Of this dirt:

a journey

   down the roots of of our family tree
  
      through the marrow of a breath
 
   across the tides that river our veins

      into the heart that dances us all

    
the pulse of a moment 

   infinite finiteness of a life

      risen from ashes of galaxies' pyres
 
   up the spiral ladder
 
                      again 

hand to hand 

         me 

   down the roots…

time is of the essence. time IS the essence. experience. measured, marked by time. it's all we are. all ephemeral. we're in it together, we're in it on our own. we keep tripping, over ourselves, over each other, over the edge. but take heart. none of it matters, it's all a playground, a classroom, a sandbox whose boundaries expand and dissolve, contract and concretize, according to the design and requirements of our souls. and yet it all holds mass and consequence. even thought, intention, lines on a page. matter. inherently devoid of meaning yet not of message, the sole precious portal through which life can be expressed and realized. the nature of everything we know is paradox. whatever is true, there is a context in which the reverse holds. so what to do? these bodies are fleeting. time is not passing. we are. in a great relay race to nowhere. molecule by molecule, all at once. compassion resolves, fear fragments, things get more or less pixelated, harmonic or dissonant, depending on…human condition, here and now. are we nature, bending ever toward the light, evolving and refining our way toward elegance and perfection? or are we careening out, splaying to chaos, refracted, diluted, in folly wilfully bending nature to aimless, nameless faceless feckless urges and impulses? how does it end? does it? do we just pass it along? gift it as it was gifted to us when we ourselves emerged from the void, kicking and screaming? what will the state and shape of offering be, when it slips from our fingers and into the hands of the bequeathed? were they born for this? are we?

absolutely. relativity proclaims it. creative is the thread, through it all continues to move us, move through us, archetypes breathing our every move, this only every moment. we build these homes of imagination, thin air, inspiration. small stars in vast expanse of darkness we are, and yet every twinkling has its source and return in one great multifaceted beating heart. shadow only distance travelled between points of light. one way or another, we all get there together. and if from time to time we lose our way, i'll meet you, my friend, in ten billion years…this may take a while…

one thread running through these songs is the sense that the more we attempt to step into one another's shoes, see deeply and even experience profoundly from the perspective of another, the more sane our world, our interactions, our lives can become and ultimately be. some of the phrases in these songs originate from the languages and deeply earth-and-cosmos-aligned understanding of brothers and sisters born of different cultures than the ones that shaped this particular fleshy spacesuit. this heart-soul-mouth is singing these words, visions and intentions with gratitude, respect and reverence, and only the greatest hope that some idea, feeling, colour, flash of inspiration or creative healing light may come through that might be in service of repairing bonds torn asunder by pain, trauma, misunderstanding, separation, ignorance, fear and disrespect. or that might bring a little hope, light, joy, understanding, comfort or inspiration to anyone whose ears have found their way open to this momentary sonic meditation. or that might help forge another step forward toward dreaming a world we can all continue living and loving. thank you for listening. i'm still listening, too…and, to the best of my abilities, attempting to be able to respond.

1. Janus Eyes
2. Two Two
3. Life Sentence
4. Of This Dirt
5. Water Is Life
6. Candle And A Knife
7. Les Enfants
8. Chatter Chatter
9. A Small Star
10. Before Sleep
11. Aiye Omode
12. Spell
13. Leap I

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 12/14/2019
Artemis lives in California USA

Tagged as: Electro Rock, Downtempo, Chillout, Electro Pop, Woman Singing Electro Pop

1. Kaleidoscope by Indidginus: n. Riddims (Music. Dubstep, dub, dancehall and global bass music, incorporating slide didgeridoo in live performances ~ DidgeriDubstep)
2. The In Between by Anton Cosmo: rock superstar to be
3. Align by Indidginus: n. Riddims (Music. Dubstep, dub, dancehall and global bass music, incorporating slide didgeridoo in live performances ~ DidgeriDubstep)
4. Evil Must Die by My Woshin Mashin: Crossover-Electronic, Chaos-Pop
5. Human by Falling You: haunting, ethereal pop ambient
6. Fall Submissions by AntiGuru: IDM in the style of early Warp
7. A few things to hear before we all blow up by Williamson: instrumental electronic space pop
8. and the Mood Swings by Norine Braun: jazzed up, funk-tinged eclectic pop.
9. Now and Zen by Norine Braun: jazzed up, funk-tinged eclectic pop.
10. Modern Interiors by The West Exit: soulful electro pop
11. Eastern Expressions 2 - Gomera by Ruben van Rompaey: passionate Eastern percussion
12. Unspoken by Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
13. Optimism in E minor by Broken Poets: indie rock when lyrics were king
14. Little Palaces by Greg Annussek: a catchy brand of alternative roots rock
15. Heartstrings by Daniel Berkman: 21st century ambient African Kora
16. Everyday Including by The Union Trade: cinematic post-rock
17. Messys Place by General Fuzz: atmospheric downtempo
18. Picassos Dream by Grayson Wray: rock in the style of the 1960's British Wave
19. Aisle7 by LehtMoJoe: a booty-grooving, intensely melodic, splice-o-matic masterpiece
20. Tokyo507 Instrumental by Tokyo507: downtempo groovy electro-pop

• MP3: High quality MP3 variable-bit-rate files. Most people download these: they are audiophile files that play everywhere.
• ALAC: Perfect quality Apple Lossless format files. If you use iTunes or an iPod, get these. They're an exact audio copy of the original CD, and include the CD artwork and artist info. This is the same format as High Definition audio provided by the iTunes store.
• AAC: High quality Apple Audio Codec files. If you use iTunes or an iPod, these files sound great and include CD art and artist info. This is the standard format provided by the iTunes music store.
• WAV: Perfect quality WAV files. This format works everywhere, and is an exact audio copy of the original CD. It sounds fantastic. Album art and artist info is unfortunately not possible with this format.
• FLAC Perfect quality open source FLAC files. This is an open source audio format. It is an exact copy of the original CD, and includes CD artwork and artist info. Works great on Linux, VLC and many audio players based on open source.
• OGG: High quality open source OGG files. This is an open source audio format. It is a compressed (smaller file size) version of the original CD, and includes CD artwork and artist info. Works great on Linux, VLC and many audio players based on open source.
• 128k: Medium quality 128K MP3 files. These are medium audio quality MP3 files that will work on every device. The audio quality is good enough for most uses. These files are intended for cases where you want to conserve disk space.