Experiments of Truth is the story of the cosmic evolution of Consciousness; the fall of Spirit into obscure and unconscious realms of matter, and it’s inevitable self-realisation and evolutionary ascent through the physical and spiritual realms of this universe back to its source in the Infinite. Creating and upholding the universal manifestation, Consciousness is the Self-aware force of dynamic and creative energy.
Experiments of Truth is a through-composed improvisational vehicle intended to symbolically and mystically express the journey of individual and cosmic consciousness. Based on the fundamental principals of ancient Indian Philosophy and it’s system of Nada Yoga, the Path of liberation through sound and music, the Suite aims to guide the musician and listener on a meditative journey deep within, establishing a direct identification and connection with the Inner being.
Experiments of Truth is inspired by the musical, spiritual and philosophical teachings of ancient India and is the beginning of a lifelong journey discovering the mystical and spiritual potency contained in the Indian Ragas and exploring and integrating their penetrating moods and atmospheres, not only for the sake of the evolution of artistry or the realisation of an integral world music, but more importantly to establish a path of Sadhana, or spiritual discipline that transforms the nature of the individual, opening upwards to the descent of a Truth-consciousness.
By concentration and awareness of the collective consciousness, the compositions act as guide for the individual to arrive at broader and more luminous realization of the nature of reality. The Suite is a vehicle that can be used as a transformative tool for an individual and collective realization of a creative and unified truth of Being.
While composing the Experiments of Truth
Suite, I was aiming to strike a balance between written composition and
conceptual improvising that would inspire a collective direction and
unified movement while allowing the music to unfold naturally and
uniquely each time performed. There is no set instrumentation, as I
believe that any collection of musicians and instruments can perform the
Suite as long as they are united in their motive.
Each movement uses selections from Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual epic poem
“Savitri” to help guide and focus the musical meditation towards the
celestial realms. Savitri’s symbolism and spiritual imagination
inspires and unites the collective consciousness to a heightened
platform where the identification and expression of wider and more
expansive ideals becomes possible to communicate through music. Although
the creative expression of each symbol is purely subjective in nature,
Yogic experience affirms there comes a point of realisation when the
outer surface of the symbol dissolves into a direct identification with
the essence and potency upholding each symbol, becoming a direct
realisation of it’s Supreme Truth.
The greatest goal of this Suite is to transcend the material and musical
landscape and merge into complete identification with a more luminous
guiding consciousness, to transcend into a wider and broader
relationship with Nature and each other, and to transform the
imperfections of our Being into the perfection of the Infinite Truth.
Consciousness = Awareness = Movement = Manifestation = Creation = Energy = Light = Vibration = Sound = Colour = Creative Consciousness = Matter = Life = Individual Mind = Enlightened Mind = Supermind = Transcendental Truth
