Dust & Tears
by Jai Uttal
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Senseless Heart
08:00
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Dust & Tears
08:35
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Love Is An Awkward Thing
06:50
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Such Is My Fate
08:51
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Psalm
04:43
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7. |
Don't Fly Away
05:56
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8. |
Time And Again
06:08
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9. |
Ode To The Mystics
03:19
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about
Way off in the distance, across endless desert sands and beneath an infinite starry sky, you can hear the faint cry of the mystic, weeping in love and longing, and singing a melody so profound that it can only be discerned by beings of the most incandescent light. Yet his voice is strangely human and raw, and, like a raging river descending from the Himalayas, his song rolls and churns with all the passionate emotions of a human being yearning for his God.
Men and women like this, cosmic songwriters with the ability to translate the deepest unexpressed feelings of the heart into melodies and rhythms, have lived and breathed before the advent of our modern concept of time. They sang in every language, in every land. They sang what we couldn’t speak; they interceded to uplift our souls to spirit consciousness; they gave us songs to sing so we too could reach the very heights of divine love.
The nine compositions on this album continue this ancient steam of devotion. These mystical songs, though veined with heart-wrenching sorrow, express the deepest spiritual longings of the human psyche. Yet, when sung with beauty, heartfelt intensity, and vulnerability, these primordial emotions give birth to an unspoken well of sublime joy. The lyrics, composed by Nubia and I, rest on the very breath of our mystical ancestors. The inspiration is from their passionate hearts and ardent poetry. These songwriters of Bhakti were untamed revolutionaries, proclaiming the triumph of love over hate. May we, in our small way, sing like they sung, fearlessly and with abandon, longing for darshan, praying for all beings to be free.
Each of these songs grew from a seed found in an ancient text - sometimes it was a line, sometimes just a word, and sometimes simply the sentiment - which was planted in the soil of our souls to sprout into the music you hear today.
Men and women like this, cosmic songwriters with the ability to translate the deepest unexpressed feelings of the heart into melodies and rhythms, have lived and breathed before the advent of our modern concept of time. They sang in every language, in every land. They sang what we couldn’t speak; they interceded to uplift our souls to spirit consciousness; they gave us songs to sing so we too could reach the very heights of divine love.
The nine compositions on this album continue this ancient steam of devotion. These mystical songs, though veined with heart-wrenching sorrow, express the deepest spiritual longings of the human psyche. Yet, when sung with beauty, heartfelt intensity, and vulnerability, these primordial emotions give birth to an unspoken well of sublime joy. The lyrics, composed by Nubia and I, rest on the very breath of our mystical ancestors. The inspiration is from their passionate hearts and ardent poetry. These songwriters of Bhakti were untamed revolutionaries, proclaiming the triumph of love over hate. May we, in our small way, sing like they sung, fearlessly and with abandon, longing for darshan, praying for all beings to be free.
Each of these songs grew from a seed found in an ancient text - sometimes it was a line, sometimes just a word, and sometimes simply the sentiment - which was planted in the soil of our souls to sprout into the music you hear today.
credits
released February 3, 2023
The Dust & Tears Mystic Orchestra:
Jai Uttal - vocals, guitar, banjo, dotar and Couch Potato iPad Production
Ben Leinbach - drums, percussion and bass
Ezra Uttal - keyboards
Sunniva Brynell - accordion
Visvambhar Sheth - mridanga
Vrinda Sheth - kartals
Jeff Cressman - trombone
The Pagan Love Choir - vocals
Sandy Cressman
Prajna Vieira
Natalie Cressman
Sandy Griffith
Lakshmi DelSanto
Lucía Lilikoi
With special guests:
Peter Apfelbaum - percussion, sax and horn arrangements on ‘Senseless Heart’
Jose Neto - guitar on ‘Love is an Awkward Thing’ and ‘Cover Me With Your Feathers’
Steve Postell - electric guitar on ‘Don’t Fly Away’
Manose - bansuri on ‘Don’t Fly Away’
Amir Paiss - Hebrew vocal and Santur on ‘Cover Me With Your Feathers’
Daniel Paul - harmonica on ‘Psalm’
All songs by Jai Uttal and Nubia Teixeira except ‘Don’t Fly Away’, by Jai Uttal and Ezra Uttal
Pavana Suta Music/BMI
©2022
Produced by Jai Uttal and Ben Leinbach
Engineered by Ben Leinbach
Mixed by Ben Leinbach and Jai Uttal
Mastered by Rueben Cohen at Lurrsen Mastering
Executive producers:
Manizeh and Danny Rimer
Jeff Skoll
Original front and back cover art by Giuliano Guanari.
Photo by Olimpia Moreno
The Dust & Tears Mystic Orchestra:
Jai Uttal - vocals, guitar, banjo, dotar and Couch Potato iPad Production
Ben Leinbach - drums, percussion and bass
Ezra Uttal - keyboards
Sunniva Brynell - accordion
Visvambhar Sheth - mridanga
Vrinda Sheth - kartals
Jeff Cressman - trombone
The Pagan Love Choir - vocals
Sandy Cressman
Prajna Vieira
Natalie Cressman
Sandy Griffith
Lakshmi DelSanto
Lucía Lilikoi
With special guests:
Peter Apfelbaum - percussion, sax and horn arrangements on ‘Senseless Heart’
Jose Neto - guitar on ‘Love is an Awkward Thing’ and ‘Cover Me With Your Feathers’
Steve Postell - electric guitar on ‘Don’t Fly Away’
Manose - bansuri on ‘Don’t Fly Away’
Amir Paiss - Hebrew vocal and Santur on ‘Cover Me With Your Feathers’
Daniel Paul - harmonica on ‘Psalm’
All songs by Jai Uttal and Nubia Teixeira except ‘Don’t Fly Away’, by Jai Uttal and Ezra Uttal
Pavana Suta Music/BMI
©2022
Produced by Jai Uttal and Ben Leinbach
Engineered by Ben Leinbach
Mixed by Ben Leinbach and Jai Uttal
Mastered by Rueben Cohen at Lurrsen Mastering
Executive producers:
Manizeh and Danny Rimer
Jeff Skoll
Original front and back cover art by Giuliano Guanari.
Photo by Olimpia Moreno
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Jai Uttal San Anselmo, California
Jai Uttal, a sacred music composer, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist, combines influences from India with influences from American rock and jazz, creating a stimulating and exotic multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music. Having traveled extensively in India, where he met many beautiful saints and singers, Bhakti yoga became his personal path. ... more
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