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Version 1: A Kind of Kundalini

by The Evolving 9th Hour

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An EVOLVING piece of Meditative, Chill-out music ...written to flow as a FULL one Hour musical Journey...

Album Artwork by Jade Lune.

Album Notes
...'The 9th Hour' is the hour before sleep each night...

...'The Evolving 9th Hour' seeks to 'highlight' and 'enhance' this hour.... with the use of 'gradually evolving' chill-out music...

...the project was nearly entitled 'The Evolving Hour LIVE' because of the 'live' (performance) nature of the recordings... ...designed to give the music a an 'organic' feel... attempting to capture the 'emotion' of a 'live take'... 'emotion' which can sometimes get lost when recordings are 'over processed' in a studio setting...

....and then relaxing these 'emotions' as the piece flows through the 'Hour' (well it is Chill-out music !)

...very little is airbrushed and nothing is auto-tuned... to maintain the 'feel' ...

...and so there's a few rough edges... but that is in the 'spirit' of this early version of the project...

'Version 1' of the project uses the theme of the 7 Chakras for its 7 tracks... the themes are designed to give the project a focus as well as sense of fun... (Version 2 will have a different theme completely)

...despite the use of a Christian mantra ('Love') and the 'Hare Krishna Mantra' the project has no connection to any specific religion...
...the words just make amazingly energized and therapeutic tracks !

...these 7 tracks are all original compositions... and despite a few 'sound effects' (ie the sound of a tram pulling away) there are no samples here.... and certainly none from other peoples tracks.. ...I have nothing against 'sampling' in the Dj sense of course, (in fact 'The Evolving 9th Hour' have a 'live' performance, on Mixcloud, which mixes other artists music into the project) its just that the 'studio' album here aims to create its own individual atmosphere and vibe...

...there is also no explicit sexually imagery or drug references within the project... the Music is Written for ALL ages...

Version 1: A Kind of Kundalini

...a massive thanks to Sean Horsefield for his excellent engineering work on River Shine... and likewise Nick Horsefield for playing accordion on the same track... Timmy Lambert and Jade Lune for their help engineering the 'guitar' parts on the final version of River Shine... (River shine on the album is made up of 3 different recordings)

...A very big thanks to Jade also for her brilliant artwork and excellent musical contribution to 'Cathedral Climb' ...as well as her help and advice concerning many other aspects of the project...

...a thanks also to all the lecturers, staff and students at Kingston University for helping create such a good atmosphere in which to work and record and study... and my friend Damien for helping financially... which has meant I've managed to get through the last 2 years without having to live on baked beans EVERY day...!

...and finally a big thanks to all the people who have supported and encouraged me and the project over the past few years... , it's not been easy getting back to music after a long (11 year) break but all the comments and views/likes on the 'E9thH' Facebook. Soundcloud and Mixcloud pages have been very much appreciated !

...this album took 3.5 years to record and mix... so there's a lot of detail... and this makes it a bit of a 'grower' I think ...so hope you get a chance to give it some time... these plenty layers here !

...although structured in the of 'spirit' of the traditional 'album' where all the tracks flow seamlessly together from start to finish... 'individual' tracks have already been very successfully slotted in radio show playlists....

...as to the 'Evolving' aspect of this project, that will become clear with the release of Version's 2 and 3 in the years to come... in fact work has already started on these, so hopefully they will appear in the not to distant future...

...my first release in 20 years nearly, and one of the best things I've done I think... I hope you enjoy !

Simon Horsefield

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released December 28, 2016

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The Evolving 9th Hour London, UK

"The 9th Hour" is the hour before sleep each night.

The Evolving 9th Hour seeks to highlight and enhance this hour with the use of gradually evolving chill-out music...

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