the listener first overhears one of those who are waiting, in the moment before dawn, when the entire civilisation of ancient Egypt was poised on the edge of survival. When Osiris -- the god of the dead and of the living re-born -- gives the sign (the flooding of the Nile), there follows a celebration in music which traces back to the African source of the river.
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021