Rob Mullins: The Edge Of
Dreams
Artist: Rob Mullins Composer: Rob Mullins
(c) Rob Mullins Publishing 2010 (BMI) All rights reserved.
New 2010
Release of
piano music by Rob Mullins. Available online only.
Released April 2010. STREAM/Purchase at APPLE
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Most Popular Tracks: Ethernet
Arpeggios and Short Circus
Description: 12 New
compositions by
jazz and multi-genre artist Rob Mullins. Recorded between
Dec 2008 and
Jan 2010. Rob explores classical influences of Debussy,
Beethoven, and
harmonic influences of George Russell.
Product Details
- Digital Only Release
April 26,
2010
- Official Release Date:
April 26, 2010
- Label: Rob
Mullins
Entertainment (RME)
Personnel-Rob
Mullins, Piano
ROB MULLINS The Edge
Of Dreams
This album was born almost all at once in December
of
2008 during the lead up
to the holiday season. I recorded most of the songs
which were
improvisations on
one afternoon.
Many interruptions occurred during the following time
period and I had
to put the
project aside until late in 2009 when I finally had time
to listen to
what I had
recorded. I decided that I liked most of the pieces, but
I felt that
three of them
didn't fit with the theme of the album so I needed to go
back into the
studio
and record more material.
During January and early February of this year I was
able to find time
to come
back to the sounds and ideas of the project, and to
record "Waltz",
"Ethernet
Arpeggios", and "At Peace."
The only piece on this album that was practiced or
rehearsed was "Short
Circus" which
I recorded in December of 2008 and required organization
because of its
rhythmic
difficulty level. The rest of the songs are all
improvisations.
The music is largely about the state of dreaming, and
going beyond that
state and
exploring other areas of consciousness, which is hard to
do
intellectually but very easy
if you are in the right creative frame of mind. Getting
into the frame
of mind to fit the
theme of the album was most challenging but was aided by
people in my
life who were
activitely exploring other parts of themselves and
levels of reality
that go beyond
traditional living.
As with all my projects, great effort and time was spent
in the
sequencing of the songs
so as to give the listener a particular specific
experience-as far as
any composer can
do that while being completely at the mercy of the
listener's
environment and state of mind
while having the listening experience.
I would suggest to anyone who gets this album to listen
to it on
headphones in a quiet place
with no distractions. This will allow the album to be
heard in a proper
context.
Thanks to Thomas Haney for his brilliant art and
continued support of
my music as an artist.
Happy listening!-Rob Mullins March 28 2010 LA CA USA
Track Listing
01 G Minor
02 The Edge of Dreams
03 Short Circus
04 Beethoven's Chromatic Universe
05 Ethernet Arpeggios
06 Journey to Remembering
07 Lucidity I
08 Lucidity II
09 Lucidity III
10 The Voice
11 Waltz
12 At Peace
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