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Countless Questions (1000 Radios part 1)



("Radio Station from the German Federal Archive" by Unknown Author)







1000 Radios is a two-part piece which explores the relationship between an individual and their reality, a subject and their objective world.…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on July 6, 2010 at 8:26am — No Comments

The Door Of The Law (part 3)



("Ganjoji in Izushi" by 663highland)





"The Door Of The Law" is a suite in six parts inspired by "A Parable About A Parable" from RAWilson's "…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 28, 2010 at 3:46pm — No Comments

In The Taste Of The Day (The Idler part 1)



("Upward" - detail from an old kindergarten painting)





The Idler was born of a combination of concepts discovered while exploring various domains of knowledge during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s.

« The idler who does not arise when it is time to arise, who is full of sloth though young and strong,…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 17, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Creeper



("Climbing Plant" by Popperipopp)





“Creeper” is directly inspired by the following aphorism from The Dhammapada :…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on May 11, 2010 at 7:41am — No Comments

The Door Of The Law (part 4)



("Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji Meditation Hall" by Michael Dougan)





"The Door Of The Law" is a suite in six parts inspired by "A Parable About A Parable" from RAWilson's "…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on May 10, 2010 at 8:56am — No Comments

Reinfused





"Reinfused" is basically a rehash of the material presented in "Lifeforce," but with an emphasis on shifting time, forward movement, and dynamism, to suggest the removal of obstacles from the path of a process which is then finally allowed to follow its course toward completion.



The piece is an instrumental. Here is the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on May 5, 2010 at 2:53pm — No Comments

On The Wings Of My Guardian Angel



("Guardian Angel," sculpture by Josep Llimona, photography by P. B. Obregón)





Do you remember when

Things would…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on April 30, 2010 at 7:12am — No Comments

Child Of The Sky



("Aurora Borealis" by Frederic Edwin Church)





I am a child

Of the Sky and the Stars

Loving and sweet as Venus

And fierce as Mars



I'm lucky as Jupiter…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on April 26, 2010 at 2:48pm — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : The Dam part 8



("Masculine Wave" by Katsushika Hokusai)

"Ocean" is the concluding part of "The Dam" and symbolizes the dream, the goal, the calling.

The ocean is calling.…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on September 4, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Uncoiling part I



(Tobyo from the Bakemono-Dukushi - Unknown Artist)

"Uncoiling I" was originally written in September 2002, elaborating on drafts dating back to September 2000, and a first version was published in 2004.

The title of this miniature fugue for quartet comes from Kundalini energy, one…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on September 3, 2009 at 8:49am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : The Chrome Lake part 5

"Introspection II" is the fifth section, and second with vocals, of "The Chrome Lake." And as is the case for its almost-but-not-identical twin "Introspection I," the subject matter is pretty much self-explanatory.

Verse

I see you feel restrained, mechanized, dehumanized

I see you feel estranged, incomplete, dissatisfied

Anything for a refuge, an island for your…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on September 1, 2009 at 7:45am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Juggernaut part 4



(Erie Steam Road Roller scanned by Andy Dingley from the "New Catechism of the Steam Engine.")

“Steamroller” is probably the most busy piece of poligrafic music that I’ve…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 27, 2009 at 2:53pm — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : The Dam part 7



("Between the waves" by Ivan Aivazovsky)

The seventh chapter of "The Dam" is entitled "Flow" and presents our protagonist/narrator having passed the test, overcome the obstacle, levelled the dam, and moving…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 24, 2009 at 8:54pm — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Stereoscopy



(Pocket Stereoscope by Joaquim Alves Gaspar )

“Stereoscopy” is the definitive title of a song which I used to refer to as “Point Of View.” I changed my mind about the title while writing and singing the melodies, thinking that the word doesn’t get the chance to be employed very…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 21, 2009 at 7:56am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : The Dam part 4



(Daniel-Johnson's Manic 5 dam in Quebec, Canada - photo by Pierre cb)

Part 4 of The Dam is entitled simply “Dam.” In the storyline, this is when the obstacle is recognized and the necessity of dealing with it is…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on August 10, 2009 at 12:51pm — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Leftoverturned part 1



(Detail from "American quilt" )

When I complete a composition there are often unused ideas left. Some of those I find actually pretty good but if I can’t see how to fit them into the piece then there’s not much choice but to discard them. For a while.



I rarely…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on July 8, 2009 at 10:08am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Leaving The Ashram part 1 & 2



(Detail from a Postcard, Unknown Artist)

“Leaving The Ashram” is the third chapter of "Entering The Stream," a trilogy describing an episode of intense introspection that will most likely open our second album.



An instrumental suite in four movements (Meditative Walk, Running The Last Stretch, The Tabla Master’s Enigma, and The Ordinary II), it…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 30, 2009 at 6:15am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Polygraph part 1



(Polygraph from U.S. Patent 4,333,084)

The first part of "Polygraph" is entitled “Exposition” and aims to evoke a somewhat peaceful and relaxed dialogue, before the relationship slowly degrades to the point of sourness as personal values and beliefs are questioned and subjected to criticism.…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 26, 2009 at 7:52am — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Waking In Heaven



(Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven by Gustave Doré)

"Waking In Heaven" is a relatively short composition that starts with a minimalist…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 21, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

The Music Of Poligraf : Polygraph parts 2 & 3



("Deliberation" by Ronn Boef)

"Polygraph" is a portrait of human relations turning from sweet to sour, hinting at the necessity and difficulty of constant genuineness. The suite lasts about 10 minutes and is composed of the following four sections : Exposition, Confrontation,…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on June 15, 2009 at 12:09pm — No Comments


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