City of Legends

On the morning of May 19th, 2008 (yes, even in Johannesburg) a link will go up, most likely at Peacat.com, although I reserve my right to change my mind about that. I’ll make sure to let everyone here know.

It will be to download the rough one-file of the original Evangelist CD, still under heavy rework. I promise Susan Sonnen I would slip her a copy, then decided that was gutless of me.

What you will hear is the raw take of the recording session for the original concept for Evangelist, with just a little percussion thrown in to smooth it out. It is very raw, with pops and hisses and the occasional side comment. It is as naked as you get (listen to my voice, see where it stretches and collapses).

I just think I need to get some of these 18.4 gazillion projects I have accumulated off of my plate before I am smothered. This one did not require collaboration.

So about 6 am edt, just before noon Jo’burg, it should be out there…approximately 21 minutes long, 15 poems, including "I will take no pretender", "I stand for you", "I will dream of you till morning" and "pain to peace" as well as "Evangelist".

No denying, it’s archival raw material. I was actually quite ambivalent about releasing it, it can be rather embarrassing, even humiliating, to let people in that close to the center of my soul, but the Long Beach read reminded me that, to quote, "the well of life is love without fear".

Dedicated, of course, to the amazing Candy.