what their cultural, spiritual or philosophical background, share a common journey, and that journey is ultimately an individual one.

The common thread that links all ancient mankind is voice and percussive instruments. Hand percussive instruments are common to all ancient music, as well as the use of voice for singing, chanting, wailing, etc and along with the timeless sound of wind effects have been used in each track to form the sustaining sounds that tie every track to the essence of the journey theme.

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