Savitri Solar Songs – II

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Savitri Solar Songs

Two Song Cycles (1986 -2020)

Origin

Having read and studied Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri – A Legend and a Symbol, for years with different approaches, already early on spontaneous tunes would arise while contemplating selected passages of Savitri. It was always a surprise and joy how these melodies seemed to arise out of the written word. Similar to the mantric effect of certain lines, the tunes fell into the ear and h-ear-t and rose in repeated rhythmic strains, creating strong resonances in the being and surroundings.

Often also, while taking chosen lines on long walks through nature, reciting the verses in movement with every step, these melodies emerged as if from behind and through the spoken words, creating a natural com-position of word, rhythm and tones, embracing these elements of human vocal expression into a heightened form, deepening the encounter with the visionary poetry into an elevating experience.

Production

During the lockdown time of Summer 2020, encountering severe breath problems forced me into conscious breath and voice work, and resulted in revisiting the work of more than 30 earlier song compositions on Savitri. Spanning studies of three decades, two distinct forms emerged of the earlier and later works and were compiled in 2 song cycles.

The dedicated and masterful studio work of Auroville musician, composer and producer Holger from Sunshine Studio helped to shape and arrange the songs from simple song-lines into orchestrated versions, retaining the focus on the key texts. The collaboration with Anushka and Varun on the demos, mastering and their beautiful vocal contributions and suggestions made the work into a celebration of joy and harmony.

SAVITRI SOLAR SONGS II

The second cycle of Savitri Solar Songs emerged through years of explorations in Indian Classical Vocal Music, and is based on the all supporting underlying drone of the Tanpura.

The recordings happened in one take with Holger then creating and enhancing the sound atmosphere and minimal and characteristic instrumentation for every piece and stage of the journey.

In contrast to the more play-and youthful tracks of the first cycle these song-lines call for deeper contemplation, opening the mantric and image dimension of the original passages.

Songs : Lyrics and commentary (available in full in the Production Notes)

Track samples:

Aurelio & Friends

Note:

• Each song is rendered in MP3 320kbps (please contact us if you require WAV 2116kbps format in a 136Mb file)
• Album Cover and Production Notes are included in the package download
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