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Monolithic The Album and Documentary Film
The unconscious assimilation of ideas has mostly been the process or modus operandi when it comes to my music making and song writing, this can be slow like a form of metamorphosis,but every now and again a bolt of lightning strikes.
Indeed this is what happened for the conception of this album and documentary film I am now working on Monolithic. It was my friend and colleague and patron of the Arts Journalist Writer /Poet and Award Winning Film Maker, Mr Ernest Beggs who introduced this location to me one faithful day. He simply said “theres a place I want you to see” and so we drove the few miles from our hometown Finglas in Dublin, Ireland to a mystical and ancient site more than 5,000 years old the Neolithic passage tomb known as Fourknocks burial mound.
As we strolled up the slanting stoney gravel pathway towards this majestic mound I started to get chills down my spine and the strange feeling that somehow destiny had led me to this place mixed with a strange sense of deja vu and a feeling that the stars the ley lines had all aligned. When we finally reached the Fourknocks passage tomb the overriding feeling was one of peace and tranquility.
There was definitely an energy here, I don’t know much but I know vibes my spirit felt restored, we stood for a long time silent and transfixed as a gentle wind blew across the neighbouring wheat fields beside the ancient mound.
The music on this Album was inspired By this powerful location and this led me on a wider International Journey to discover Europes other Ancient Sites. Ireland is filled with such ancient places burial Mounds and Standing Stones and Dolmen’s these monuments silently cry out don’t forget never forget our ancestors and our ancient past. In our world of modernity perhaps we are starting to lose touch from the old ways myths and legends that are surely part of our DNA. To lose sight of this is to lose sight of ourselves.
The Albums, and Music and Films, and Projects contained within the pages of this Website and Blogs, could be decribed as a musicians body of work thus far .
It might be true to say perhaps this latest album and Documentary Film is a personal quest for substance in a world that prizes science and innovation and technology over past cultures and traditions .
Monolithic explores this subject matter and rather than saying “look at me” in an age where social media prevails, instead says “look at us how we where” it asks the question .Is now the best version of civilization ?.
Music and Mystery and culture connect us to our heritage sites such as Fourknocks .
These ancient locations are still here after thousands of years and a visit to such a place is a real tonic for the soul indeed can serve as a reset.
Monolithic says lets look at our ancient past can we reconnect with the wisdom, and the culture and the traditions it says lets value and protect our ancient sites an respect our ancestors .
As we in this digital age replace the natural with the virtual its easy to loose touch with the reality that we live in a physical realm.
The Music on Monolithic of course uses technology, be it with older vintage synthesizers and drum machines and other more modern electronic devices. Its not like im suggesting we go back to banging bones in a cave or goat skin drums . We must be aware of our habits regarding the use of tech and keep the ballance by engaging in the real World and outdoors and breath fresh air.
However running parellel to this is an organic more folk style approach to music making using acoustic instruments made from wood .
Evidence can be seen of this in some of the performances on the Monolithic documentary film .The Monolithic album itself is an electronic instrumental record but maybe at a later date a part 2 Monolithic Folk album project could be a future album.
