The Australian music artist known as
Wordless|Still has released
his latest full-length album, “Odyssey,” to widespread critical
acclaim. The album is comprised of 11 new, original tracks for a
total running time of just over 50 minutes. The LP stretches across
several musical categories, including the ambient and experimental
subgenres of digital music, but is perhaps best described as
neo-classical or indie-classical music. As a work of stunning audio
art, “Odyssey” is an album to which one does not merely listen,
but which one experiences, lives in, and ultimately comes to realize
in one's own, intimate way.
Each
of Wordless|Still's compositions on “Odyssey” is a multicolored,
multidimensional vignette. One track is a rainforest. Another is a
safari. One is a low flight over leagues and leagues of rolling,
sprawling ocean of the deepest blue. Naturally, these are merely the
images one might envision. Every trip (or 'journey' is perhaps more
apropos) through the aptly named “Odyssey” is new, but each
listen is manifest sublimity of the highest degree. To be clear:
should one think of the most lovely, tranquil, and glorious scene one
can imagine, one will fall sadly short of the placid serenity and
gorgeousness of any track on Wordless|Still's record. In under ten
seconds, even the short demos provided by Amazon.com can prove this
claim beyond doubt to even the most cynical music listener.
Wordless|Still
cites as main artistic influences the likes of Aphex
Twin, Gentleforce, Helios, Hammock, Loscil, Sigur Ros, and United
Pursuit Iris. When asked about the message his album might
communicate to his listeners, he is precise in explaining.
“This album is saying that peace can
be found no matter where you are,” writes Wordless|Still.
“It's also saying that finding real and true peace requires a
journey. It comes from my journey.”
Wordless|Still
is alluding to his very near-death experience, an auto accident which
left him brain-bruised and comatose. He woke without the ability to
speak any word but 'yeah.' After years of speech therapy, for which
treatment he openly waxes thankful in abundance, he has been reborn
to himself in several ways.
“I almost died,” he says, “but
there's a reason I'm still here. My life has been adjusted. The
spirit and person of Christ is who I always go to for peace. He's
given me patience, peace, love and joy over my years of recovery.
Many parts of my life were restored and even more new elements were
birthed in the last big odyssey I've been walking out. It has birthed
Wordless|Still.”
“Odyssey” can be enjoyed by anyone
with a fondness for any genre of music at all. It is unilaterally
wonderful. It speaks every language. It is sonic evidence that
Wordless|Still is not speechless – rather, he inspires
speechlessness.
“Odyssey” by Wordless|Still is
available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Staff Press Release Writer
MondoTunes
The LP “Odyssey” is
distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com)
and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download
MondoTunes
(www.mondotunes.com)
supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides
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ARTIST CONTACT INFO:
eMail –
Twitter:
Ruwa/Wordless|Still
@LukeJosMurray
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