Title
Tracks
| No. | Work | Instruments | Composer | Year | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moira the Warrior | bass clarinet quartet, contra bass clarinet, drum set, african drums, percussion | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 4:43 |
| 2. | Watch Me Die | bass clarinet quartet | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 7:20 |
| 3. | At the Soda Shop | bass clarinet quartet | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 2:25 |
| 4. | When I Woke Up, Everyone Was Gone | bass clarinet quartet | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 9:56 |
| 5. | Separating Sanity | bass clarinet quartet | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 3:45 |
| 6. | Hallowed Be Thy Name | bass clarinet quartet, vocal | Steve Harris - arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 7:16 |
| 7. | Curtains | bass clarinet quartet | arr. Cornelius Boots | - | 1:36 |
Music Information
Moira the Warrior
to honor the integrity & tenacity of authentic spiritual seekers: those driven towards Awareness & Realization. Also to honor the Universal Yin, the Earth Mother, the Infinite She-Dragon of the Deep
Watch Me Die
to honor the compositional & lyrical prowess of the band TOOL
the title: the wording references lyrics to Tool’s “Vicarious,” the concept is that your small self must die so that the true You can actually live
At the Soda Shop
to honor the nostalgic fetishism of David Lynch’s dichotomous dream/nightmare infatuation with the American 1950’s
When I Woke Up, Everyone Was Gone
to honor Nils Frykdahl and his epic songs written and performed with the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
the title: once Awakened, you cannot be alone, but there are actually no individuals due to the realization of absolute Oneness
the ending: this chord progression is a re-imagining of Pink Floyd’s “Saucerful of Secrets/Celestial Voices” filtered through the lens of Carlo Gesualdo’s Sabbato Sancto
Separating Sanity
to honor the unsurpassable, landmark songs of Black Sabbath and the demi-enlightened lyrics of Geezer Butler
the title: a lyric from Sabbath’s “Spiral Architect.” It is our overactive discerning
mind that has led us away from Unity and into semi-pathological, paranoid Separateness
Hallowed Be Thy Name
to honor the vocal voice of Gene Jun and to add another title to the Edmund Welles Library of exact-transcription arrangements of classic and epic metal tunes (originally by Iron Maiden from Number of the Beast)
Curtains
to honor the end. All of our mundane tales share the same basic ending.
Album Information
IMAGINATION.
We must all find it again or perish.
illustrations from Ash Abdullah's Diary of a Broken Soul Tarot Deck used by permission (all rights © Ash Abdullah)
credits
released 03 August 2011
All compositions © 2010 zeroth law and Cornelius Boots except “Hallowed Be Thy Name” written by Steve Harris © 1982 Iron Maiden Holdings/Zomba Music Publishing
- Cornelius Boots: compositions, arrangements, recording, bass clarinet, percussion, bass clarinet upper joint as end-blown flute
- Jeff Anderle: bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
- Aaron Novik: bass clarinet
- Eugene Jun: vocals
- Micah McClain: drum set, African drums
- Dan Rathbun: recording, percussion, mixing engineer, co-production
Ash Abdullah: illustrations from her Diary of a Broken Soul Tarot Deck used by permission (all rights © Ash Abdullah)
Theresa Wong: layout and design
