I’m busy behind the scenes working on “Hymns & Homilies Vol. II”. The inspiration behind the H&H series has been the transgressive Christian hip hop sermonizing of Tobe Nwigwe; a 90’s-minded lofi pop production nodding to Beck, Everlast, and Smash Mouth; and the Eastern Church fathers, particularly St. Maximus the Confessor and Dionysius the Areopagite. For all the esotericism of the theological influences, my overriding M.O. is to keep the music simple and snappy. This week, here’s a sneak peak of “Gone,” a modern take on Gregorian chant which features manipulated samples of my daughters’ singing (a la on Vol. I’s “Whether We’re Awake or Asleep”, and a thoroughly mangled drum sample interwoven with an equally mangled sample of a gat (North Indian Classical term for sitar melody) I composed for guitar in Raga Desh. The lyrics are the simple encouragement that it’s never too late and one can never be too far gone. Enjoy “Gone”! My paid subscribers may listen below. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, do consider joining the ranks of my lovely patrons — my growing Substack is proving to be a more consequential source of support for my music and writing than Spotify and YouTube streaming, and it’s what’s helping me balance my love of creative and theological work with my heavy entertainment schedule. You can imagine a guy like me would love to segue into full-time song and faith writing, and you’re the ones that can make that happen.As always, I love hearing your feedback, so let me know what you think!
Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Seán McMahon to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
|
No comments:
Post a Comment