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The Houses of Healing

from Not all Those Who Wander are Lost by Dave Brons

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I think that Tolkien believed that evil in Middle Earth was the corruption of all that is good in the world and the source of that corruption was a thirst for power innate in all of us. “Nothing is evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was not so” the words spoken by the wise elf Elrond.

It is in the character Gollum that this idea is manifest. Despite his evil ways, he was shown mercy throughout the books. Characters like Gandalf and Aragorn understood that none of us is immune to being corrupted.
For me, The Lord of the Rings is about being locked in a constant battle between good and evil that is worth fighting, even in the face of futility. Tolkien uses the word “eucatastrophe” to describe “a sudden turn to the light” a “fleeting glimpse of joy, joy beyond the walls of this world”

This song is named after the chapter in “The Return of the King” but the music is representative of the joy and hope that the blossoming return of spring brings after the long dark winter of war.

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This is another song that you wouldn't usually find on a guitar based instrumental album.
This is my take on minimalism as popularised by Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
The simple melodic and percussive fragments build up in layers, until the 17/16 idea briefly emerges, fully formed on the piano before transitioning into a 5/4 melody that rises and grows like daffodils in emerging in spring .

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from Not all Those Who Wander are Lost, released January 6, 2020

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“Dave Brons is an imaginative player with a great groove. I loved hearing his unique take on my music when we played together and look forward to hearing a lot more music from him”
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(Bass player with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani)

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