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Soul Refuge (2020 remaster)

by Dan Lis

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1.
The Soul Pines for Refuge 01:07
2.
Refuge Found 06:09
3.
Frolic 06:32
4.
Journey 05:06
5.
Wet Ignition 06:32
6.
Exodus--Leaving the Soul Behind 03:23

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This album focuses on the idea of a place called a “soul refuge”, a location I’ve envisioned where one can store one’s soul—one’s deepest memories, innermost thoughts, and most profound elements of one’s existence.

The music in Soul Refuge features field recordings from one of my “soul refuges”, the McLean Game Refuge in the Simsbury and Granby, CT area. I frequented that area as a child because my grandparents live adjacent to it, and I still visit it throughout the year in my adult life. I have many fond memories of hiking, bushwhacking, and cross-country skiing there, and it holds for me a certain nostalgia that I cherish.

The music itself is comprised of field recordings from the McLean Game Refuge, including bird, water, ambient, and hiking sounds, as well as other various recordings (eg. running water) to enhance the field recordings. It also utilizes both modified and completely original virtual instruments I created in Logic. The result is a soundscape of musical, microtonal, unexpected, and natural sounds blending and clashing.

The album follows a chronological tale of discovering the soul refuge, living in it, and leaving it. The track names are as follows:
1. The Soul Pines for Refuge (1:07)
2. Refuge Found (6:09)
3. Frolic (6:32)
4. Journey (5:06)
5. Wet Ignition (6:33)
6. Exodus – Leaving the Soul Behind (3:24)
While each track builds this journey, they can stand alone as well.

This was composed and produced entirely by myself, although I did have the assistance of my grandfather in picking out appropriate sites for field recordings in the McLean Game Refuge.

The photos on this album were taken atop Piper Mountain in New Hampshire; this mountain is another “soul refuge” of mine.

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released April 16, 2020

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Dan Lis Hartford, Connecticut

Composer Dan Lis fuses rock and contemporary concert music to create dynamic, rhythmically-driven works for the full range of performers and electroacoustic media. A committed educator, his blog Composer’s Toolbox focuses on technical, technological, and aesthetic issues relevant to today’s emerging composers, and also discusses mental health. ... more

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