Soul Safari

It has been said that one picture can say a thousand words, and if that is so then it is probably safe to assume that mental pictures could very well speak thousands exponentially.Such is par for the course as pictures themselves are but mere images or vibrations slowed down and captured, and are often accompanied by an audible component. Music, for me, when mixed live or in a recordingis usually a collage of days gone by as well as the possibility of those yet to come, perhaps in an alternate reality or fantasycomplete with an aroma,and an undeniable, underlying emotional texture.As my solar return is on the horizon, I reflect on the past year, with all of its triumphs and defeats,lessons and losses, as well as those from times past, including a five year marker,and what I was doing twenty years ago. All of it combined calls for a gratitudinous,regretful,happy yet melancholyarray of lush chords and basslines, creating a rollercoaster ride of feeling with several possible alternateendings. The beauty of art i