Almighty released

Almighty has just been released :

- on mininova : MP3 or FLAC
- on archive.org
- on fairtilizer

When I wrote and recorded Almighty, it was merely a beta test. The FAWM challenge seemed the perfect opportunity to do it.

I wanted to find a new approach for my music, and the idea of having something behind the tracks to give them a deeper meaning had already been haunting me for a long time.
Music for a film that only exists in my head, or inspired by drawings or photographs (like my Caterwauler "Stellar Dreams" inspired by the Hubble Telescope pictures), ... That wasn't new to me. But in order to have a clearer insight I wanted to try it with a whole album.

I started thinking about a plot, a short story I could develop and record music for.
Soon I remembered this weird dream : there were enough details and it was not too long, so I took a deep breath and wrote down all I could remind of, about the landscapes, the sequence of events and the feelings I had while I was asleep and after I woke up.
The most difficult thing was to get over shyness, to unveil very personal feelings. I knew it was the best way not to sound like a megalomaniac, what I didn't want at all (and confess I feared in the beginning).

Once I had made my decision it was rather easy : let the music flow, find the right sounds and melodies to express what was already described in the texts, and more (otherwise what would be the point?).

A few years ago I was attending an improvisation course in the Conservatoire of Nancy. My teacher was this kind of odd persons who can affect the whole way you practise. He made strange sentences about planting pitons to explain how you should build an improvisation, and taught us how to put a meaning behind each sequence of sounds.
The way I worked for Almighty was nourished with these ideas. Each track has a strong intention, and I've done my best to convey the intense emotions this dream brought to me.

So here we are! It's done, I have to record a new one now ;)


Tremendous respects and thanks to Doc for the splendid artwork and mastering, much love to the Musictrade guys and special acknowledgements to Geronimodeleon for his texts revision.