(Album Cover for « Samsara » by Christopher Stewart)
Poligraf’s first album will be entitled « Samsara » in reference to the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhist culture.
Samsara is a Sanskrit and Pali term derived from to « flow together, » « to go or pass through states, » « to wander, » and which translates as «…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 14, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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("Steamroller" by dam)
The closing movement of « Juggernaut » is entitled, simply, « Epilogue. »
Inspired by ELP's «…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 12, 2010 at 1:00pm —
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("introvert-study" by Robert___T)
« The Chrome Lake » is the core middle part of the « Entering The Stream » trilogy. Lasting a little over 12 minutes, the composition depicts one episode of intense soul-searching, and…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 11, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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("Label from a bottle of O·c·t·a·T·o·n·i·c" by Christopher Stewart, using a picture of William Henry Fox Talbot by Antoine Claudet)
The eighth and final movement of « Octoccata » is entitled « Multilethalead » and…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 10, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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("Athletics tracks finish line" by Petey21)
« Marimbariation » takes its name from the brief passage featuring the marimba that leads this seventh movement of the « Symphony of Eights. »
Once the percussive instrument concludes its opening…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 9, 2010 at 11:30am —
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("Nixie eight" by L. Marie)
How on Earth can a musical movement be named « Progigoriation » you ask ? Well, obviously, because it's the prog rock variation of another similar movement entitled « Igorchestral » I emphatically reply.…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 8, 2010 at 4:00pm —
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("behind the eight ball" by eschipul)
The next segment of « Octoccata » is entitled « Reoctoverture. » Basically, this section is a reprise of the introduction, hence the name, as it restates the theme presented therein, albeit…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 7, 2010 at 4:00pm —
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("8" by gui.tavares)
The fourth movement from « Octoccata » is entitled « Biorhythalead. » Its title came about from the markers I used to identify each of the sub-sections of the composition.
After a transition…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 6, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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("Octoccata Freeway" by Christopher Stewart based on this Interstate Shield)
« Vibrastinato, » the third movement from « Octoccata, » gets its name from the combination of vibraphone and ostinato, and features an abundance of…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 5, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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("eight" by timlewisnm)
« Igorchestral, » the second movement of « Octoccata, » has been thus named because of the inspiration for the music, and the selected arrangement.…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 4, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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("1898 New Zealand stamp 8 pence blue" by The Crown)
« Octoccata » is an instrumental suite clocking in at a little over 16 minutes. The title comes from the combination of…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 3, 2010 at 4:00pm —
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("Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India" by James Fergusson)
The third part of « Juggernaut, » entitled « Procession, » evokes the arrival of the juggernaut before it unleashes into a frenzy of…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 2, 2010 at 3:30pm —
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("Surface Tension" by darkmatter)
In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who he feels like being, and will ultimately reach the…
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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 1, 2010 at 5:30pm —
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