Brother Dragon “Wild Postures” cassette (Drongo)

During a long season of multiple deaths (suicides – murders) and mass relational fracturing I looked for wisdom/understanding thru spirit – reaching towards anything that can help. I continued to search desperately but was met only with more futility and silence…the process left me empty/apathetic, confused, defeated, and splayed wide open – nerve endings buzz in the elements while birds of prey circled in and out of obscurity / eclipsed by the all-consuming sun.

This is the context for Brother Dragon – confusion and helplessness in the face of ongoing futility – the constant. With it came despair/self pity in its deepest sense. But while prostrate and exorcised…creation happened – from nothing/ex nihillo there was something – beings of light, angels, voices from God/creatures/elements/objects……all absolutely wild but connected – holy grounds – untamable and sovereign. There are no steps/systems to them….speaking in their given time to whoever can hear…

Wild Postures is the continued expression of these inner worlds through the Brother Dragon mythology. Simply a result of aimless wanderings – explorations – outpourings – – creative documents of occurrences in the form of pop inspired experimental music and song – – assembled and named later on as meaning announced itself…a sort of monument to an individual life being lived – – raw – desperate – honest – flailing – expansive – magical – meditative – shy – miraculous – brutal – delicate – beautiful…shrouded in absolute mystery – – a place where unknown things first pop their heads out – draw me in – always speaking – testifying…where dragons sleep.

As an artist I continue to feel compelled to share these worlds – these ideas and feelings – these stories – what has come to me and held my hand in a time of dire need – to try and create sounds and words to give voice to these realities…to whatever end I don’t know…

I’m very grateful for the opportunity to make art and for those of you who really listen – who consider art (in a way) sacred and necessary for survival – not just entertainment. Thank you, truly!
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